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06300M · #1 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 12:35 AM

Ok guys. I had this 20g Hard drive sitting around. I decided why not just add it to my computer since i have the open slot for it. I put it in the computer and config it as a slave. Everything worked well. after booting up the computer i went o My Computer to check to make sure that it actually worked. (**it worked ya**). I then went through it and noticed that everything on there was crap so i right click and click format. It deleted everything from the hard drive. Now im thinking of installing a New OS to it. I honestly do not knowhow to go about doing this but this is what i tried.
1) disconnected the main hard drive and set the empty slave as master.
2)set to booth from cd-rom.

--but the problem is im receiving an error saying "NTLDR missing".?? whats that.. I just need to add A OS to it.

Please and Thank you

hackmeanew1 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 01:42 AM

Your getting that because your booting into the empty HD.

You need to boot into a windows cd (or whatever OS your installing) and you shouldnt get that error anymore.

06300M · #3 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 11:47 AM

ok i did that. for some reason cmos will not do what i tell it to do. i tell it to load from cdrom first but its going to hard drive. So this is what i did. I disconnected the hard drives and just had the cdrom connected witht he xp disk inside. Now its telling me Disk Boot Failure, Insert system disk and press enter. wtf...The cd is in but it wont read it. the dsk works well because i tried it with my other hard drive installed

mattmanslim · #4 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 01:08 PM

maybe your computer does not have the ability to boot from cd.

06300M · #5 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 07:14 PM

it does. it was made in 2004. Im wondering if its the cd or something.

The Harvester · #6 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 07:38 PM

what OS are you installing?

EDIT: nvm... XP, got it. Fdisk it, delete the existing partition and create a new one. Make sure you're on your new 20G hd not your old one when you Fdisk it

06300M · #7 (**permalink**) 12-19-2006, 10:50 PM

ok i figured the problem out. When i was burning the iso as a disk image some error occured. I checked the burning log and noticed it. I reburned it and it seems to be booting now.

Thanx Alot though for you guys help really appreciate it.