Loading xp on SSD
I have a HP dx2200 and I took the sata drive out and put in a SSD drive. I am trying to load windows xp on it but am running into an issue.
1. I press enter to install xp
2. Agree to the terms
3. Create a partition
4. set up windows xp on the selected item
5. Format the patition using the ntfs file system
6. The drive formats, Copys files, Computer reboots, trys to boot from cd, doesn't do anything. I reboot the pc and get error loading operating system.
Normally the pc reboots and starts install the OS. Any ideas?
1. I press enter to install xp
2. Agree to the terms
3. Create a partition
4. set up windows xp on the selected item
5. Format the patition using the ntfs file system
6. The drive formats, Copys files, Computer reboots, trys to boot from cd, doesn't do anything. I reboot the pc and get error loading operating system.
Normally the pc reboots and starts install the OS. Any ideas?
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Yeah i have tried that. I also applied an image of the PC using acronis and the pc boots up just fine the first time but when I reboot it can't find the boot file.
Try installing on the original SATA drive. If that works, there is a problem with the SSD. It is probably still under the manufacturer's warranty.
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I was using the SSD in a laptop as of yesterday so I know it works.
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Did not want to go through the trouble with finding drivers and all of that. This drive worked fine in my toshiba laptop but would not work in the HP dx2200 desktop that I was trying put it in. I did not have the time to spent on this project.
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Your Comment By: HBMI 11/04/2010 - 09:35AM EDT
Did not want to go through the trouble with finding drivers and all of that. This drive worked fine in my toshiba laptop but would not work in the HP dx2200 desktop that I was trying put it in.
When the computer attempts to reboot after installing the baseline system, stop it at the BIOS POST screen and enter BIOS setup. Change the BIOS boot settings so that the hard drive is the default boot device, rather than the CD. Save the new settings. Then reboot. This will cause the system to start from the SSD rather than the CD. See if this makes any difference.