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xevitax wrote:
Hey!

I recently had some issues with my Dell Dimension 8400, which required me to format and re-install XP.

I had an old Boot disc kicking around ... so i ran FDISK in DOS and removed the partition on the drive, rebooted , then created a new partition ... rebooted , then formatted the new partition.

BUT ... now when i boot from my WinXP cd ... it loads the installer ... and when i go to hit "ENTER" it gives me an error that the install can not continue since a HD is not detected ?!?!?!

I have no idea what to do ?!?!?



Bob

In the future, by using the Advanced Forum Search on the bottom of this page, you can quite easily find the answer to this often asked question.

All the steps you did were a waste of time, XP partitions and formats as part of the install...

You need to load the SATA drivers.  http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&message.id=200188