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Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped

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On 1/10/2013 11:32 PM, S Campbell wrote:
> 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.
>
>
First thing I'd do is check for jumpers.  Most laptop drives don't have 
any, but I've seen some that did.
Download the GPARTED live CD and initialize/partition/format the drive 
in the laptop.
That makes sure you don't have any weird invisible OEM partitions that
confuse the boot process.
Don't forget to set the boot flag.
Try the install again.

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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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