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NTLDR missing
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bojan087
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12. May 2006 @ 12:22 |
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i have a problem, i formated a slave h.d. and when i put that slave into master, switching all the appropriate plugs and switches, i had my xp cd in the cd rom, and as soon as i turned on the computer, i got a message telling me an NTLDR file is missing and it wants me to restart, is there anyway to fix this problem, i dont feel like spending 40$ to a computer shop for them to fix this problem, but i also hear its pretty hard to fix, but im willing to give it a shot
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12. May 2006 @ 12:57 |
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ddp
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12. May 2006 @ 13:36 |
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15. May 2006 @ 08:59 |
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Sounds like your BIOS is not set to boot from the CD. You want to do a fresh install? Heres an easy way to do this.
1. Get Win98 Setup Bootdisk
2. Boot PC without CD-ROM support.
3. FDisk new drive.
4. Restart, no CD-ROM support, format new drive.
5. Restart WITH CD-ROM support.
6. Create folder C:\WinXP
7. Copy entire XP CD contents to C:\WinXP.
8. Run C:\WinXP\i386\winnt (setup program for XP)
a. Ignore error about smartdrv not being installed
9. Happy computing!
~Rich
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bojan087
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15. May 2006 @ 11:31 |
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whats the Win98 Setup Bootdisk , and FDisk new drive
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17. May 2006 @ 12:07 |
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Go to bootdisk.com and download the windows 98 (OEM) bootdisk. After you boot without CD-ROM support, at the prompt type this
Fdisk
Then remove all existing partitions on the drive (option 3 I believe), and create a new primary partition (option 1 I beleive). You should be able to google fdisk to find help on it.
Keep up posted on your progress.
~Rich
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ddp
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17. May 2006 @ 14:55 |
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if drive is ntfs format than have to delete non-dos partition not primary partition!
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18. May 2006 @ 06:23 |
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My post says to REMOVE ALL EXISTING PARTITIONS, then ADD A NEW PRIMARY PARTITION. I left the removal of partitions generic cause I was unsure of what format he was using.
~Rich
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bojan087
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20. May 2006 @ 07:32 |
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thanx you so much, my last question hopefully would be, where was i suppose to create the C:\WinXP file to???, because i installed the entire cd, with 2 partitions, and it seems to be working fine
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bojan087
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20. May 2006 @ 07:50 |
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kay, i just got a new problem, as i was taking out the new hard drive that i installed win xp on, i noticed that a pin off of the back came out with the ide cable, what should i do about that? or is one pin not going to matter much? i didnt try connecting it yet
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ddp
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20. May 2006 @ 07:54 |
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post a drawing were the missing pin is so can see if important or not.
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bojan087
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20. May 2006 @ 18:24 |
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if ur hold the hard drive so the pins are facing you , than beside that you have 4 pins on top and 4 on the bottom, than on the right of that i think its the power supply, onle 4 bigger pins, so its something like this O=broken pin, X=full blank area
O*******************[****][****}
**********X*********[****]
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ddp
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20. May 2006 @ 20:12 |
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bojan087
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20. May 2006 @ 21:12 |
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so would that be a problem, because im thinking about putting that hard drive as a slave drive? or could it be the master drive, and another drive as a slave?
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ddp
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21. May 2006 @ 07:52 |
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see what happens with drive by itself & with a drive as a slave to see if works or not. did the pin come right off the board or break apart in the middle?
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bojan087
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21. May 2006 @ 08:04 |
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when ever i unpluged the ide cable, the pin was still inside the ide cable, when i look at the hard drive its self, the breaking point is parallel with the plastic in the back
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ianski7
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21. May 2006 @ 08:21 |
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Hey, what is the drive model. How old is the drive? If it is a newer drive it can be fixed properly but it can be expensive.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 21. May 2006 @ 08:24
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ddp
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21. May 2006 @ 09:17 |
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even the older drives can be fixed pin wise as i've fixed both thru hole & surface mounted connectors besides other components like ic's.
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