giga byte GA-7N400-L1 motherboard .... HELP!!!

[AcidsJester2]

umm i install the mother board and i already had windows xp on the computer...... i turn it on and it cant find an os... so i try to format the hd and i install it.... it doesnt let me install it like 4 times so i try to install windows 98 se..... it doesnt let me even put in my user name..... it keeps saying windows protection error it finnally lets me install windows 98 se and when i go to properties it keeps doing the blue screen crap so i format it... again..... i check hd for errors and no errors... so i try to install windows 98 se again.... and now it just doesnt even let me install it...... can anybody please help.... is it this motherboard..... what do i need to do?....... please! looking foward to replies!

[mmcduff]

i'm going to let you in on a couple priceless tips for building a new computer...<BR>when you get a new mobo, chances are that you have a sh*t-load of new crap to go w/ it. The ram has changed, the vid card changed, the cpu changed, the soundcard (or chip) changed, ect... windows creates your some of your registry and a lot of other settings based off of these specs, as do other programs. So when you get a new mobo, even if you keep all your other hardware, reformat and reinstall windows (make sure you back up all your crap beforehand of course)<BR><BR>im guessing your problem has to do w/ master/slave settings, double check your dont have 2 masters