problem with hdd/motherboard

[lefaju2]

Hi
my pc cannot finish loading windowxp sp2 into a new hdd,the disk is formatted, and i even tried another
hdd the problem is the same.but the hdd is seen on bios,sometimes it hangs in the midle of the process.
its a p4 intel,40gb hd,cpu 1.7,ram 1gb I have tried different xp cds but the problem is the same.
Please help 

[hcooke]

Is the xp disc dirty or scratched ?

[hcooke]

Nevermind, I should learn to read   'I have tried different xp cds but the problem is the same.'
Me bad.

Ok you tried another hard drive too.

Maybe the memory.  Memtest 86 i let that run for a few passes to check for ram or memory controller errors.