I have a Compaq laptop. Recently it stopped working correctly. When you boot it up all it does is tries to boot and recycles and continually goes through that process. The furthest it gets is it goes to a screen that says Windows was shut down incorrectly and how do you want to start Windows. You get 4 options. I have tried all 4 and it still just tries to reboot.
I have tried starting it with the XP operating system disk. It gets past the loading files portion then says " Setup didn't find any hard-disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer, and that any disk related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or setup program. Setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3."
I have run the diagnostics from the bios and it says the Quick Test, The Comprehensive test and The S.M.A.R.T. tests have all passed but nothing different happens.
Is there anyone who could guide me in the right direction in resolving this issue. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank You
