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 Dec 28 2007, 03:18 PM
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Member  Posts: 56 OS: windows vista  |
if u install xp it should tell u to format it.
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Dec 28 2007, 03:22 PM
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#17
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Member Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP |
my hard drive is IDE and the motherboard has both IDE and SATA ports
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Dec 28 2007, 03:24 PM
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 Moderator  Posts: 4,366 From: Saskatchewan, Canada OS: XP HE SP2; XP Pro SP2; Windows Vista Ultimate 
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Well, I would suggest getting an new XP cd. Or trying a different one using your Key Code.
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Dec 28 2007, 03:45 PM
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 BSOD Warrior/Computer Surgeon  Posts: 2,692 From: Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha OS: WINDOWS XP,Vista,Linux |
What is the make and model of the Hard Drive?
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Dec 28 2007, 03:59 PM
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Member Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP |
Maxtor DiamondMax 10, 200GB
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Dec 29 2007, 04:07 PM
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BSOD Warrior/Computer Surgeon Posts: 2,692 From: Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha OS: WINDOWS XP,Vista,Linux |
Do you have your origional Maxtor Disk that came with the Hard drive?
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Dec 29 2007, 04:44 PM
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Member Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP |
yes, but when i put it in i get a message "Reboot and Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device" and this goes for any cd i put in except for windows
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Dec 29 2007, 04:47 PM
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Member Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP |
ohh an also before it was giving me an error message saying "Intel ucode error" but this message went away as soon as i updated the bios
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Dec 29 2007, 05:29 PM
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BSOD Warrior/Computer Surgeon Posts: 2,692 From: Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha OS: WINDOWS XP,Vista,Linux |
On Maxtor website they have a diagnostic I would have to hunt for it. But you could give that a run.
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Dec 29 2007, 05:47 PM
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Member Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP |
ok well what i just did was i installed booted the disk with the MAXBLAST software installed it, now im getting a message saying "NTLDR is missing" how can i fix this in order to move on and also one more thing, the bios recognizes the CD-ROM drive but when i was installing MAXBLAST it said that there is no CD-ROM installed eventhough i can boot windows xp from it please help me with this
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