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Name: naveen vemuri
Date: October 5, 2009 at 20:50:17 Pacific
OS: Windows Xp
Product: Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop (intel core 2 duo t8300 2.4ghz, ddr2 sdram 2mb, 120gb)
Subcategory: General
Comment:

while installing windows on my LAPTOP, i am
getting an error "windows could not be installed
because there are no hard disk drives on your
computer". What could be the problem and what
should be done to rectify it??



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Name: yellowbelt
Date: October 5, 2009 at 21:00:49 Pacific
Reply:

Do you see the hard drive in the bios?

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Response Number 2
Name: OrionCA
Date: October 5, 2009 at 22:50:22 Pacific
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Windows may not be able to detect the hard drive(s) installed to your machine so you'll have to let your BIOS manage them. During boot enter your BIOS setup and check to see your PnP OS setting. If it's set to "Yes" switch it to "No".


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