80 Gb hard drive CPx problem with XP

[HJM1234]

Hi

I have a CPx and I purchased a 80 GB drive. I can not install XP pro SP2 on it. I noticed that with the drive is installed and I hit F2 and go to BIOS the screen is locked up. If I replace it with the original drive, the BIOS screen is active. What can or should I do. I was installing XP when I got an error about setupdd.sys code 4. I looked up the error and it states that I have something that will not work in XP. The example they gave was memory. Would that also lock up the BIOS? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.

 

[kestrel1]

Have you set the jumpers correctly on the new drive?
It could be memory, but if the machine works OK with the old drive installed I dought that this is your problem. Ensure that the cable is correctly installed & that you have the jumpers set correctly. If you are using cable select, then try master.

 

[satrow]

This may be a case of having a drive that is too large for the BIOS/PC to recognize and utilize fully. Is the original drive less than 32Gb?

Is there a jumper setting that will 'clip' the size to 32Gb - does it work then?

You'll need to check for a BIOS update or go to the drive manufacturers site for a download that will allow you to use the full capacity - 'drive overlay software', Ontrack is one example.