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ncic_1 · 07-27-2004, 11:41 AM

Hi I have recently assembled a new PC. I am having a problem with booting up my PC. I have not yet been able to install an OS (I plan to install XP Pro). In the BIOS setup all the parts are detected (HDD, CDRW, DVDRW, Floppy). I am only connecting one 200GB HD. To be honest I close to nothing about RAID and IDE when it comes to hard-drives. In the past I always connected my hard-drive to the primary IDE slot on the motherboard. Do I use the same cable to connect my hard-drive to the RAID as I would to the IDE slot? I have tried both setups. It seems to work fine plugged into the RAID slot. However after I exit the BIOS setup I get this message "Reboot and Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key_". I assumed that here I would insert the disk used to install XP Pro into the CD-ROM. But nothing happens and if I hit a key I get the same message again. I am currently unable to install any operating system. The CD-ROM itself seems to be operating fine. There is power indication when it reads the disk and the BIOS picks up it's existence during setup. Any help will be a huge relief. Thanks.

Chris Anderson

07-27-2004, 11:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
ncic_1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3 OS: XP	P4P800-E Deluxe boot problem Hi I have recently assembled a new PC. I am having a problem with booting up my PC. I have not yet been able to install an OS (I plan to install XP Pro). In the BIOS setup all the parts are detected (HDD, CDRW, DVDRW, Floppy). I am only connecting one 200GB HD. To be honest I close to nothing about RAID and IDE when it comes to hard-drives. In the past I always connected my hard-drive to the primary IDE slot on the motherboard. Do I use the same cable to connect my hard-drive to the RAID as I would to the IDE slot? I have tried both setups. It seems to work fine plugged into the RAID slot. However after I exit the BIOS setup I get this message "Reboot and Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key_". I assumed that here I would insert the disk used to install XP Pro into the CD-ROM. But nothing happens and if I hit a key I get the same message again. I am currently unable to install any operating system. The CD-ROM itself seems to be operating fine. There is power indication when it reads the disk and the BIOS picks up it's existence during setup. Any help will be a huge relief. Thanks. Chris Anderson Last edited by ncic_1; 07-27-2004 at 11:45 AM.