I ran into this problem once (got the MB cheap because the previos owner couldn't install XP either) and the trick was to disable all heat sensing in the BIOS while installing. I can't really tell you the exact settings I disabled since I'm typeing this from that machine :-) The settings could be enabled again as soon as the install was completed. BIOS upgrade could fix it too.
Just my $.02
ZB
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