Any ideas

what does Bios say about the drive ---- cant see it
what does FDISK say about the drive -- cant fdisk as cannt see c!
what windows CD, XP? --- its XP
What boot disk DOS?,,,won't see the NTFS format --- dos Boot disk cant see
anyting Im stumped




"JAD" <john doe.RemoveThis@harvesting.addys.for.porn.spam> wrote in message
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> what does Bios say about the drive
> what does FDISK say about the drive
> what windows CD, XP?
> What boot disk DOS?,,,won't see the NTFS format
>
> "Dave Cox" <davecox.RemoveThis@tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MaTgi.3688$KE1.3263@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>> I've trying to reinstall windows on a friends PC, it reads the windows CD
>> but keeps saying there is a problem with the registry. So I boot from the
>> windows CD, reinstall or repair - same thing.
>>
>> Put a boot disk in, it cant see the C drive (so I can format it)
>>
>> Anyone any ideas? Serious if possible!!!
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

remove the drive and slave it in another machine...no go? the drive is toast

"Dave Cox" <davecox.DeleteThis@tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> what does Bios say about the drive ---- cant see it
> what does FDISK say about the drive -- cant fdisk as cannt see c!
> what windows CD, XP? --- its XP
> What boot disk DOS?,,,won't see the NTFS format --- dos Boot disk cant see anyting Im
> stumped
>
>
>
>
> "JAD" <john doe.DeleteThis@harvesting.addys.for.porn.spam> wrote in message
> news:NmUgi.40$fC1.2@newsfe02.lga...
>> what does Bios say about the drive
>> what does FDISK say about the drive
>> what windows CD, XP?
>> What boot disk DOS?,,,won't see the NTFS format
>>
>> "Dave Cox" <davecox.DeleteThis@tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:MaTgi.3688$KE1.3263@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>>> I've trying to reinstall windows on a friends PC, it reads the windows CD but keeps
>>> saying there is a problem with the registry. So I boot from the windows CD, reinstall
>>> or repair - same thing.
>>>
>>> Put a boot disk in, it cant see the C drive (so I can format it)
>>>
>>> Anyone any ideas? Serious if possible!!!
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

It could also be that the EIDE or SATA cables got loose. Unpin and
re-pin at drive interface and also at motherboard. Check power supply
connection to drive.

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On 6/28/2007 7:46 PM JAD exclaimed:
> remove the drive and slave it in another machine...no go? the drive is toast
>
> "Dave Cox" <davecox RemoveThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:sqWgi.17674$3j1.7263@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
>
>> what does Bios say about the drive ---- cant see it
>> what does FDISK say about the drive -- cant fdisk as cannt see c!
>> what windows CD, XP? --- its XP
>> What boot disk DOS?,,,won't see the NTFS format --- dos Boot disk cant see anyting Im
>> stumped
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "JAD" <john doe RemoveThis @harvesting.addys.for.porn.spam> wrote in message
>> news:NmUgi.40$fC1.2@newsfe02.lga...
>>
>>> what does Bios say about the drive
>>> what does FDISK say about the drive
>>> what windows CD, XP?
>>> What boot disk DOS?,,,won't see the NTFS format
>>>
>>> "Dave Cox" <davecox RemoveThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:MaTgi.3688$KE1.3263@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>>>
>>>> I've trying to reinstall windows on a friends PC, it reads the windows CD but keeps
>>>> saying there is a problem with the registry. So I boot from the windows CD, reinstall
>>>> or repair - same thing.
>>>>
>>>> Put a boot disk in, it cant see the C drive (so I can format it)
>>>>
>>>> Anyone any ideas? Serious if possible!!!
>>>>
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

Have you tried setting the first boot device as CD ROM in bios and
setting the hard drive as the 2nd boot device?

If you don't do this then the computer will boot from the hard drive...
since
this is the first boot device. You don't need a boot disk with XP.

See-: 'XP Clean Install'
(http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html)

Davy
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

"Dave Cox" <davecox DeleteThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I've trying to reinstall windows on a friends PC, it reads the windows CD
> but keeps saying there is a problem with the registry. So I boot from the
> windows CD, reinstall or repair - same thing.
>
> Put a boot disk in, it cant see the C drive (so I can format it)
>
> Anyone any ideas? Serious if possible!!!
>
Are the drives IDE, SATA, SCSI, or ?
If they're other than IDE, the BIOS may list/enable them as 'SCSI'.
Also, your OS may require SATA or SCSI drivers to be installed on setup.
Jack R
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

Thanks all, help appreciated. I'll let you know......

Dave


"Jack R" <jackr_nospam.DeleteThis@msn.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dave Cox" <davecox.DeleteThis@tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:MaTgi.3688$KE1.3263@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>> I've trying to reinstall windows on a friends PC, it reads the windows CD
>> but keeps saying there is a problem with the registry. So I boot from the
>> windows CD, reinstall or repair - same thing.
>>
>> Put a boot disk in, it cant see the C drive (so I can format it)
>>
>> Anyone any ideas? Serious if possible!!!
>>
> Are the drives IDE, SATA, SCSI, or ?
> If they're other than IDE, the BIOS may list/enable them as 'SCSI'.
> Also, your OS may require SATA or SCSI drivers to be installed on setup.
> Jack R
>
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

Its a SATA drive, so I have to load the driver before I can use it.

Now finding the driver....

Once again thanks, help appreciated.

"Dave Cox" <davecox RemoveThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Thanks all, help appreciated. I'll let you know......
>
> Dave
>
>
> "Jack R" <jackr_nospam RemoveThis @msn.com> wrote in message
> news:CZ8hi.13$o02.4@newsfe04.lga...
>>
>> "Dave Cox" <davecox RemoveThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:MaTgi.3688$KE1.3263@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>>> I've trying to reinstall windows on a friends PC, it reads the windows
>>> CD but keeps saying there is a problem with the registry. So I boot from
>>> the windows CD, reinstall or repair - same thing.
>>>
>>> Put a boot disk in, it cant see the C drive (so I can format it)
>>>
>>> Anyone any ideas? Serious if possible!!!
>>>
>> Are the drives IDE, SATA, SCSI, or ?
>> If they're other than IDE, the BIOS may list/enable them as 'SCSI'.
>> Also, your OS may require SATA or SCSI drivers to be installed on setup.
>> Jack R
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

"Dave Cox" <davecox DeleteThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Its a SATA drive, so I have to load the driver before I can use it.
>
> Now finding the driver....
>
> Once again thanks, help appreciated.
>
I had a lot of problems loading XP Pro from my SATA Lite-On DVD/RW drive. I
have the identical model only in IDE that I finally tried and it installed
fine. Once XP was installed the SATA drive worked just fine and I can boot
to it and everything. It just gave me errors at the same point during the
initial install. I had loaded all the drivers using the F6 option when asked
and everything. It just wouldn't work.

Ed
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

Its the HDD thats SATA, so if I'm trying to install windows, it just falls
over, unless I have the drivers.

I've been on the hitachi website and the drives not listed!

Do manufactures never think about the poor sods who have to try and install
these at home!!


"Ed Medlin" <ed.DeleteThis@edmedlin.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dave Cox" <davecox.DeleteThis@tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:H_shi.6080$ri2.3043@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>> Its a SATA drive, so I have to load the driver before I can use it.
>>
>> Now finding the driver....
>>
>> Once again thanks, help appreciated.
>>
> I had a lot of problems loading XP Pro from my SATA Lite-On DVD/RW drive.
> I have the identical model only in IDE that I finally tried and it
> installed fine. Once XP was installed the SATA drive worked just fine and
> I can boot to it and everything. It just gave me errors at the same point
> during the initial install. I had loaded all the drivers using the F6
> option when asked and everything. It just wouldn't work.
>
> Ed
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

in the bios, what setting do you have the sata drive set to? sata / pata?

"Dave Cox" <davecox DeleteThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Its the HDD thats SATA, so if I'm trying to install windows, it just falls over, unless
> I have the drivers.
>
> I've been on the hitachi website and the drives not listed!
>
> Do manufactures never think about the poor sods who have to try and install these at
> home!!
>
>
> "Ed Medlin" <ed DeleteThis @edmedlin.com> wrote in message
> news:a1vhi.16440$2v1.8936@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net...
>>
>> "Dave Cox" <davecox DeleteThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:H_shi.6080$ri2.3043@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>>> Its a SATA drive, so I have to load the driver before I can use it.
>>>
>>> Now finding the driver....
>>>
>>> Once again thanks, help appreciated.
>>>
>> I had a lot of problems loading XP Pro from my SATA Lite-On DVD/RW drive. I have the
>> identical model only in IDE that I finally tried and it installed fine. Once XP was
>> installed the SATA drive worked just fine and I can boot to it and everything. It just
>> gave me errors at the same point during the initial install. I had loaded all the
>> drivers using the F6 option when asked and everything. It just wouldn't work.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

"Dave Cox" <davecox DeleteThis @tiscalinotospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Its the HDD thats SATA, so if I'm trying to install windows, it just falls
> over, unless I have the drivers.
>
> I've been on the hitachi website and the drives not listed!
>
> Do manufactures never think about the poor sods who have to try and
> install these at home!!
>
Never had problems installing to a SATA HDD.

Ed
 >> Stay informed about: Any ideas 

"JAD" <john doe harvesting.addys.for.porn.spam> wrote:

> in the bios, what setting do you have the sata drive set to? sata /
> pata?

You know, if you would post in context, your peers might be able to
tell whether your reply has anything to do with what you are replying
to. Yes, of course you know.











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