I am trying to install XP on a Maxtor SATA HD. The HD already has XP on it but need to format the HD and install it again.
When the part of the installation comes up asking if you want to install XP press enter, or repair xp press r. I press enter and I get a message saying that setup did not find a hard drive on the system.
I have tried 3 different XP installation CD’s. (2 for new distribution and one new full installation cd).
The system has an external HD however i disconnected it from the PC before doing the installation.
BIOS has the internal HD settings correct.
Boot sequence is CD/DVD ROM first,
Maxtor HD second,
Floppy drive third.
I connected the External Seagate HD to the computer just for hahas and ran XP installation, i pressed enter on the setup screen to install xp, it went to the next screen where you choose what drive and all. however, there was only one drive and it was the external hd but it was labeled as the c: drive. of course i do not want to do anything to the external hd since it has backups of the internal hard drive.
Does anyone have any clue as to why XP does not see the internal hard drive?
