Is this hard drive a SATA hard drive? If it is a SATA hard drive Windows won't detect the hard drive because the Windows XP installation CD has not got a SATA driver. To install Windows on a SATA hard drive, please click on this link and follow my instructions :- Normal 0 http://www.fixya.com/support/r4335035-installing_windows_xp_sata_hard_drive
If the hard drive is a IDE drive then, the hard drive may be faulty, especially if the BIOS cannot detect the hard drive.
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Is this hard drive a SATA hard drive?
If it is a SATA hard drive Windows won't detect the hard drive because the Windows XP installation CD has not got a SATA driver.
To install Windows on a SATA hard drive, please click on this link and follow my instructions :-
Normal 0 http://www.fixya.com/support/r4335035-installing_windows_xp_sata_hard_drive
If the hard drive is a IDE drive then, the hard drive may be faulty, especially if the BIOS cannot detect the hard drive.