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O-Trap

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Nov 30, 2010 4:37 PM
Running into issues on the bootsect command in CMD. Getting an error. Hmm ...
Nov 30, 2010 4:37pm
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Nov 30, 2010 5:28 PM
FML

Just went through that only to get a new error upon booting from USB.

"BOOTMGR not found."
Nov 30, 2010 5:28pm
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Nov 30, 2010 6:07 PM
The USB stick probably is not bootable or properly formatted.
Nov 30, 2010 6:07pm
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Nov 30, 2010 6:41 PM
TedSheckler;582375 wrote:The USB stick probably is not bootable or properly formatted.

I agree stick with working with the cd drive as it is going to be much easier IMO.
Nov 30, 2010 6:41pm
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Nov 30, 2010 7:38 PM
Problem is, it seems like the CD/DVD drive is what isn't working. Internal HDD is brand new. Windows 7 disk is brand new. Boot order is correct.
Nov 30, 2010 7:38pm
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Nov 30, 2010 8:47 PM
If the CD drive isn't working, his best bet is to use the USB. But you'll have to make sure it's bootable. It's easy to do.

http://www.intowindows.com/bootable-usb/
Nov 30, 2010 8:47pm
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Nov 30, 2010 9:20 PM
Yeah, I just figured out what I was doing wrong when making the USB drive bootable. Now I just need to copy over the ISO.
Nov 30, 2010 9:20pm
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Nov 30, 2010 9:30 PM
VICTORY! Thanks guys! Wouldn't have figured it out without you! If there was a "Thank" option on OhioChatter, I would thank every damn post in this thread thus far.
Nov 30, 2010 9:30pm
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MontyBrunswick

Nov 30, 2010 10:41 PM
I'm willing to bet he has a SATA CD-ROM, and his BIOS isn't set to emulate those as IDE.

SO...his CDROM isn't "seen" by his computer.
Nov 30, 2010 10:41pm
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Dec 1, 2010 9:38 AM
dlazz;582859 wrote:I'm willing to bet he has a SATA CD-ROM, and his BIOS isn't set to emulate those as IDE.

SO...his CDROM isn't "seen" by his computer.

Yes, I've seen this a couple times. There was a simple setting in the BIOS to change that made it work. But it sounds like it's working now. So I'm not going to bother looking it up.
Dec 1, 2010 9:38am
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Dec 1, 2010 12:03 PM
It's odd, because this CD-ROM used to work, though I suppose the issue could be that the new HDD is what doesn't recognize it? I'll dig for that today, WebFire, as I still do want to be able to use the disk drive.

I believe in the boot menu it's called "ATAKI CD/DVD ROM Drive" or something like that. Make any difference?

Now running Win7 32-bit on a 500GB HDD with an AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 processor (only 1.80 GHz, but it was cheap).
Dec 1, 2010 12:03pm
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Dec 1, 2010 1:54 PM
The new hard drive has nothing to do with the computer not recognizing the CD drive. It's a BIOS, mobo, or CD drive problem.
Dec 1, 2010 1:54pm
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Dec 1, 2010 1:56 PM
I love Windows 7. Runs perfectly on my desktop that I built when I was a freshman or sophomore in high school. Haven't upgraded this thing one bit and it still runs great. One of the best $700 I've spent.

Does the disk drive not work even in the OS now?
Dec 1, 2010 1:56pm
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Dec 1, 2010 7:28 PM
O-Trap;583259 wrote:It's odd, because this CD-ROM used to work, though I suppose the issue could be that the new HDD is what doesn't recognize it? I'll dig for that today, WebFire, as I still do want to be able to use the disk drive.

I believe in the boot menu it's called "ATAKI CD/DVD ROM Drive" or something like that. Make any difference?

Now running Win7 32-bit on a 500GB HDD with an AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 processor (only 1.80 GHz, but it was cheap).

I'll have to look tomorrow with an extra PC. But if you nose around the BOIS settings, look for something to do with IDE or SATA options. If I think of it I'll post back.
Dec 1, 2010 7:28pm
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Dec 1, 2010 7:32 PM
TedSheckler;583396 wrote:The new hard drive has nothing to do with the computer not recognizing the CD drive. It's a BIOS, mobo, or CD drive problem.
I didn't think so, but I wasn't sure. Thanks for setting me straight.
WebFire;583803 wrote:I'll have to look tomorrow with an extra PC. But if you nose around the BOIS settings, look for something to do with IDE or SATA options. If I think of it I'll post back.

Thanks. I'll peruse BIOS.
Dec 1, 2010 7:32pm
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Dec 1, 2010 7:45 PM
This is what I was thinking of. I guess it may not apply to you though.
XP doesn't natively support SATA hard drives, so either the drivers need to be installed at the very start of the installation or you have to "trick" XP into thinking you have an IDE drive. There are a few ways of doing it:
1. check the BIOS to see if if there's a setting for "IDE compatibility mode" (or something to that effect). If there is, go ahead & select it, install XP, then install the SATA drivers. Then you can go back & change the setting back to SATA again.
2. at the beginning of the installation, press F6 when prompted & load the SATA drivers from a floppy.
3. if you can't do either of the above, you'll need to create a new XP CD that has the SATA drivers slipstreamed into it. Here's the instructions:
Dec 1, 2010 7:45pm