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i have just replaced my ide hdd with a sata one i installed xp to the sata drive then booted windows from the ide drive and transfered the data to the sata drive then i rebooted into xp on the sata drive and completed setting it up and all worked well then i removed and wiped the ide drive to use it somewhere else but then wen i rebooted the computer it wouldn't even try and boot from the sata hdd does anyone know what the problem could be i have already tried repairing windows twice without any luck thanx

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What is the error message, "no boot device" or something like that?

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Reply to jd210

1st of all make sure that the BIOS option is set to boot from the SATA/SCASI HDD - Check your motherboard's manual about the setting

what XP version are u using ? is it SP2? make sure that u have all the latest updates in your service pack

U may also need to install the Sata Drivers i.e u may have to format the Sata hard disk to get xp running

Reply to juvealert

it's sp2 but i've already had it running twice but when i took out the other hdd it stopped working and it is set to boot from the sata drive 1st

Reply to jd210

Perform a repair install with your XP disk and have a F6 disk for your system with the sata drivers on it and load the drivers if required.

Reply to bobbknight

Check the SATA cable and make sure it didn't come loose.

Reply to Zorg

i have done both of those things but thanx for ur help

Reply to jd210

Boot to the CD recovery console and type fixmbr. The link is to fix the MBR that was taken over by grub when installing linux, but I believe the same problem can occur with NTloader. Give it a try you have nothing to loose. I had the same problem when I installed Vista RC1 and then removed it, so depending on how you did the installing it may work.

Reply to Zorg

Zorg is right. fixmbr fixes alot of problems. I always use it when recovering from GRUB bootloader crap. Also, make sure you're booting from the right partition/drive.

Reply to doomsdaydave11

The funny thing is that I know better to disconnect all other drives before installing a new OS, and yet I still get caught occasionally. :lol:

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