[Hidden-tech] Hidden-tech] Windows install help

[Rikk Desgres]

Figured out part of the problem. It seems the SATA drives are configured in
a RAID. If I unplug all but one the installer boots to Windows but says it
can¹t find the hard drive. If anybody has any ideas let me know, but at
least I have a direction. Will proceed....

Thanks, 

Rikk
-- 
Rikk Desgres
Pinehurst Pictures & Sound
http://www.pinehurstpictures.com
(413) 584-6200


************************************************************
Please do not place this email address on any mailing list.
This address is for direct one on one communication.
Thank you for your cooperation.
************************************************************



From: Neal Priestly <neal.priestly at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:20:24 -0400
To: Rikk Desgres <all at pinehurstpictures.com>
Cc: Hidden-Tech <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Hidden-tech] Windows install help

Hi Rikk-

I'm assuming that by "I did get it to start from a Dell disc" you mean that
you got the laptop to boot up using the DVD drive, which validates the
drive.  Have you tried booting another machine off of the OEM builder disc -
to validate that the disc is still good?

Have you tried to open the DVD from within RedHat to ensure that the disc
and the drive play well together?  I've had marginal drives and/or marginal
media get particular about runtime combinations in the past...

You might want to try running the Plop boot manager (plpbt from
http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/download.html) if you have a floppy drive
on the laptop.  It's a micro Linux kernel that gives you the ability to
choose a boot device and may abstract out something on the machine that's
getting in the way.

Good luck.

-Neal Priestly
 Free Range Technologist

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Rikk Desgres <all at pinehurstpictures.com>
wrote:
>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
> 
> 
> 
> Any Windows experts out there? I have an old HP xw8200 Workstation that I¹m
> trying to install XP on. The original restore disc is gone so I was using an
> generic OEM builder disc. The computer starts up shows some bios info, I
> choose to start from the DVD drive then a blank screen.....and nothing. I did
> get it to start from a Dell disc just to see if it was some procedural thing I
> was doing. If anybody has any ideas let me know. I may try to order the
> restore disc from HP, but it¹s not listed on the support page as something
> that can be ordered.
> 
> Other info: Red Hat is currently installed as the OS if that means anything.
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Rikk 
> -- 
> Rikk Desgres
> Pinehurst Pictures & Sound
> http://www.pinehurstpictures.com
> (413) 584-6200 <tel:%28413%29%20584-6200>
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net
> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
> 
> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.
> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members
> page on the Hidden Tech Web site.
> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20120327/001e3c7f/attachment.html