Operating System Trouble

[J_420]

when i turn on my one computer it dont start up it says

"Operating System not found on any devices, press any key to continue."
if i hit enter the samething comes up.

If I put in the disk and try to install i get something that says
______________________________________________________________
|Windows XP Professional Setup
|___________________________
|
| Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in you computer.
| _________________________________________________________
| F3=Quit
|_____________________________________________________________

i also got a error that say

Device error during select device not found: IDEC001
No valid CD-ROM device drives selected
Path not found -M:\command.com
A:\>

Can some1 please help me. YIM i_killed_jordan AIM: GrahamColton1 or post here i will be back

 

[Dngrsone]

You have a serious problem there.

Your computer isn't seeing the hard drive. This could be something as simple as a loose cable inside the case, a dead hard drive, or a messed up motherboard.

First thing, I'd open up the case, knock all teh dust out and check the reibbons cables between the drives and the motherboard, make sure they're seated well.

 

[Camper]

make sure your hard drive and cd rom is correctly installed.
Did this error just happen or did you just install new hardware?

 

[J_420]

thank you 2 for your help, if ne1 else got suggestion can your please post also, ill keep checking here.