hi,
i'm trying to install a hard drive on a thinkpad t42 laptop and install windows xp pro on it. i have the bios start up from cd first and hdd second. the bios shows the hdd and its model number etc. when i put the hdd in, the screen just shows a black screen with nothing on it. when i take the hdd out, everything is normal, xp starts to load from cd and stops because there's no hdd. but, when i put the hdd back in, the xp cd never starts, not does it say that there's no operating system - just a blank screen. i have tried two drives with the same result. any ideas? i'm just totally baffled.
thanks.
i'm trying to install a hard drive on a thinkpad t42 laptop and install windows xp pro on it. i have the bios start up from cd first and hdd second. the bios shows the hdd and its model number etc. when i put the hdd in, the screen just shows a black screen with nothing on it. when i take the hdd out, everything is normal, xp starts to load from cd and stops because there's no hdd. but, when i put the hdd back in, the xp cd never starts, not does it say that there's no operating system - just a blank screen. i have tried two drives with the same result. any ideas? i'm just totally baffled.
thanks.