Installing XP on a Compaq nc6220

[Sonnich Jensen]

Hi

I got a HP/Compaq nc6220 second hand, with the old HD deleted - almost
- it boots but fails. Anyway I wanted to install XP on it, and took my
previous XP CD,from which it loads (but does not offer to format the
HD). At some point it crashes.

The nc6220 has a sata HD, I think that is the problem.

I also tried some old Win95 and 98 disks - similar result.

Any ideas what I can do?

When booting from a dos disk, there is no HD to be seen.... sata?

Sonnich

[Ben Myers]

Post by Sonnich Jensen
Hi
I got a HP/Compaq nc6220 second hand, with the old HD deleted - almost
- it boots but fails. Anyway I wanted to install XP on it, and took my
previous XP CD,from which it loads (but does not offer to format the
HD). At some point it crashes.

Try cleaning the CD.

Post by Sonnich Jensen
The nc6220 has a sata HD, I think that is the problem.
I also tried some old Win95 and 98 disks - similar result.
Any ideas what I can do?
When booting from a dos disk, there is no HD to be seen.... sata?

Try typing "fdisk" and select option 4. If the entry under "System" is something other
than "FAT" or "FAT32", you will have to use an NT style system like Windows XP or
repartition the disk by deleting the existing partition and creating a new one using option
1. If your boot disk doesn't have fdisk, see

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263044

Ben

Post by Sonnich Jensen
Sonnich