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Originally Posted by William_Wilson ok, an OS not found error is that of a missing boot file or boot loader. If it will load the XP cd then, all the hardware seems in order. Check in the bios that the order of boot has cd drive before the hard drive and simply boot with both the hard drive in, and the XP cd in the drive. This should start an installation of Windows, thus there will be an OS to boot. |
The problem with that is, when the HD is put into the computer for no apparent reason, the CD/DVD drive stops completely, wont open even. When the HDD isnt connected to the computer, it works fine and can run the CD/DVD drive.