Windows Server - Installing XP on a Compaq nc6220

Hi

I got a HP/Compaq nc6220 second hand, with the old HD deleted - almost
- it boots but fails. Anyway I wanted to install XP on it, and took my
previous XP CD,from which it loads (but does not offer to format the
HD). At some point it crashes.

The nc6220 has a sata HD, I think that is the problem.

I also tried some old Win95 and 98 disks - similar result.

Any ideas what I can do?

When booting from a dos disk, there is no HD to be seen.... sata?

Sonnich

Googling with < XP SATA > generates a gazillion hits which look like
they would be useful .... to many to list.

Try cleaning the CD.


Try typing "fdisk" and select option 4.  If the entry under "System" is =
something other
than "FAT" or "FAT32", you will have to use an NT style system like =
Windows XP or=20
repartition the disk by deleting the existing partition and creating a =
new one using option=20
1.  If your boot disk does not have fdisk, see

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263044

Ben

Ben Myers wrote:

Sitting up a Sata..

This is because a PCI SATA Host Adapter has its own BIOS which is used to identify hard drives connected to it which is separate
from the BIOS of the computer..


http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=install-troubleshoot-sata-non-mac&vgnextoid=2b089d2c3c90e010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD >