re: Hard Drive Flamed!
Monday, April 7, 2003 at 5:42 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bob Harris
(992 messages posted)
XP will install directly form the CDROM, assuming that you can boot from a CDROM.
Try it. If it fails to see the CD, then change the BIOS setting to boot from CD
first.
By the way, XP has no DOS, although it does have a recovery console (run form the
CD) that feel like DOS. XP does have a command prompt, that also feels like DOS,
but really is not DOS either.
As for the optical devices, they should be on a separate IDE controller form the
hard drives. It is never a good idea to mix fast and slow devices on the same IDE
controller. If they are on their own controller today, leave them alone, they will
not interfer with the hard drive. the new hard drive should be the master, and on
its own controller.
You should prepare the hard drive before installing XP. Most drives come with a
floppy or two to handle this in a friendly manner. Otherwise, do fdisk and format.
If the hard drive is > 32-64Gig (I forget which), you will need a modern version
of fdisk.
Caution: Are you sure that your BIOS/motherboard can handle the new hard drive?
Many older motherboards are limited to 32Gig per disk (not per partition). Some
newer ones have a 128Gig limit. Really new ones can go above 1000Gig. If you suspect
a BIOS limit, get an ATA/100 controller card (PCI card) and connect the hard drive
to it.
Think carefully about whether you want multiple partitions. I like to XP, programs,
and user data on separate partitions. I also like at least one spare/backup partition.
On Monday, April 7, 2003 at 8:32 am, surfrider wrote:
>Yep, last night, I turn on my PC, and I hear a "click click click" from my HD. So
>I am assuming its toast. No worries I've been waiting to upgrade anyways. Anyways
>heres my question. I am going to buy a fresh, full copy of XP Home and a new hard
>drive. I have installed NT, 2K, ME, 98/98SE all to "clean" hard drives. But I have
>never installed XP to one. If I install the new HD and put the XP CD into the CD
>ROM, will it boot straight to the installation like the others I have mentioned?
>Also, what do I do it doesnt boot to the XP CD? I'm assuming it will boot to DOS,
>so what would the command be to install from DOS?
>
>Hopefully, I can get some feedback sometime today as Im buying this stuff today
at
>lunch. Thanks in advance.
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