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Formatting LG P1

post #1 of 4
9/26/06 at 3:13pm
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I just got a LG P1 and i wanted to do a fresh install with windows and set it up my own way. Anyways i had a genuine windows xphome cd that came with my previous computer, so i used it and when i got to the setup screen and i asked it to install windows it said no hd's are detected. Next I looked through the supplied discs and found a recovery cd which worked. Can anyone explain why that is? The recovery cd was just a windows xp home cd, and there isn't any hidden recovery partition on the hard drive. Any help is appreciated.
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post #2 of 4
9/26/06 at 6:43pm
Hey mate
Its because of an Enhanced S-ATA option in the bios. Im using a P1 right now, and I also had the need to format/reinstall Windows XP Pro that I had from a previous computer. Basically, you need to go into the bios at Boot-up and disable Enhanced S-ATA. Thats all i changed in the bios and it got rid of the No HD error.
Hope this helps.
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post #3 of 4
9/26/06 at 8:33pm
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this helps a lot. thanks man!
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Originally Posted by AP27
Hey mate
Its because of an Enhanced S-ATA option in the bios. Im using a P1 right now, and I also had the need to format/reinstall Windows XP Pro that I had from a previous computer. Basically, you need to go into the bios at Boot-up and disable Enhanced S-ATA. Thats all i changed in the bios and it got rid of the No HD error.
Hope this helps.
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post #4 of 4
9/26/06 at 11:56pm
No probs.
Glad it helped
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