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ARRRG!! help please

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My son's computer decided windows xp is gone. I can't even do a restore . nothing :confused: :confused:
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What is the error message?
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yeah need a error message.. does it even attempt to boot into the OS or just keep cycling over and over.. need more info which requires about the same amount of effort you used to put your sentence in blue text.
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i'll get back with more info
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i tried doing a restore with the restore discs for it and it didn't work
now all it does is ask for the first disc and never asks for disc 2 - just goes to a blue screen
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bucfan68 wrote:i tried doing a restore with the restore discs for it and it didn't work
now all it does is ask for the first disc and never asks for disc 2 - just goes to a blue screen

What does the blue screen say
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bucfan68 wrote:i tried doing a restore with the restore discs for it and it didn't work
now all it does is ask for the first disc and never asks for disc 2 - just goes to a blue screen
Your not posting what we are asking for therefore there little we can do to even help.

Post System info, error codes or messages etc... Don't expect alot till you give this info ok.
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tried to reinstall xp and now the message is no hard drive present
guess it is done for
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Post by TonyT »

No so.
Does it have a sata hard drive?
If so, you'll need to download the sata drivers from manufacturer and put on a floppy. At the install you'll get prompted to press F6 to load the drivers.
No one has any right to force data on you
and command you to believe it or else.
If it is not true for you, it isn't true.

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bucfan68 wrote:tried to reinstall xp and now the message is no hard drive present
guess it is done for
Check the Bios (F2 at startup) settings to make sure its selected to read from ATA and not ACHI or something along those lines...If its a Dell most likely this is the case.
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ok thanks
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got a used computer for free -- thanks guys -- nothing worked on the dead one --
we tried
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Post by Sava700 »

I still think we missed alot of things..but really curious as to what the issue was.
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