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09-06-2003, 04:58 PM
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op. system not found
I have a HP Pavilion XE736 computer which I have just put a new WD 40GB hard drive into it. I had Windows Me on old hard drive, want to put it in new hard drive. But I keep getting a message that says "operating system not found". I put Me cd in and tried to boot from CD rom, not working. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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09-06-2003, 10:44 PM
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, I don't think you can put new components into HP's because of the proprietary parts.
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09-07-2003, 03:38 AM
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Do you have the old drive mastered or slaved?
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09-07-2003, 03:42 AM
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go into your bios and set first boot device to cdrom
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09-07-2003, 04:35 AM
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What Me disc are you using - MS Windows Me CD or HP Recovery Disc Set?
The easiest way is to use the HP Recovery Disc Set. |
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09-07-2003, 06:08 AM
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I am using the Windows ME cd, and I went into bios and set to boot from CD-Rom. I have it set to Cable Select. And I still get the same message.
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09-07-2003, 10:36 AM
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if you have a cdrom and a dvd only one will be bootable so if you have tryed the cdrom drive then try the dvd drive
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09-08-2003, 04:02 PM
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I figured out the problem, she gave me a Windows ME upgrade cd, needed to use HP Recovery to restore original software, then upgrade to ME. Thanks for all your help!!!!
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