Re: Installing operating system onto formatted (erased) Hard Drive

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Good News I have a keyboard and access to my MS-6712 motherboard BIOS. Can I
do anything in my BIOS to get it to load my XP OS onto my blank HDD. Do I
change my boot sequency?

"GS Mobile" wrote:

Yes, correct, the blank desktop HDD used to have my XP OS on it. I do own a
XP OS CD.
I am thinking of hooking the blank HDD to my laptop, and uploaded a boot
disk straight to the blank HDD. Or puting a blank CD in my laptop and create
a boot CD from my laptop to use in my desktop CD ROM. Thank you for your
ideas...

"Rich Barry" wrote:

I agree with Anna, that I don't think it's a Keyboard problem.
To have both your PS2 and USB connectors go flaky is highly
unlikely.
Also, when you say you have WinXP Home Edition do you
mean that you have the WinXP CD?
"Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"GS Mobile" <GSMobile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have Windows XP Home Edition v. 2002. I unfortunitly formatted my
desktop
hard drive using my laptop (don't ask). I assume this will be like
building
a new computer if that's even possible. I don't have a boot disk
or
anything.

Luckly my MSI mother board (MS-6712 v. 1.0) reconizes my monitor.
I
have
F11, DEL:Setup etc. options on my screen, however it does not
reconize
my
IBM
SK-8806 Keyboard. I don't know if it needes drivers or what. I
have
the
ability to put info on the desktop hard drive using my laptop if I
need
to.

If I am unable to access using my keyboard I assume my compter is
junk.
Thank you for time, humbly.


"Rich Barry" wrote:

From what I understand when you get to the F11, DEL Setup options
on
the screen it freezes there? You can't use the Keyboard but the Mouse
is
Ok?
Make sure your hard drive is connected correctly. Red Stripe in
Ribbon Cable facing White Molex Power Connector.


"GS Mobile" <GSMobile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The screen is black and only shows my motherboard and processor info with
keyboard options. My mouse light is on, but I can't use my mouse until I
get
my XP operating system loaded on my blank hard drive.

I need the keyboard to do one of the following option: DEL: Setup, F11:
boot
mode, etc. to load my operating system. Thank you for your reply........


GS Mobile:
Although it's a possibility I really don't think this is a keyboard
problem.

It's not entirely clear (at least to me) your situation. You've indicated
this problem began when (somehow) you formatted the HDD in your desktop
machine (the one with the problem you're describing). I assume this is (or
was!) the HDD that contained the XP OS, wasn't it? Or is there another HDD
in the system that's involved?

So we're dealing with an empty HDD that once contained the OS. Is that the
situation?

If so, obviously the *only* solution is to install the XP OS onto that HDD
(assuming there are no other hardware-type problems involved here). But
you say you do not have an XP OS installation CD. So how were you
proposing to install the OS onto that HDD even assuming you could access
the disk?

But I may be misunderstanding your problem...
Anna

P.S.
I would guess that if you keep tapping the Delete key just as the machine
begins its boot process you can access the motherboard's BIOS. But I don't
know what value that would be if we're dealing here with a blank HDD and
no OS. But again, perhaps I misunderstand your situation.




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