Hey guys.
So the other day I tried to install Windows 8 on a computer that I now realized isn't fit to run Windows 8, and not only that but I believe that the boot disk that I created could've been corrupt (I burnt it off of a Mac that is notorious for not burning correctly). I know, I'm an idiot.
So motherboard is the Asus M2a-VM, which I'm guessing has no business running Windows 8. After the installation failed, I booted back into the installation disk tried to use the repair tools on the Windows 8 disk to repair the hard drive, but it kept giving errors. So, I used the command prompt on the disk to clean and reformat the drive.
Now when I boot to the drive it gives me an error saying that it's missing a file and when I try to boot to my XP disk (the corrupt Windows 8 disk barely works sometimes) it says "disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter".
I would try to install via flash drive but my BIOS doesn't allow booting into a USB.
So, I feel like I'm in a heap of trouble and I just need to know where to start. Is it the hard drive that I ruined? Or is the motherboard ruined also? I'll try to provide more information if needed.
So the other day I tried to install Windows 8 on a computer that I now realized isn't fit to run Windows 8, and not only that but I believe that the boot disk that I created could've been corrupt (I burnt it off of a Mac that is notorious for not burning correctly). I know, I'm an idiot.
So motherboard is the Asus M2a-VM, which I'm guessing has no business running Windows 8. After the installation failed, I booted back into the installation disk tried to use the repair tools on the Windows 8 disk to repair the hard drive, but it kept giving errors. So, I used the command prompt on the disk to clean and reformat the drive.
Now when I boot to the drive it gives me an error saying that it's missing a file and when I try to boot to my XP disk (the corrupt Windows 8 disk barely works sometimes) it says "disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter".
I would try to install via flash drive but my BIOS doesn't allow booting into a USB.
So, I feel like I'm in a heap of trouble and I just need to know where to start. Is it the hard drive that I ruined? Or is the motherboard ruined also? I'll try to provide more information if needed.