fitzpatr wrote:

Let's get back to basics. […]
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Let's get back to basics.

For IDE devices, there are normally two "Channels" Primary and Secondary. These are two separate connectors on your motherboard. Each of those has a Master and a Slave drive, which is set by jumper. By convention, The connector at the end of the cable is for the Master device, and the connector in the middle is for the Slave.

The following link is for your motherboard and explains what to do. I recommend that you have the Hard Drive as the Primary Master, and the CD Drive as Secondary Master.
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/396696/Jetw … ?page=17#manual

I agree that you should absolutely not be using an OEM release of Windows. There are loads of good downloads available. You should also reset your BIOS settings to default, and then change only what you need, such as Boot Order.

okey I got it it set to harddrive primay master and cd drive secondary master
I bought some cd-r off of amazon yesterday they will arrive tomorrow, I will have a freind burn a copy of dban and windows xp (know any free isos ?)

in the future Ill get a cd burner its rather inconveniant that most modern cases dont have 5.25 bays

Yes it is unfortunate that it is becoming more and more difficult to get a case with any front bays. External drives are an option!

elderago wrote:

in the future Ill get a cd burner its rather inconveniant that most modern cases dont have 5.25 bays

I just recently rebuilt my 2010 gaming rig in a brand new case and it has an internal 5.25" drive bay. In fact, it has two. AND it still has space inside for a 360-radiator on top.

https://www.thermaltake.com/Chassis/Mid_Tower … tion/design.htm

Admins, this is a link to Thermaltake's own webpage for this case, not a store site. I will note that I got mine from Newegg.

FFXIhealer wrote:

I just recently rebuilt my 2010 gaming rig in a brand new case and it has an internal 5.25" drive bay. In fact, it has two. AN […]
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elderago wrote:

in the future Ill get a cd burner its rather inconveniant that most modern cases dont have 5.25 bays

I just recently rebuilt my 2010 gaming rig in a brand new case and it has an internal 5.25" drive bay. In fact, it has two. AND it still has space inside for a 360-radiator on top.

https://www.thermaltake.com/Chassis/Mid_Tower … tion/design.htm

Admins, this is a link to Thermaltake's own webpage for this case, not a store site. I will note that I got mine from Newegg.

my current case is a define r4 but I am going to be replacing the computer with a ryzen2600x once Ive saved up

I want to get a define r6 but it is really expensive and the meshify c lacks 5.25 bays

this actually looks like a good case thanks for the suggestion !

edit: also its light and thank god my define r4 is about 40 pounds makes moving it a real chore

So I used disk parted got a legit copy of windows XP and it STILL will say boot failure.
I'm thinking its jst how the motherboard works this is extremelly annoying

How large is the hard drive?
Does the BIOS detect the size properly?
Does Disc Parted say the XP partition is bootable?
How large is the XP partition?
Have you tried using a small XP partition of 30gb or so?

Is your copy of XP an early version without any Service Packs?

Have you tried putting both CD drive and hard drive on the same IDE controller, one as master and one as slave? If the motherboard were working properly it shouldn't matter, but I've had a motherboard that could only detect one IDE controller at a time.

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How large is the hard drive? Does the BIOS detect the size properly? Does Disc Parted say the XP partition is bootable? How larg […]
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How large is the hard drive?
Does the BIOS detect the size properly?
Does Disc Parted say the XP partition is bootable?
How large is the XP partition?
Have you tried using a small XP partition of 30gb or so?

Is your copy of XP an early version without any Service Packs?

Have you tried putting both CD drive and hard drive on the same IDE controller, one as master and one as slave? If the motherboard were working properly it shouldn't matter, but I've had a motherboard that could only detect one IDE controller at a time.

60gb hard drive
the bios detects the harddrive
didnt check disc parted about the xp being bootable
windows xp service pack 3I;; try putting the cd and as slave and hardrive as master, but its going to have to wait its midterms week