No boot device avaiable Dell11!!!

[Demologize]

I am trying to install windows XP on my Dell GX280. I had problem with my old hard drive so I had to get new one. I have been testing my sisters hard drive on my PC and everything worked perferctly so I decided to get my one, I bought one of them yesterday and I have problem with installing windows xp 32bit on it. When I boot my pc after few seconds the error comes out with "No boot device avaiable" strike f1 to contunue or f2 to boot manager or something like this. I have also set CD/DVD device as a priority and it didnt help, I have been clearing PC inside, all the cables and motherboard and still with no change.

Any1 could help me solve this problem?

[potis]

Can you see the hard drive in the bios?

Are you sure both the power and sata cables are in place? Many people forget the power cables :>

[Demologize]

Yup, I can see them on the Bios. What cables are they? I think I got everything on place

[potis]

If you can see them in the BIOS it means the cables are fine.

Try pressing the boot manager and see if it appears there first.

[Demologize]

boot device menu;

Onboard SATA Hard drive
Onboard or USB CD/dvd drive

System setup
Hard drive diagnostics
System utility setup

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[potis]

And when you choose the Onboard SATA hard drive, where does it take you?

[Demologize]

again the error comes out "no boot device avaiable, strike f1...."

[Cyanotical]

iirc the stock drives in a 280 are IDE

you might want to put your cd/dvd drive into master mode, make sure it's using the connector on the end of the cable

[potis]

Well i have no clue about how Dell builds their computers so i cant really help much xD

If the HDD can be seen in the bios then its not something hardware related wrong going on, just Dell.

[Demologize]

how do you do it? do you mean to put cd/dvd as a first place? if yes, I have done.

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I have been looking in BIOS, I have found something, idk if this will help.

On the "drives" part of BIOS when I look into Drive 0 - Sata 0 it says;

cotroller - serial ATA
port SATA - 0

Does this means that my "controller" hard drive is ATA and the port only reads "SATA"? I have really no idea wht those 2means or what they are but I just wanted to add this.

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