IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped

From	"S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.laptops, comp.laptops, aus.computers
Subject	IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped
Organization	News
Message-ID	<eePHs.2459$1k5.439@viwinnwfe01.internal.bigpond.com> (permalink)
Date	2013-01-11 17:32 +1000

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Hi friends
Have an IBM Thinkpad R30 and need to find out why it won't boot up from a 
tested and formatted 20 Gb Toshiba drive after the first stage of Windows XP 
installation.
So I installed Windows XP sp2 from a good CD I've used for years and first 
stage of Windows XP installation goes OK without a glitch.  The computer 
resets OK at this first stage.
When the computer reboots it says "press a key to boot from CD" and I don't 
press a key.  After it times out the Windows XP installation won't 
continue - the cursor just blinks on the screen.
If I take out the CD and reboot, the computer still won't boot from the hard 
disk (after BIOS checks it goes to blank screen with a blinking cursor).
I have tested the hard disk and it appears OK.  I had connected it to 
another XP computer, deleted the partition and formatted it as  NTFS.  The 
Windows XP installation on the laptop accepts the format.
So the problem I am trying to figure out is why the laptop won't boot off 
that hard drive when it has Win XP installation to continue?  I checked the 
BIOS and it finds the HD okay.  I have also made it at the top of the Boot 
order (and it is not disabled with '!' as these Thinkpads do)
So where on earth do I go from here?!
Thanks for any solutions to the above problem.

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IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam> - 2013-01-11 17:32 +1000
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2013-01-11 00:47 -0800
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 20:18 +1100
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Tom Cole <tacoleNOSPAM@yahoo.co.nz.invalid> - 2013-01-12 11:33 +1300
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "Damian" <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> - 2013-01-13 12:30 +1100
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Parko <there.is.an.elephant@the.pantry.door.invalid> - 2013-01-15 22:55 +0000
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-01-15 21:01 +0400
    Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2013-01-16 15:59 +1100
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-01-17 11:19 +0400
        Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2013-01-18 12:25 +1100
    Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "Bob Milutinovic" <cognicom@gmail.com> - 2013-01-16 19:20 +1100
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-01-17 11:18 +0400
        Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "Bob Milutinovic" <cognicom@gmail.com> - 2013-01-18 12:37 +1100
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam> - 2013-02-05 19:49 +1000
    Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-02-06 09:33 +0400
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-02-06 10:39 +0400
    Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped dg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> - 2013-02-07 01:56 +0000
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam> - 2013-02-08 10:29 +1000
        Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped dg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> - 2013-02-08 04:07 +0000
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam> - 2013-02-08 10:30 +1000
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2013-02-07 19:15 -0800

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