The computer keeps telling me that it finds no OS on any disk even when I start it up with the OS disk in the drive.
I have tried it with dos boot disk and windows boot disk but keep getting the same message. I got into the bios and the C drive is the third in line to start.
2007-07-19 10:54:06 · 8 answers · asked by 8 In the corner 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Yes, I am saying I can't boot from the windows OS disk. The DVD/CD burner is new 6 mos. ago. Would something I did (or did not do) change whether it is reading or not?
2007-07-19 11:19:22 · update #1
The drive is installed as of 2 hours ago.
2007-07-19 11:20:24 · update #2
OK, I tried almost everything that was suggested and it still would not load. I ended up taking it to a professional and he cloned my old hard drive somehow to the new one. Gave me a new motherboard and 3 times as much RAM as was in the old one. Works pretty good now. Thanks for all the help. Will let the votes choose the best answer as I don't know enough about it to say.
2007-07-21 10:47:50 · update #3
Thanks to all of you who tried to help me. I really appreciate your efforts.
John
2007-07-21 10:49:08 · update #4
OK, you got into the BIOS and you stated "C drive is the third in line to start." Which is telling me that the BIOS is not actively looking to boot from the C drive. Try to get the BIOS to select the C drive as first to start. It's not hard to do, play around with the settings in the BIOS. I'd tell you exactly, but I've been drinking and I am sure my fingers know how to do it, but I can't quite conceptualize it for my fingers to type.
Most of the computers since 2001 (but not all) have motherboards that default to the C drive if there is no OS on the D drive or if the D drive is dead. Hmm... Another angle to look at is that your new hard drive is either improperly connected (Check the SATA/IDE connection and the power connection) or is a faulty unit. (Bad from the factory, or maybe you were not properly grounded when you handled it and static electricity got it.) Thus, you have a bad hard drive and that is why the stystem will not operate properly for you.
2007-07-19 15:04:13 · answer #1 · answered by rec4lms 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
don't know if you got the OS to install yet, but when you install a new hard drive, you have to do a full install of the OS. You can't just use a boot disk, u have to install the full operating system on the new drive. if you have a cd with the full version of the OS, put it in the cd drive, restart the pc, and go to your cmos. make sure the first boot drive is set to your cd drive with the disk, and save changes and exit. when the system reboots, it should ask if you want to boot from the cd. say yes, and installation should begin.
2007-07-21 10:40:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may installation the OS from a bootable gadget - often meaning a DVD or CD of the OS installer. Is your digital reproduction an ISO? if so, make a CD from it. you additionally can (with numerous artwork) configure a bootable USB reminiscence follow an installer, google for information you realize that a clean pc desires a clean license of the OS, nicely suited? So imaging an OS from yet another gadget would not be 'criminal', till we are speaking approximately Linux.
2016-10-09 02:26:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is Microsoft's page with instructions how to install Windows on a blank hard drive.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316941
If you are having problems using a boot disk, first make sure your bios is set to boot from drive a: (floppy), then cdrom, then hard disk (usually IDE 0)
If you need a boot disk try www.bootdisk.com
2007-07-19 11:02:28 · answer #4 · answered by Ithrowiphonesinthetrash 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will have to physically install your new hard drive and then do an operating system install from cd or dvd.
Are you saying that you can't boot from an installation cd?
2007-07-19 10:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by conehead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
c drive should be first, set it to first, do you have any slaves?
im talkin slaves bios wize, lol
if you do then try disabling them
umm, then just insert the disc, basically if its new all ya gotta do is configure the bios to boot from that cirtain drive or the disc tray
try boot from disc, that should be first boot device if your gonna boot from that, then it will put the os on your hdd
2007-07-19 10:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the Cd rom isn't reading. Put in a new rom and the try inserting the OS again.
2007-07-19 11:02:07 · answer #7 · answered by Iknowalittle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the drive in then boot up and install
2007-07-19 10:58:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋