Re: Lap Top Hard Drive
From: Deborah (Deborah_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/08/04
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Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:03:01 -0700
yes of course, that was tried first, over and over, it was only after the
restore and our oem copy didnt work that we resorted to fdisk
"Haus" wrote:
> Have you tried to boot from the XP cd and partition and format that way.
>
> --
> Hope This Helps
> Haus
> Good Luck
>
>
>
> "Deborah" <Deborah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0D7CEED5-5EC9-4CF7-BFA2-ADEDAB625788@microsoft.com...
> > Also tried different UDMA and still no. What I dont understand is, if the
> > drive is bad, why would it format and hold partitions on desktop,(in
> > laptop
> > hard drive adapter) but not in laptop? I can while in the laptop, fdisk,
> > format, set.... but after reboot, there is no partitons defined. In two
> > different laptops that work fine with other drives.... Obviously you would
> > think the drive must be bad? than why will it hold partions and boot fine
> > in
> > the desktop machine from the adapter? I need enlightenment.
> >
> > "Haus" wrote:
> >
> >> Deborah
> >> Have you set the BIOS boot order in the laptop.
> >> Most laptops boot order is set to boot the HDD before the ROM drive
> >> therefore when tiring to install the OS from the cd it is booting to the
> >> HDD
> >> and not the cd and you will not be able to continue.
> >> After finishing the install then you will be able to set it back to
> >> default.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope This Helps
> >> Haus
> >> Good Luck
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Deborah" <Deborah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1B38DC40-4490-4725-89BA-E05025E1AFA8@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have been trying to install winxp on a alaptop upgrade for a client.
> >> >What
> >> > happens is, I fdisk, format, and then reboot and the partition is gone.
> >> > I
> >> > plug the laptop hard drive into a desktop machine and no problem, I put
> >> > it
> >> > back into the laptop machine and no partition. I can fdisk and create
> >> > the
> >> > partition in the lap top but as soon as I reboot, poof, gone. I have
> >> > tried
> >> > using the laptop restore cd as well as a boot disk. I am going nutso
> >> > here.
> >> > The client needs this back in the morning. Just FYI I reset the bios to
> >> > defaults, also tried taking out the bios and lap top batteries and
> >> > letting
> >> > it
> >> > sit a bit and still no go, tried low lvl format on the drive, still
> >> > wont
> >> > hold
> >> > the partition on the lap top, reminder, it will hold the partition if
> >> > plugged
> >> > into the desktop machine. I also tried a second laptop, different brand
> >> > and
> >> > still had the same problem. If you create a partition in the desktop
> >> > set
> >> > it
> >> > up, shows working, take out of desktop and put in lap top, shows no
> >> > partition.
> >> > --
> >> > Deborah Owner ACE Computer Guy
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
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