How do I install OS on gateway cx210?

[DevonS]

Hello,
I had a hard drive fail and am trying to install XP on the new blank one - but the install cd doesn't recognize the hard drive - BIOS does.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

go into disc management and format the new volume!

How to format a basic volume
To format a partition, logical drive or basic volume:

In the Disk Management window, right-click the partition or logical drive that you want to format (or reformat), and then click Format.
In the Format dialog box, type a name for the volume in the Volume label box. This is an optional step.
Click the file system that you want to use in the File system box. If you want, you can also change the disk allocation unit size, specify whether you want to perform a quick format, or enable file and folder compression on NTFS volumes.
Click OK.
Click OK when you are prompted to format the volume. The format process starts.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Using Disk Management
To start Disk Management:

Log on as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. In the console tree, click Disk Management.