I recently purchased a second-hand laptop without any sort of recovery or system CD, that had Ubuntu Linux on it. I am looking to put Windows XP back on, however, my copy of XP Pro cannot find the hard drive - in the setup, it will claim there is no partionable media available.
Previously I have been able to use a Linux CD to format a hard drive to FAT32 or NTFS, and then do a Windows install, however, this time it does not work.
I have looked on the manufacturer's website, and they do not have drivers posted. I was wondering if anyone could point me towards a few places to look besides Google and the manufacturer's site.
It is a Fujitsu Lifebook E8020 with ~60Gb SATA hd.
Thanks,
Snake
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Previously I have been able to use a Linux CD to format a hard drive to FAT32 or NTFS, and then do a Windows install, however, this time it does not work.
Snake
Well, since the Windows CD hasn't changed (and this previously worked), doesn't that point to a BIOS issue? Or is it a boot sector issue on the SATA drive? Things to think about anyway. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
I have seen this come up a few times lately and am hungry for the solution, too. Here is a previous discussion for reference, not solution.
Sorry - my mistake in not being clear.
I have been able to format other laptop harddrives as FAT32 or NTFS and have the XP cd realize it, but was unable to get it with this type of laptop - I'm thinking because it is SATA, but I'm not sure.
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