Comments on: windows xp installation disk can’t find hard drive? http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/ use linux everywhere Thu, 24 May 2012 02:32:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Win.XP.76 http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-5904 Win.XP.76 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:10 +0000 http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/#comment-5904 Let me guess you have a SATA Drive? Experienced1 Let me guess you have a SATA Drive?

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]]> By: sewrobb http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-5888 sewrobb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:29:53 +0000 http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/#comment-5888 When you have installed XP on the 20GB drive, change the other drives pin setting to Slave and install it in another bay. After you have connected the cables and power, reboot the computer and it should find it even though it's messed up. It should also give it a drive letter like D, E, F or G depending how many drives you have got. CD, DVD and Flash drives have their own letters so it will select the next available one after C. Then first run an Error Check and repair first. [what used to be Scan Disc] When you have done that then run a Full Format on it. Depending on the size of the original drive this can take several hours. And I do mean "several" hours and both the procedures can not be interrupted. Experienced1 When you have installed XP on the 20GB drive, change the other drives pin setting to Slave and install it in another bay. After you have connected the cables and power, reboot the computer and it should find it even though it’s messed up.

It should also give it a drive letter like D, E, F or G depending how many drives you have got. CD, DVD and Flash drives have their own letters so it will select the next available one after C.

Then first run an Error Check and repair first. [what used to be Scan Disc]

When you have done that then run a Full Format on it.

Depending on the size of the original drive this can take several hours. And I do mean “several” hours and both the procedures can not be interrupted.

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]]> By: sewrobb http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-5889 sewrobb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:29:53 +0000 http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/#comment-5889 When you have installed XP on the 20GB drive, change the other drives pin setting to Slave and install it in another bay. After you have connected the cables and power, reboot the computer and it should find it even though it's messed up. It should also give it a drive letter like D, E, F or G depending how many drives you have got. CD, DVD and Flash drives have their own letters so it will select the next available one after C. Then first run an Error Check and repair first. [what used to be Scan Disc] When you have done that then run a Full Format on it. Depending on the size of the original drive this can take several hours. And I do mean "several" hours and both the procedures can not be interrupted. Experienced1 When you have installed XP on the 20GB drive, change the other drives pin setting to Slave and install it in another bay. After you have connected the cables and power, reboot the computer and it should find it even though it’s messed up.

It should also give it a drive letter like D, E, F or G depending how many drives you have got. CD, DVD and Flash drives have their own letters so it will select the next available one after C.

Then first run an Error Check and repair first. [what used to be Scan Disc]

When you have done that then run a Full Format on it.

Depending on the size of the original drive this can take several hours. And I do mean “several” hours and both the procedures can not be interrupted.

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]]> By: Mike M http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-5878 Mike M Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:28:43 +0000 http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/#comment-5878 What I did was run Kill Disk on the hard drive before try to install.It over writes everything and it like a new hard drive. I didn't format or anything. The new OS will do all of that. http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/ http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download What I did was run Kill Disk on the hard drive before try to install.It over writes everything and it like a new hard drive. I didn’t format or anything. The new OS will do all of that.

http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

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]]> By: Impauls http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-5846 Impauls Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:28:51 +0000 http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/#comment-5846 try shaking that hard disk around 5 sec... not so strong shake... http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/ http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download try shaking that hard disk around 5 sec… not so strong shake…

http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
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]]> By: BlackWhite http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-5838 BlackWhite Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:30:07 +0000 http://thinknic.com/linux-live-cd/windows-xp-installation-disk-cant-find-hard-drive/#comment-5838 I think the Master Boot Record is messed up. Google it. :) http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/ http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download I think the Master Boot Record is messed up. Google it. :)

http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/
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