Hi. I just bought new fujitsu siemens laptop and i need to install operating system. So, first, i put xp professional cd in it. Then, among other stuff, it says: "to set up windows xp now, press ENTER", so i press it. Then I press F8 to confirm licence agreement. Then I get this:
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The following list shows existing partitions and unpartitioned space on the computer.
Use UP and DOWN ..... partitiones.
-to set up windows xp on this item, press ENTER
-to create partition on unpartitioned space, press C
-to create unpartitioned space press D
Unknown disk
<there is no disk in this drive>
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If i press ENTER or C window shuts down to "prevent damage to my computer". If i press D it says that partition that im trying to delete is system partition that contains programs which i need to start operating system and im afraid to delete it because im not sure what that means. But when i press ESC to cancel it, it shut down my computer, again "to prevent damage to my computer". What should I do. Please help.
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If it's recent, make sure your BIOS settings don't have the SATA controller on SATA/AHCI mode. Set it to IDE or compatibility. This is assuming the hard drive is functional and properly connected.