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Sounds like you've tried this but the correct method would be to set the CD drive as first boot device, change the hard drive order so the SATA is before the Maxtor and make the Hard Drive the second boot device. Then put your XP disk in the cd drive and boot to it and do a repair/install on the SATA. You should be able to remove the Maxtor also during this process. You might even try removing the Maxtor and connect the CD rom to the Primary IDE.
Disable the RAID option and you can also Disable the Case open alarm. Any testing you do on the hard drives should be done with the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic software. WD will require that step before issuing an RMA. Good luck.
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