Some try to use the XP Upgrade and some 98 CD that came with some other machine. This may or may not work.
Do you have a "Microsoft" supplied Windows 98 CD?
Bob
Well here we go again! Built my first computer. Couldn't load XP; discovered HD and mobo were faulty. Sent both back to factory and now, after breathlessly waiting for 2 or 3 weeks, have them installed. Started over with setting clock, etc. Setup phase went fine. Started XP install. Loaded all files and got to point where it asks for a CD of valid Windows version. I slip in my W98SE installation CD, it spends perhaps a minute studying it and then announces that it can't read the CD and/or it's not valid. Tried again with same result. It now also says that "BIOS is not installed" during POST. This is one of the messages I was getting originally, before I returned the mobo & HDD. Here are the stats: ASUS K8V, Athlon 64 3000, Seagate 120GB SATA, Ultra 512MB (one stick), MadDog DVD/CD burner, and 450W pwr supply. Does anything here jump out at you? Could it be a bad memory stick? Don't have one to swap. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I'm really becoming frustrated. Working on the world's largest radar was a piece of cake compared to this!

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