I installed a different hard drive with Windows XP that I know that works but I get the same message. How do I fix this?
2006-10-01 10:00:21 · 5 answers · asked by Bonnie Mae 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Here are some possibilities:
- Bios configuration has turned off your ATA hard drive ports
- Ribbon cable has gone bad; try another ribbon
- IDE controller on the motherboard is fried
I recommend against just swapping Windows Xp drives from one system to another, unless the systems are identical. You could wreck the balance of drivers when you do this. Thank goodness that it did not boot up.
2006-10-01 10:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the original Dell installation disk
you put the disk in the CD drive before firing up your PC and it will do the rest
2006-10-01 10:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by Sweet Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, make sure u dont have a floppy inside the computer or u may also want to try on the BIOS.
Make it first check for the hard drive, then some other devices.
Make your Hard drive the primary resource for an OS.
2006-10-01 10:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enter setup and check for it in BIOS. It may not be seen. It also may not be compatible with your existing BIOS depending on how old the computer and how large the drive is.
2006-10-01 10:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
windows gone mad sme error in registry file u must get a bootable windows CD and try again .
2006-10-01 10:13:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋