[Nickers]

Cant explore the disk or boot from it. Running xp 64 pro and want to do a full new install with vista. Disk shows up empty when I try to explore it, flashes a single _ on a black screen when I try to boot from it. My comp goes directly to the xp login screen when i eject the vista disk or wait long enough and it goes automatically. Just reformated and reinstaled xp trying to fix these problems. The disk seems to be in fine shape, just got it from newegg. Any help would be great, really want to get dx 10 up and running as soon as possible.

Asus m2n sli deluxe
amd athlon 64 x2 dual core 3800+
2 gb ram
plextor px 750a dvd
seagate hard drives sata
soundblaster xfi
evga 8800 gts
500 watt supply

[pat cooke]

Try and read it in another pc just to eliminate possibility of drive problems. Failing that - its back to retailer time.