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pofigster · 05-27-2007, 09:28 AM

Howdy, I've got a Compaq box that I'm replacing with a white box SFF. Since I really didn't want to shell out the money to buy a new HD and copy of Windows, I just yanked the Samsung, SATA drive out of the Compaq and slapped it in the white box. I installed a copy of XUbuntu on the old 'backup' partition, so I know the computer is recognizing and utilizing the hard drive, but when I try and boot Windows XP Home Edition, it says, "Disc Read Error, Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to restart"

I pulled the hard drive out of the white box, put it back in the Compaq and it booted up fine. So, I figure it's gotta be some software or something that's keeping Windows from booting. Any ideas on what and how I can circumvent it? Thanks!

05-27-2007, 09:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
pofigster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11 OS: XP	HD Transfer failing Howdy, I've got a Compaq box that I'm replacing with a white box SFF. Since I really didn't want to shell out the money to buy a new HD and copy of Windows, I just yanked the Samsung, SATA drive out of the Compaq and slapped it in the white box. I installed a copy of XUbuntu on the old 'backup' partition, so I know the computer is recognizing and utilizing the hard drive, but when I try and boot Windows XP Home Edition, it says, "Disc Read Error, Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to restart" I pulled the hard drive out of the white box, put it back in the Compaq and it booted up fine. So, I figure it's gotta be some software or something that's keeping Windows from booting. Any ideas on what and how I can circumvent it? Thanks!