Dell Laptop 5100 trouble w/XP

TheCardMan · July 23rd, 2004, 05:09 PM

I have a Dell 5100 laptop that I am working on. Upon bootup it prompts "No Operating System Found". I am trying to install Win XP Pro and go through the beginning steps, deleted partition, created new one, formated in NTFS then it starts to copy Win XP Install files. Goes through that process and at the end, it tells me it's going to restart the laptop in "15 seconds" but when it does, it starts from the begining of the install again. It keeps going in this cycle. What could it be?

Joe

Archer · July 23rd, 2004, 07:23 PM

Er i know this might sound silly but you didnt press a key when it said boot from CD did you or perhaps have a stuck key?

TheCardMan · July 23rd, 2004, 09:26 PM

No, I let it do it's own thing. I have to watch it closer next time to see if it is automatically booting from the cd without pressing a key.

TheCardMan · July 24th, 2004, 03:38 PM

I found the issue. The harddrive was flagged disabled in the bios. I enabled it and now it works fine.

*NooNoo* · July 24th, 2004, 03:50 PM

That would do it! Glad you sorted it.

July 23rd, 2004, 05:09 PM	#1
TheCardMan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 241	Dell Laptop 5100 trouble w/XP I have a Dell 5100 laptop that I am working on. Upon bootup it prompts "No Operating System Found". I am trying to install Win XP Pro and go through the beginning steps, deleted partition, created new one, formated in NTFS then it starts to copy Win XP Install files. Goes through that process and at the end, it tells me it's going to restart the laptop in "15 seconds" but when it does, it starts from the begining of the install again. It keeps going in this cycle. What could it be? Joe __________________ ----------------------------------- If all fails....Use a sledgehammer !! -----------------------------------

July 23rd, 2004, 09:26 PM	#3
TheCardMan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 241	No, I let it do it's own thing. I have to watch it closer next time to see if it is automatically booting from the cd without pressing a key. __________________ ----------------------------------- If all fails....Use a sledgehammer !! -----------------------------------

July 24th, 2004, 03:38 PM	#4
TheCardMan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 241	I found the issue. The harddrive was flagged disabled in the bios. I enabled it and now it works fine. __________________ ----------------------------------- If all fails....Use a sledgehammer !! -----------------------------------

July 24th, 2004, 03:50 PM	#5
NooNoo Driver Terrier Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: UK Posts: 31,644	That would do it! Glad you sorted it. __________________ Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."

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July 23rd, 2004, 07:23 PM	#2
Archer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Blighty Posts: 4,224	Er i know this might sound silly but you didnt press a key when it said boot from CD did you or perhaps have a stuck key?

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