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Brand New Machine cannot boot from CD

I put together a new machine and I cannot get it to boot from the Windows XP Home edition CD to install the operating system. I removed the brand new harddrive and connected it to an older machine and was able to boot from the CD and install the XP operating system. When I put the harddrive back into the new machine I get the same error, Insert system disk. Help!!!

Posted: 04/26/2006 @ 12:46 PM (PDT)

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Brand New Machine cannot boot from CDjohnson1719@... | 04/26/2006 @ 12:46 PM (PDT)

Did you go into the BIOS and make sure that the...rickk@... | 04/26/2006 @ 01:48 PM (PDT)

This being a new computer is it still under war...zlitocook@... | 04/26/2006 @ 05:12 PM (PDT)

Start at the system board and double check the<...mjd420nova | 04/26/2006 @ 06:16 PM (PDT)

make sure your hardisk is set as either master ...korgmeister@... | 04/26/2006 @ 07:03 PM (PDT)

To have an order of to do things follow these s...3xp3rt | 04/26/2006 @ 09:53 PM (PDT)

Well if that's the case that you have a loaded...HAL 9000 | 04/27/2006 @ 12:27 AM (PDT)

One thing not mentioned is that some BIOSs offe...lyallaust@... | 04/27/2006 @ 12:40 AM (PDT)

Try to put another hard drive.if not then first...khirod.mallick@... | 05/15/2006 @ 10:08 PM (PDT)

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