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July 22nd, 2008, 08:29 PM
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| select a propper boot device-error
HI! I'm trying to install windows xp pro on a fresh hard drive on a customer's computer (pc).
I checked that the hard drive and cd drive are recognized by the bios
and I also made sure the boot priority was correct (cd-1st\hard drive-2nd).
I boot the computer and get a "select a propper boot device or insert boot media into the selected boot device" message.
I tried another cd drive, I tried fixing the jumppers on the cd from master to slave and back  please if anyone knows what I should do !!?
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July 22nd, 2008, 08:46 PM
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Perhaps you have to press a key to force the CD to boot?
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July 22nd, 2008, 08:54 PM
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I'll just aim a gun at it and say "BOOT OR DIE!!!"
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July 22nd, 2008, 09:39 PM
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July 22nd, 2008, 10:06 PM
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The XP CD is in the CDROM when you're booting correct?
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July 22nd, 2008, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster  The XP CD is in the CDROM when you're booting correct? | And its a legit disc, not some burned copy or some other junk like that?
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July 23rd, 2008, 10:10 AM
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hi again!
i overcame every thing and managed to install windows xp pro on partition c: wich i created and there is also another d: partition wich is not formated yet.
last step of the installation - restart and i see the window logo with the worm under it
and just before the wellcome screen the computer restarts.
this happened 6-7 times. please if anyone can H E L P ! ! ! | |
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July 23rd, 2008, 12:07 PM
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July 23rd, 2008, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by nrok after installing a fresh installation of xp pro on a new sata hard disk drive
in the last process of the installation, the setup restarts the computer.
i ignore the message:"press any key to boot from cd" and then comes the
"Windows Xp Pro"logo with the green warm running and just before the
wellcome screen  I T R E S T A R T S ! ! ! maybe 5 or 6 times at exactly the same point before the wellcome screen
the computer restarts.
I realy need help here ! please! |
SATA drive? You should have mentioned that here. Did you need to make a SATA driver/boot floppy from the windows install routine? | |
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July 23rd, 2008, 01:24 PM
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on my computer i have a sata hard drive and i didn't install drivers from a floppy
cause i set the driver to work at ide mode in bios
but in this computer's bios, i dont have that option
just sata-raid-disable.
how do i create a floppy with the scsi drivers if i don't have the mother board cd? | |
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