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You'll want to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom. The set of four
install disks can be created from your Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the
\bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or
makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.
Then *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 ATA100 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.
When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.
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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >trying to install win2000 pro on a Maxtor new drive &
| >getting I/O error status=00000120 after setup loads, any
| >ideas on how to correct?
| >.
| >thanks Dave, the drive is an ATA100 on an Intel D850GB
| boar. The actual error message is "failed to ArcRead the
| boot partition to check for a signature". I previously had
| another Maxtor drive that ran win2000 with no problems.
| The bios accepted the drive as a master & win2000 did
| format it, but the same error still comes up
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