Many thanks for your prompt reply. Yes. I did follow the link mentioned in your reply.

I actually waited for more than 1 hour. I also tried a different Windows XP (SP1) disk which I borrowed from my friend to assure that this frozen issue is not from the bad disk. The computer froze at the exactly same point every time I tried. It is weird, but I don't know the root cause.

Are you aware of any incompatibility issues between Windows XP (SP1) and sATA hard disk, especially for the Windows installation?

Regards,

JP