My computer POSTs fine. I have tried to install Windows like 10 times. Every single time it has failed. I've tried a custom performance edition I got and the normal install disc. This is what happens. I put in the disc, turn it on, and I get the blue screen of installation. I tell it to partition, it does, and then I tell it to install. It tells me to take out the disc so I do, and then it goes to the fancy XP install GUI where it tells me about all the features. It tells me to put in the disc so I do, and then a couple minutes later I hear my system shut off. I've tried everything - I set my BIOS settings back to factory default, I changed the boot priority settings in the BIOS, I've used both discs... nothing.
I had better luck with Ubuntu, but it still didn't work. I put in the Ubuntu disc, installed it, and downloaded a driver for my nVidia Leadtek 7300GT. I connected to my network just fine, but the standard driver had this big black bar on the left side and I had to scroll up and down. It said I needed to restart for the new driver so I did, that's when it quit working. I got an error, something about failure to load OS.
At first I thought it was the CD's fault, because it's a copy I burnt to CD-RW. But then I tried Ubuntu and now I think it's probably somethign else. I have my legit Windows key but that doesn't help because I can never get to the point where I enter it.
POST OK, Cannot Install Windows/Ubuntu 
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