Help installing Win2000 and MSI-6163 MOBO

[zeta73 0]

I'm trying to install win2000 on a MSI-6163 mobo, but during setup process w2k hangs. I think it's a bios problem, but MSI web-site doesn't help me! I read on this forum there's a compatible bios to let win2000 boot.

Anyone can help me?

Best regards, MArco.

[zeta73 0]

Sorry mobo is msi-6163VA, VIA chipset...

[Brian Frank 0]

I can only find the MS-6163FC...and that's just a BIOS update. I can't find any other info on the board.

 

Might help if you could list out your system specs and exactly what part of the setup process the system freezes at.

[sapiens74 0]

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=264

[Brian Frank 0]

No wonder that was hard to find. It was on a different MSI website. You want at least the 2.6 BIOS.

[Brian Frank 0]

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=115

 

I didn't look up the differences between the boards were, but better safe than sorry. Link is to the 6163VA BIOS's. You want at least BIOS 3.3 for the Win2k issue.

[zeta73 0]

Thanks everybody, I've just tryed the last msi bios ver. 3.5 but w2k frezees everytime it is dealing with the HD. I've already change the disk there's no good news...

Pc configuration is:

mobo MSI-6199Va BIOS rev. 3.5

CPU PIII 450MHz. FSB 100MHz.

Ram 128mb Corsair value

hd WesternDigital 40GB or maxtor diamond plus8 40GB

(both disks are ata 133)

video (old) S3 AGP.

52X cd-rom.

 

Bios suggested by sapiens74 is wrong version, bios suggested by Brian to try out (now using release 3.5).

Still nedd help!

Thanks MArco.

[sapiens74 0]

Pull everything out of the system, cept hard ram, video. cpu hard drive and cdrom

 

Disable all onboard ports

 

Then try again