Operating System Help

[njolakoski]

Ok well i installed the operating system win xp pro, and the thing is everytime i boot up i take all long time at the detecting the drives for it to boot and it wont boot into windows unless the windows xp cd is in there how do i fix this? I really need help

WD 80Gb IDE

Shuttle AN35-Ultra

thats some info, i need help

[washe]

Its the harddrive detected correctly in the bios?

[njolakoski]

ya i think so how do i check that?

[washe]

most of the time its with the del key.

When you turn the computer look for x = Bios where x is the keyboard key to activate the function.

then check under your devices, also verify your boot order chances are that hd is not in the boot order so I wont use it to boot.

People usually use CD-ROM or, IDE-0

[njolakoski]

it is its hd0 i think

[washe]

the drive was empty when you installed winxp?

did you got any errors during install?

[njolakoski]

i dont think so

[njolakoski]

and yes the hard drive was empty, ive reinstalled but it still does it ive also done fixmbr and fixboot

[John Prophet]

how is the drive set up on the cable? is it by itself on the cable?

if it is by itself then it should be set to "master" on the jumper...(unless it is Western Dig drive then it should be set to "single" I think)

check the jumper.

also..if you leave the bios set for "auto" and ther eis no drive there..then it make sit take all day cuz it tries to detect a non existent drive.....for instance if you have the main hard drive on the cable by itself...then in th ebios the Primary master should be set to 'auto" but the Primary Slave should be set to "none"....if u set the primary slave to 'auto" also it may make it boot really slow and/or give you an error since you have no drive there.....same for the Secondary controller etc

[njolakoski]

its by itself on the cable, and when it dectects the ide drives it says like Primary WD800BB something

[John Prophet]

in the bios then the primary slave should be set to "none"

[njolakoski]

oh where do i fix that in the bios under like advanced options or wut?

[John Prophet]

no, under "standard cmos"

[njolakoski]

oh ok ill try that