[SOLVED] cable from HD to Motherboard

sluggo123 · 05-26-2008, 08:57 AM

I built this computer several years ago. The hard drive died. I have replaced it and cannot get it the OS to load on to the HD. I get a message that says "No OS Found
Insert the OS disk and press any key" The OS is XP Pro.

Of course the OS Disk is in the CD drive and when I hit the "any key or Enter key" I get a repeat of the same message. That may be caused by the gray cable from the HD to the MotherBoard. I did not notice the one red wire in the cable when I removed it and I now have the one red wire facing me as I look in to the computer. I wonder if it should be facing the backside of the computer instead of the frontside?

Any ideas appreciated,
sluggo123

**peterhuang913** · 05-26-2008, 09:59 AM

The connectors should have notches in it. Also, are the jumpers correct? Did you configure the HD in the BIOS?

dai · 05-26-2008, 12:16 PM

the redline side goes into the drive on the side the power plug is on
set the bios to boot from cd first
pop in the cd
reboot the computer
press a key when it says to boot from cd

sluggo123 · 05-26-2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterhuang913

The connectors should have notches in it. Also, are the jumpers correct? Did you configure the HD in the BIOS?

According to WD on this hard drive for single use no jumper is necesssary. ???? The Bios is configured for 1st boot device is CD, 2nd Boot Device is CD and 3rd boot device is CD. It just cannot seem to find the CD.

dai · 05-26-2008, 01:16 PM

wd no jumper for single h/d on end plug as master
your using an 80 wire ide cable with the
blue to m/board
grey/slave
black/master
plugs

**wrench97** · 05-26-2008, 01:27 PM

When you turn the computer on does the light on the cd drive flash? if not
check to make sure you haven't knocked the wires in that drive loose.
Are the cd and the hd on the same IDE channel (same ribbon cable) or a separate one ?

sluggo123 · 05-26-2008, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

the redline side goes into the drive on the side the power plug is on
set the bios to boot from cd first
pop in the cd
reboot the computer
press a key when it says to boot from cd

Got right. seems to be unable to find the hard drive.

dai · 05-26-2008, 01:36 PM

can you see the hard drive listed in the bios correctly

sluggo123 · 05-26-2008, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

wd no jumper for single h/d on end plug as master
your using an 80 wire ide cable with the
blue to m/board
grey/slave
black/master
plugs

correct One hard drive only, no plugs 80 wire ide gray cable with blue end to the motherboard, blacki end to HD.

sluggo123 · 05-26-2008, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

can you see the hard drive listed in the bios correctly

yes

dai · 05-26-2008, 02:18 PM

when you boot from cd the incial load goes into ram it moves to the hard drive on the first reboot
can you see the cd drive listed correctly in the bios
if you can reseat the ram and just put 1 stick in the slot closest to the cpu
and try the install again

sluggo123 · 05-26-2008, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

can you see the hard drive listed in the bios correctly

not sure how to look at this I can see four different hds
000, 001, 002, 003 altho I just have a single hard drive in the computer

sluggo123 · 05-26-2008, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

when you boot from cd the incial load goes into ram it moves to the hard drive on the first reboot
can you see the cd drive listed correctly in the bios
if you can reseat the ram and just put 1 stick in the slot closest to the cpu
and try the install again

as I said, not sure just what I am looking for, I can select one of 4 hard drives in the BIOS.

sluggo123 · 05-27-2008, 05:19 AM

I changed from trying to load XP Pro on the new HD to installing Windows 2000 Pro on it, which I used before I got XP Pro. It loaded ok, but not from the CD. I ran the 4 floppy Windows 2000 install disks because for the same unknown reason 2000 would not load from the CD either. It did load from the floppy disks OK.

I will try downloading the 6 install XP floppy disks and clean the 2000 Pro from the disk and see if that will allow me to install xp on the new HD.
Sluggo123

05-26-2008, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
sluggo123 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tupelo>Saltillo, MS Posts: 189 OS: XP Home Edition/Vista/ME/Ubuntu	[SOLVED] cable from HD to Motherboard I built this computer several years ago. The hard drive died. I have replaced it and cannot get it the OS to load on to the HD. I get a message that says "No OS Found Insert the OS disk and press any key" The OS is XP Pro. Of course the OS Disk is in the CD drive and when I hit the "any key or Enter key" I get a repeat of the same message. That may be caused by the gray cable from the HD to the MotherBoard. I did not notice the one red wire in the cable when I removed it and I now have the one red wire facing me as I look in to the computer. I wonder if it should be facing the backside of the computer instead of the frontside? Any ideas appreciated, sluggo123 __________________ The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously --Hubert H. Humphrey Last edited by sluggo123; 05-26-2008 at 08:58 AM.

05-26-2008, 09:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
peterhuang913 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 946 OS: XP Home SP2	Re: cable from HD to Motherboard The connectors should have notches in it. Also, are the jumpers correct? Did you configure the HD in the BIOS?

05-26-2008, 12:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,599 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: cable from HD to Motherboard the redline side goes into the drive on the side the power plug is on set the bios to boot from cd first pop in the cd reboot the computer press a key when it says to boot from cd __________________

05-26-2008, 01:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,599 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: cable from HD to Motherboard wd no jumper for single h/d on end plug as master your using an 80 wire ide cable with the blue to m/board grey/slave black/master plugs __________________

05-26-2008, 01:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14,222 OS: XPSP3	Re: cable from HD to Motherboard When you turn the computer on does the light on the cd drive flash? if not check to make sure you haven't knocked the wires in that drive loose. Are the cd and the hd on the same IDE channel (same ribbon cable) or a separate one ?

05-26-2008, 01:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,599 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: cable from HD to Motherboard can you see the hard drive listed in the bios correctly __________________

05-26-2008, 02:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,599 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: cable from HD to Motherboard when you boot from cd the incial load goes into ram it moves to the hard drive on the first reboot can you see the cd drive listed correctly in the bios if you can reseat the ram and just put 1 stick in the slot closest to the cpu and try the install again __________________

05-27-2008, 05:19 AM	#14 (permalink)
sluggo123 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tupelo>Saltillo, MS Posts: 189 OS: XP Home Edition/Vista/ME/Ubuntu	Re: cable from HD to Motherboard I changed from trying to load XP Pro on the new HD to installing Windows 2000 Pro on it, which I used before I got XP Pro. It loaded ok, but not from the CD. I ran the 4 floppy Windows 2000 install disks because for the same unknown reason 2000 would not load from the CD either. It did load from the floppy disks OK. I will try downloading the 6 install XP floppy disks and clean the 2000 Pro from the disk and see if that will allow me to install xp on the new HD. Sluggo123 __________________ The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously --Hubert H. Humphrey