[Simply Computers] Re: Can't hard drive

 

I believe (as Bryce said) that you have a corrupted installation of Windows and need to reinstall it.

Some earlier computers could not boot from USB and I think that is what you have.

You'll notice that USB is not in the list of bootable device options that you mentioned.

You will need to boot the computer with a Windows XP install CD, delete the current Windows partition and reinstall.

rogerX

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "hagie" <hagie33040@...> wrote:
>
> Hey All,
> Okay, I got one of these Dell C-400 laptops I bought and I can't get it to recognize anything. The first windows screen (black with a white bar and the windows l0dows logo) gets about half way and the switches to a dos type screen that tells me it can not find a bootable device. On page 1 of the bios, the hard drive is recognized (200005 MB) on BIOS page one. Diskettes A & B Drives. along with Module Bay Cable read "Not installed: (I have a Que Drive with a Dell Restore disk (WIN XP) plugged in to the only USB Port on the machine and it is powered up but not recognized). I have gone to page 2 of the boot order and have set every one of these as the primary boot device.
> Internal HDD
> C/Dock or C/Dock II
> Diskette Drive
> Module Bay Cable HDD
> CD/DVD/CD RW Drive
> Outboard NIC
> Cardbus NIC
> I have rebooted with every one of thes and it keeps reading "Unable to find a bootable device - yet the hard drive is recognize in page 1 of the BIOS. WHAT am I missing here Gurus? I need some wisdom.
> Thanks in advance
> hagie
>

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