installed a new wd 160gig hd ide drive as a single, system os is win2k pro, used wd instalation disk that set up a ddo and installed the os updated it and turned the system off for the evening. When i booted the system it would not boot and received this error. windows 2000 could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. could not read from the selected boot disk. check boot path and disk hardware. WD claims that they can’t help as it is a software conflict great some support they offer. I have tried the rc and bootfix no help, booted with a win98 and used fdisk that allowed me to re-install the os but still get the same error. I would like to erase everything on this new drive and begin from scratch. One thing is to upgrade the bios but having difficulty doing that. Can I set up the new drive as a slave and using what program to erase everything including the ddo from the new drive, and remove any and all partitions.