Reply 20 of 24, by MatthewBrian
I also got this problem (immediate restart when installing Windows 2000) on my MMX PC. It was because the riser board was not powered.
For installing Windows, I used to install from USB drive since I don't have any CD drive. Here's how:
Download a bootdisk with USB drive support (see bootdisk.com). You also need a copy of Microsoft Smartdrive (google "SMARTDRV.EXE")
At another system, copy all the Windows 2000 CD into a USB drive in a folder (use name less than 8 char, ex. WIN2000). (It could be ANY USB drive as long as it is formatted as FAT16 or FAT32, no NTFS). The USB drive don't have to be empty. (SD cards or CF cards on an USB Cardreader also works).
Plug the USB drive into the computer that you want to install, and boot from the disk. Navigate to the USB drive (it could be D:\ or E:\ or another letter according to your computer configuration).
Go inside the Windows 2000 folder using CD (ex. CD WIN2000), and execute the winnt.exe inside the i386 folder. Then, do the setup as usual.
Hope this works.