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I started with that same sequence and had the same problem. Then I tried
first:CD-Rom
second:Floppy
third:Hard-drive
after I exit the BIOS setup I get this message "Reboot and Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key_". I assumed that here I would insert the disk used to install XP Pro into the CD-ROM. But nothing happens
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This message appears when the mobo tries to boot a hard drive but there are no Active partitions on it. Meaning, either it's blank, or it only has preexisting
data partitions, nothing bootable. I saw it myself 2 days ago.
I think you should first plug your drive into the PRI_IDE1 port instead of the PRI_RAID port where I think you have it now. This will simplify your install since it won't require any special drivers or BIOS modes. (Except for the
Big Drive Enabler patch which you will need to apply later on since you have drives >137GB. But with 200GB you'd need this anyway.)
About the boot order, you were on the right track before. Set it as you have just listed it above; this is the correct recommended order for this mobo series. When you again boot the XP Install CD, I think you will be fine.
Hope this helps,
-clintfan