Web book Help

[blackrainbow]

this is my topic and i stubbed on the web book I'm currently trying to fix
it is a XP pentum 3 and it had a 6 GB hard drive , it would not boot up so i changed the hard drive to a 5 gig with 98 on them i could on install any driver because there is NO CD DRIVE it a total failure of a Laptop Now i added a 60 GB hard drive and it wont boot off it an How can i put an OS on it ?

[fireballs]

When you say can't boot, what exactly is the problem? do you get any errors? If there is no CD drive do you have an external one you can plug in?

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[blackrainbow]

i have no floppy drive or disk drive and the thing just wont start now i added the 60 gb hdd and i dont have any exteral drive sorri   

[fireballs]

It won't start? like no power? it's pretty boned if it's a laptop. you could check the cable/power adapter?

If you've got no CD drive/floppy drive then you can't really put an Os on the computer. unless you can get something like BartPE on a USB stick?

FB

[blackrainbow]

it wont load up after the screen saying press f10 to goin to the bios there is 128mb of ram it sucks

[fireballs]

can you get into the BIOS? what exactly happens?? any error or anything on the screen? XP will run on 128MB of RAM.

FB

[blackrainbow]

it gets past the first screen then it just gos blank with a wihte _ flashing and threre is no errors

[fireballs]

OK the HDD in there at the moment is there an OS loaded onto it? can you go into the BIOS and check the settings there?

FB

[blackrainbow]

nope there is nothing on it, i want to pu windows xp on it.
 compaq evo n200 this is the make and modle of the notebook if that helps there is nothing on this 60 gb hard drive i put in and the orgernal is blank

[fireballs]

Unless you have a CD drive somewhere (internal or external doesn't matter) then you can't install windwos XP. You can take the HDD off and attach it to another computer and install it on there then transfer the HDD back to the laptop.

FB

[blackrainbow]

thnx thnx that the bes5t thing i have herd all day 

[blackrainbow]

i put the web books hdd in to another laptop and the other hdd into the web book but i will not boot the web book is Compaq Evo Notebook N200 the only thing i have changed is the hdd from 15 gb to a 60 i have put a hdd with windows 98 se on it it loads with that but the i can do any updates becse it has no drives and it i need to put drivers for the usb ports and graphics card

[fireballs]

can't you update from the web?

FB

[blackrainbow]

never mind i put the orgernal hdd bk in to it and i put windows on it but i have a nother problem, it will not load up normal or in same mode, ( u kno the screen were you select if u want to boot up in safe mode, safe mode with networking, safe mode with command prompt or normal?) it wot go past that screen if i seclect normal, and if i pick any safe modes it shows the driver the freezes   

[fireballs]

which driver does it freeze on?

FB