Hard Drive - Read Error after the first reboot

[Bob Palank]

I start a XP Pro install from the CD. XP finds the hard drive and allows me
to set the parition sizes.
I'm working on a 20Gb Maxtor HD. After the partitions are set, C: is
formated cleanly and the file loading begins. I reach the "Need to reboot"
step and watch the red progress bar maximize and the reboot process begins.
The CDROM Drive is sensed and I get a HD Read error and XP wants to re
install from the CD.
How could I get a clean install up to this point and then get a HD Read
error upon reboot.

Perhaps I need to FDisk the HD before I begin the install from the CD.
Unfortunately I may need to get a new diskette drive if this is necessary.
BTW, I did try fixMBR which worked but to no avail.
BR
Bob Palank

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Well, it's probably some hardware probably a hardware problem, but my suggestion is the diskpart utility
Boot to the XP setup CD,press 'R" for the repair prompt, and run the command DISKPART to remove the existing partition, recreate
them , and then boot to CD, and run Setup. (There is also a Format there you might try)