> cannot find HDD
> tried new HDD
Using the new HDD should have "solved" the "cannot find HDD" problem, if you assume that the motherboard is functioning correctly, and if you assume that "use HDD" is "enabled" within the "BIOS SETUP" mode on the computer.
So, either:
* the "new" HDD is defective,
* the motherboard is malfunctioning,
* the BIOS SETUP has been set to "ignore" the HDD.
Restart your computer with the Operating system Setup disk
in the CDROM drive. If you are prompted to press a key to start the computer
from CDROM, do so quickly. Otherwise it may try to boot from the hard
drive.
After a few minutes, you'll see a prompt to press the R key to start the
Recovery Console. When Recovery Console starts, it will prompt you to enter a
number corresponding to the Windows XP installation that you need to repair. In
most cases, you'll enter "1" (which will be the only choice). If you
press ENTER without typing a number, Recovery Console will quit and restart
your computer.
Enter your
Administrator password. If you don't enter the correct password, you cannot
continue.
At the Recovery Console command prompt, type fixmbr and then
verify that you want to proceed. Your damaged MBR will be replaced with a shiny
new one, and you should then be able to boot your system normally. In some
cases, you may need to repair the boot sector in addition to the MBR. If your
system still doesn't boot properly, repeat the steps above, but issue the fixboot command
instead.
Hope this helps
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