Take a tour inside of your desktop PC to learn how all the hardware in a traditional desktop PC connects to create a complete computer system like the one you may be using right now. Here are some ...

I have an Acer 4310 which I'm trying to install Windows XP on. It's not working - seems to hang on the (first?) "Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration" message.<BR><BR>This ...

The Memory configured incorrectly error occurs when your Windows computer detects some issues with your RAM. This article shows how to fix this error.

Have you tried to start the installation of another OS (Linux for example), to see if it proceeds? If it does, that would rule out the possibility of a failing HDD.