Also I have removed the CMOS battery and discharged the power.
Any help would be very appreciated guys
Edited by TruelyStumped, 15 December 2015 - 08:45 AM.
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Edited by TruelyStumped, 15 December 2015 - 08:45 AM.
Does it still recognize the drive in the CMOS/BIOS setup? What version of Windows is this anyway?
Yes it does recognize it. I unplugged the other drive completely and checked the BIOS before installing windows. It's windows XP.
Is the new drive at the top of the boot order list?
What kind of PC is this?
I worked on a Dell once that did something similar. Turned out there was an option in the BIOS that had to be changed from the default. Think it had to do with hard drive maybe something with SATA as this was when they were first coming out and the BIOS thought SATA would be the default but Dell was still using the older IDE drives.
Edited by TruelyStumped, 16 December 2015 - 01:23 PM.
I would put the hard drive at the top of the list so it would check it first in case something weird is happening with the CD/DVD.
Since the Dell was an XP using IDE it was probably from the same time period. Pretty much the same problem you have. Windows said it installed but then no boot. If you can find an online list of BIOS commands for your PC I will be glad to look at them and see if I can remember what I had to change. Or you can take digital pictures of the various pages and post them as attachments.
OK. I don't lock posts so just reply when you get the chance.
OK coolio. Couldn't figure the phone out so I'm using someone else's laptop.
I hope you can make out what it says. Sorry about the blur. Heheh. MotoG
I'm realizing I might need to take more pics of the advanced section. Let me know buddy.
Edited by TruelyStumped, 21 December 2015 - 07:07 PM.
Under Advanced what do you see under Drive Configuration?
For compatibility, the underlying Serial ATA functionality is transparent to the operating system. The Serial ATA controller can operate in both legacy and native modes. In legacy mode, standard IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). In Native mode, standard PCI Conventional bus resource steering is used. Native mode is the preferred mode for configurations using the Windows* XP and Windows 2000 operating systems.
Above is from https://downloadmirr...echProdSpec.pdfwhich uses the same BIOS as you are showing. so I think we are on the right track. Look for Legacy as an option under Drive Configuration or Chipset Configuration or Peripheral Configuration.
Edited by TruelyStumped, 22 December 2015 - 01:34 PM.
Try reversing the IDE connections for the CD drive and the Hard drive.
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