After attempting a Windows 2000 install, the hard drive isn't detected.

[Kevin]

While installing Windows 2000 from a cd on a Compaq
Deskpro Pentium 2 400 mhz, and the computer restarts, and
the computer displays a message that "NTLDR is missing".
When I restart from a Windows 98 disk, and run FDISK, the
message "No fixed disks present" appears. I have tried 7
hard drives by either installing Windows 98 and trying to
upgrade to Windows 2000 or installing via FAT32 or NTFS. I
can format the hard drive when installing Windows 2000,
but Windows 98 FDISK doesn't detect that it is there.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, ultra DMA, raid, or
ATA100), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom and
*F6* very early and very important (at setup is inspecting your system) in
the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and select S to specify
additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer
supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

 

[Kevin]

The drives I have tried are IDE. Mostly they are 4.3 gb
or larger.

-----Original Message-----
You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, ultra DMA, raid, or
ATA100), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom and
*F6* very early and very important (at setup is inspecting your system) in
the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and select S to specify
additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer
supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

While installing Windows 2000 from a cd on a Compaq
Deskpro Pentium 2 400 mhz, and the computer restarts, and
the computer displays a message that "NTLDR is missing".
When I restart from a Windows 98 disk, and run FDISK, the
message "No fixed disks present" appears. I have tried 7
hard drives by either installing Windows 98 and trying to
upgrade to Windows 2000 or installing via FAT32 or NTFS. I
can format the hard drive when installing Windows 2000,
but Windows 98 FDISK doesn't detect that it is there.

.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Actually it's the controller you need to be concerned with. Also check the
jumper placements against your documentation.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]