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installing a new hard drive

Started by Eliz1220 , Jul 23 2005 05:07 PM

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Eliz1220

Posted 23 July 2005 - 05:07 PM

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I have a Compaq Presario 2195us (18 months old) and I was told by hp support that the problems I had were due to a dead (or near dead) hard drive. I recieved my new hard drive in the mail today and put it in the computer. I tried to install Windows XP and it gave me a message that:

Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer, and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or setup program. Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3

Did I do something wrong???