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Tommy	posted on 24th Aug 03 at 17:40
	Arnt we all a bunch of nerds :lol:
Super_si	posted on 24th Aug 03 at 15:55
	Slow down and think about what you just typed. Then ask it again :)
blebo	posted on 24th Aug 03 at 15:53
	quote: Originally posted by Super_si quote: Originally posted by Trotty quote: Originally posted by Super_si What im thinking primary partition isnt active or set I'd ditto that - boot from a floppy, run fdisk and set the partition as the active one :thumbs: Great minds think alike :) or hes not set the boot order sequence:) If that was the case why does my harddrive not when I put it in the other PC
Super_si	posted on 24th Aug 03 at 07:33
	quote: Originally posted by Trotty quote: Originally posted by Super_si What im thinking primary partition isnt active or set I'd ditto that - boot from a floppy, run fdisk and set the partition as the active one :thumbs: Great minds think alike :) or hes not set the boot order sequence:)
Craig6682	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 22:27
	Have you got the IDE cable in the first IDE slot? I think the first one is 0, you will be able to work this out anyways.
Craig6682	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 22:26
	Try another IDE cable mate, could just be that. If that doesn't work then try resetting the bios. If that doesn't work then i'd get someone in a shop to have a go - as they will be able to test the motherboard etc. I've built a few PCs and never come across that problem before. Sorry i can't really help mate.
Trotty	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 22:17
	quote: Originally posted by Super_si What im thinking primary partition isnt active or set I'd ditto that - boot from a floppy, run fdisk and set the partition as the active one :thumbs:
Super_si	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 22:16
	What im thinking primary partition isnt active or set
willay	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 21:06
	OK stupid question time: have you partitioned it? AFAIR win98 cant do it within the install program and you have to do it with fdisk? can do it within win2k install dunno about XP, probably.
Super_si	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 20:35
	What state was the hard drive? we talking old hard drive or new one?
Dan B	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 20:31
	How are you trying to install the OS? With a bootable CD, or with a boot-floppy? The most common problem with "non-visable" hard-drives is trying to use a non-NT boot-floppy when the hard-drive is partitioned in NTFS... But if you've already installed the OS on another machine, then ported the drive across to yours, then I'd go with the above......that it's a jumper-setting problem. [Edited on 23/08/2003 by Dan B]
Adam-D	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 20:30
	how is the bios setup size of hdd is it set to auto ? check jumper settings on hdd cud be the hdd
blebo	posted on 23rd Aug 03 at 20:27
	Help Needed please Just build a Pc and have tried to install O/S Got warning that Windows cannot detect Hard Drive, but the Computer Bios says that its there. Anyway I swappe dthe hard rive for mine and was able to install windows on the hard drive via my PC, but my Hardrive could not be seen on the new PC. I then swapped them back again and when the computer was booted it it failed saying that the no Boot disk detected Is this a faulty Motherboard or am I missing something simple?!?!?! :boggle: Any ideas folks?? :thumbs: [Edited on 23-08-2003 by blebo]