can ny1 help me my DVD re writer wont boot the WIN XP Pro OS cd.
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Jump to PostYou obviously have access to the web. try the following link: XP Floppy boot
should help you out, I think it takes about 6 floppy discs, and when its finished you should have a working optical drive.
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Jump to Postmy hd is also not detected along with the disk drive could it be the IDE cable?
Has this computer ever worked? (is this a new build?)
Is the HD a IDE device or SATA, and what is not detecting the device (BIOS?)
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Jump to Postyeah it is a new build
whyUnfortunately your in that great place where you don't know what the problem is, and as its a new build you don't know if any of the indiv. components are dead.
Had an issue a little while back, pretty much all was …
Jump to Postunlucky.
What you connecting to the net with now?
Are all the components new, or just the HD and DVD?
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Jump to PostMaybe, its hard to say, when is your other system due back?
If the problem is something small like an IDE cable, it would be a little annoying to pay for the postage (unless the supplier will cover it)
Are you able to get access to any other …
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