Hi dianne,
I think you'r forgetting to leave you'r own hard drive connected?
I havn't followed this so dont know much about your problem but as a
quick solution for problem hard drives leave your own hard drive connected
and
connect the problem HD instead of your CD or DVD drive boot up as normal
and windows should recognize the drive, if there are no major problems with
the drive,
copy info you want to your HD reconnect your CD or DVD and burn it to disc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dianne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] WIN Me invalid system disk


>I very, very carefully,having never done this before, attached the hard
> drive from the problem computer into my own as the slave.  The BIOS
> recognized it as a slave, but it wouldn't boot, it said :"disk error-press
> any key to continue"?  Does this mean the hd is dead?  Or am I forgetting
> to
> set something?  My computer uses Win XP and the other one uses Me, make
> any
> difference?  I am terrified of hurting my own computer!  Have I maybe not
> connected the hd correctly, I followed instructions about the IDE cable
> and
> power cord.  I really, really would like to copy the info off this hard
> drive onto a CD.  Help.

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