I tried to install but could not succeed.Computer recognises external hard disk as an usb device and installation process starts in external hard disk .. but after installation is over, computer do not boot with xp installed in the hard disk.
My internal harddisk got corrupted and my computer does not recognises it!!
presently i am using knoppix live cd.Also have made an image of live cd in hard disk.But i want to use windows xp.
what should i do??
please help me out!!!!
2007-02-22 06:31:08 · 8 answers · asked by Saurav Arya 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
it just simple prob man first turn on your pc and press delete key 2 times and it go to the bios setup page be careful about this page . in this page you will see the number of items in the page inthat thing you will seethe cmos setup and ef your external hard disk is shown means you hard disk is good and not correpted.and get in the page the advanced bios tab select that in the main page and enter it in there you will see the first boot device and second boot device and third etc. select your first boot device as your external harddrive and second as your cd rom or dvd romand the third as your floppy disk etc.after this press ithe f10 key to save your settings in the cmos page.and then the system will restart and enter into the desired os of yours.
2007-02-22 18:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should first check to see if you motherboard supports booting from USB. That is what is holding you back. The second theing you can try is to get hold of a Windows 98 boot disk and run scanddisk to check your internal hard drive. Or, you can just buy another internal and reinstall.
2007-02-22 06:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by Gobai 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using an external hard drive for the OS is an exercise in frustration.
Is your internal hard drive have data on it?
If so move the data off
run DFT (drive fitness test) from IBM (or anothe hard drive tester) to see if the drive is bad
If ok, then boot with your windows cd in, tell is to delete the c: partition, and continue installing a new windows
External drives should only be used for basic storage
2007-02-22 06:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most external harddrives are just regular harddrives in plastic cases i would first go into the bios ussually f8 or the del key and have it boot off of external device. if that doesnt work most older bios' dont have that option. i would take apart the external and install it into my pc but this would take abit of skill due to the size of the disk 2.5 of 3.5 and the jumper setting CS, Master, Slave
2007-02-22 06:47:20 · answer #4 · answered by gilt1234 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since your computer recognizes the external hard disk as a usb drive, you need to setup your bios to boot from the usb. start you computer and hit either f12 or one of the f keys - it varies depending on the system and go to bios. good luck!
2007-02-22 06:41:12 · answer #5 · answered by rchilly2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your bios has to be set up to be able to boot to external media then select the external to install os to in options this may not work if your comp wont recognize the external in bios screen on older laptops
2016-05-23 23:27:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u have success in just install .It will boot from only if u have usb boot option in ur motherboard.If it is there u have to select boot from usb in the motherboard setup
2007-02-22 06:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go in to BIOS and setup USB HDD is primary bootable drive. and than you will maybe boot your computer with external hdd drive. you need also setup your bios for usb hdd support option, it is in bios hdd section.
2007-02-23 04:49:50 · answer #8 · answered by Net Oracle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋