Cannot reboot using original CD set up does not find hard drive

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John - 28 Nov 2014 à 12:06
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 - 28 Nov 2014 à 14:32
I originally tried to solve a Hal.dll issue and the hard drive was showing the partitions on the Recovery screen but now I cannot enter R or reinstall XP Home Edition because BIOS show no hard drive. Please advise
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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824
28 Nov 2014 à 14:32
I suggest you check the hard drive data and power connections. If that doesn't help then a hard drive replacement would be the next item to check. Next after that is a motherboard replacement.

Good Luck