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December 9, 2008 at 10:00 PM
rcs_mky

How to make a HDD bootable on a Dell Desktop Computer

by rcs_mky . Updated 17 years, 6 months ago

I am working on a Dell Dimension 9150 and I have to install the original HDD as a second Sata drive and install a new drive as the first drive with windows XP on it.

I discovered a when I attached the original drive to my computer and viewed the partitions in partition magic 8.05, that the Dell HDD has a small boot partition created by dell, I think this is what is needed fore the bios to see the HDD am I correct?

If so, is it possible to copy it to the HDD that I am installing as the windows drive so that I can boot it up and install windows?

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