plz help!

[zomgjerry]

ok, so im building this computer, and i have the motherboard, the graphics card, the case, power supply, ram, and evrything else.
but the problem is when i try to boot it, the system says there is no hard drive and then it goes to a blank screen with a blink white line.

any ideas?

PLZ!

 

[cohen]

Have you install the OS??

 

[zomgjerry]

yeah i put in an OS, put still nothing else happened.
any other ideas?

 

[cohen]

did you have the OS on an old computer and you put the hard drive in the new one...???

 

[zomgjerry]

yeah sure...like did i use an old hard drive into the new computer???

 

[cohen]

yeah sure...like did i use an old hard drive into the new computer???

yeah - did you??

 

[zomgjerry]

yes i did.
y???

 

[xbadwolfx]

yes i did.
y???

Because the hard drive is acting as if it's still in the old computer. Put it back into the old computer, format it, and then place it in the new one.

 

[jimkonow]

or what you could do is put the OS disc in the CD drive, set the BIOS boot order to load the CD-rom drive first, then install the OS when it prompts you to.

 

[xbadwolfx]

or what you could do is put the OS disc in the CD drive, set the BIOS boot order to load the CD-rom drive first, then install the OS when it prompts you to.

That too, but I'm not sure if it's even showing him the BIOS screen?

 

[zomgjerry]

i set the cd drive first and then it says press any key to boot...then it says the ntfdr thing is missing.
any idea what this means?

 

[cohen]

i set the cd drive first and then it says press any key to boot...then it says the ntfdr thing is missing.
any idea what this means?

do you a windows repair...

 

[oscaryu1]

NTLDR missing? Install a OS. You don't got one.

 

[zomgjerry]

yes i have an OS, but if window repair on the BIOS?

 

[oscaryu1]

Boot from your CD/DVD... do a repair.

CD/DVD as in your OS disk.

 

[zomgjerry]

oh ok...im gunna try that.

 

[zomgjerry]

i couldnt find the repair thing.

 

[cohen]

i couldnt find the repair thing.

boot of the CD and it has repair windows - select that.

 

[zomgjerry]

hmmm...still cant find it!!!
but idk...i think it may be the hard drive cause i only have on ide slot on the motherboard and i have the cd drive and hard drive connected on it. is it that and maybe i should get a sata hdd?

 

[zomgjerry]

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