IBM Netvista - Windows XP with SP1a - Can't Install Clean

[JoshFink]

I have an IBM Netvista 933 Mhz, 512 MB Ram, 40 GB HD.
I have tried evrything I can think of to do a clean install on this machine and it just doesn't take. It will boot up from the CD and proceed with the installation until it has to reboot again. Once it gets to the point where it needs to reboot it just sits there at "Windows Restarting"

Model Number : 6578-RAU
Bios Dated : 3/1/2002 (latest I could find)
ACPI Enabled and Disabled with the same results

I've even tried an image from a Netvista M42 (2.4Ghz) that I have just to get it to boot into it and have it re-find the hardware.. Nothing so far..

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Josh

 

[bcastner]

Current BIOS for XP support on your machine is dated November 6, 2003:

http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4MVU6G