You can not just simply put a he from another machine in a new 1 you
have to run a repair install by booting from your xp cd press enter to
install f8 to continue then press r for repair and you will need to
download drivers for the new machine
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On Dec 27, 2008, at 9:52 PM, Brad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> There was a time when Dell was always "Cable Select" for the
> jumpers. Can't
> say now though. Worth a shot.
> Brad Loomis
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I am attempting to cannabalize an old machine and move a 200GB
> master and a
> 200GB slave from it to this DELL and am experiencing challenges. Upon
> attempted boot up, the 8200 flashes a blue screen error for only a
> sec (too
> brief to read) & then moves to the screen of boot up choices -
> recommending
> the "Last Known Good Configuration". When I try that, it will not
> boot up
> but cycles back through in a loop. IDE cable works fine with old
> 124GB HDD I
> am removing. Jumpers on new drives are set correctly. New drives are
> in
> correct position (master at end, slave in 2nd) on cable. Flashed
> BIOS to A09
> (no other upgrades available). BIOS recognizes them by name and
> capacity
> (shows both at 200GB). Running XP Pro svc pack 3. What am I missing?
> Any
> input is very welcome. Thanks to all!
>
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