initial setup errors on Win XP Home Edition

[Wanda]

I installed a new Maxtor 120 gb hard drive on an ECS
K7S5A., ( I originally had a 30gb maxtor in it.) When I
boot from the CD and set up runs I get numerous errors
saying it can't copy the file, ie. cinemsst2.sys,
dmconfig.dll, display.inf, etc...
This happened numerous times, so I just skipped the files
and finished the installation.
Could anyone tell me what is causing this and how can I
correct it. Do I need a bios update or did I damage the
motherboard when I installed the new drive. OR maybe would
my hard drive be incompatible with something?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Walter Clayton]

Looking at the ECS site, I'm not quite sure if you're board is modern enough
to handle a drive that large without a BIOS update. It should be ok since
the oldest manual is from 7/2001, but it would not hurt to flash the latest
BIOS.

Did you jumper the drive correctly? Have you checked the CD media for
scratches? Cleaned the CD-Rom? Do you have another optical drive you can
try?

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Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
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"Wanda" > wrote in message
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> I installed a new Maxtor 120 gb hard drive on an ECS
> K7S5A., ( I originally had a 30gb maxtor in it.) When I
> boot from the CD and set up runs I get numerous errors
> saying it can't copy the file, ie. cinemsst2.sys,
> dmconfig.dll, display.inf, etc...
> This happened numerous times, so I just skipped the files
> and finished the installation.
> Could anyone tell me what is causing this and how can I
> correct it. Do I need a bios update or did I damage the
> motherboard when I installed the new drive. OR maybe would
> my hard drive be incompatible with something?
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.