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26hemi

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December 24th, 2005 02:00

Help with new HD install.

I have a C610 and just installed a new Western Digital WD400 40GB HD. I went into the BIOS and changed the boot up sequence starting with the CD and then HD. I used the XP pro cd to boot. During the reboot, I got a message: Line 1 of the INF file\i386\txtsetup.sif is invalid.
I went ahead and proceeded with the boot up.During the WIN set up I got another message: Acpi.sys is corrupted.
Prior to those messages, I received two other messages from other boot ups. Usbehi.sys is corrupted and viade.sys is corrupted.
I need help! Pc is new to me I was a MAC user. Can someone please tell how to properly install XP PRO on a new HD or what steps do I have to do starting with the BIOS and so on.
The XP PRO is not a copy! The old HD was making clunking noises and everything was running slower that's the reason for the change.Thanks.
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    dreborn

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    Posted December 26th, 2005 03:00

    hmm...well i would first make sure that your hard drive is fully seated properly/installed correctly.  then i would power off and try to run the install again.
     
    if it still doesn't work then you make sure that windows xp cd works in another system.
     
    make sure everything is unplugged/taken out of the laptop like batteries, cd drives, etc.  the only thing that should be plugged in is the ac adapter
     
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    Duenorf

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    Posted December 26th, 2005 12:00

    don't forget you need to format your new drive before trying to install the o/s
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    dreborn

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    Posted December 26th, 2005 17:00

    i don't think he's fully loaded the windows setup yet (meaning he hasn't gotten to partition/fdisk yet). 
     
    But yes, remember to fully format (not a quick format) in NTFS

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