When I tried to start my computer, I got an error message saying there is no hard drive installed, cannot find the main drive.

So I got the cd to reinstall windows xp, and he says he does not have a cd drive. I can only choose f2 or f12, but not all options appear. Normal boot and the following three, don't you remember those who, 1 to 4 in any case. Cannot run diagnostics as it says that there is no drive. Tells me to press f1 to retry or f2 for this to be. But f1 doesn't, f2 which brings back me to something that did not help me. I need help! Anyone? Thank you very much. Mr. Spence

Hello Margo15,

If you assembled your PC yourself, this may happen because of the bad connection in your hardware.

You can consult:
1 make sure your CDROM /dvdrom is properly connected.
2. the hard drive is properly connected, make sure that there is no loose connection.
3. Insert the CD of Installation of XP and reboot the PC to check again.

Is the usable hard drive prior to this install attempts or you install a new copy of XP into a new PC?

Waiting for your response.

Thank you and best regards.
codescientist

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