[quote=mindkiller6610,Feb 15 2007, 04:38 AM]
NEED HELP HERE ~~!!


I cant install my WinXP on my V3218TU, it says "Setup cannot find any hard-drive"

but i was able to boot the FreeDos. However, it says only 5.0GB free space left.

it sounds like the hard-disk is not yet formatted by the manufacturer.

Any ideas ??

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Added on February 15, 2007, 5:38 amafter some tweaking, problem seems solved..

will try install WinXP tomorrow..now still running win98.

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Added on February 15, 2007, 7:15 amstill no luck

it keeps saying "windows cannot detect ur hard disk"

HELP ~!!!
I also have the same problem I bought a presario V3128TU with freedos but when tried to install Xp, Xp could not detect my hardisk eventhough the sistem does. Then i boot with Win98 installation cd and manage to format the hardisk and manage to get 80 gig but when i tried again to install xp the installtion could not detect my hardisk again. I called the hp customer care centre and they said to disble to native sata support on the bios. I did and it manage to procedd but when it reboot the xp installation displayed a fatal error saying it cannot copied file to the hardisk.
Then i jump to the internet and seaching for an answer. It happened that XP is having problem is u install it on a sata drive. Have to F6 and load the sata driver manual via a floppy disk...haha..now come the biggest trick..this notebook does now come with a floppy disk..and how the hell im going to install the sata driver..and xp installation only recognize floppy as a medium to load the driver..
i hope this will shed some light and im still trying to find a solution to this..

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Added on February 15, 2007, 8:04 am[quote=justabigguy,Feb 15 2007, 07:54 AM]
[quote=mindkiller6610,Feb 15 2007, 04:38 AM]
NEED HELP HERE ~~!!


I cant install my WinXP on my V3218TU, it says "Setup cannot find any hard-drive"

but i was able to boot the FreeDos. However, it says only 5.0GB free space left.

it sounds like the hard-disk is not yet formatted by the manufacturer.

Any ideas ??

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Added on February 15, 2007, 5:38 amafter some tweaking, problem seems solved..

will try install WinXP tomorrow..now still running win98.

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Added on February 15, 2007, 7:15 amstill no luck

it keeps saying "windows cannot detect ur hard disk"

HELP ~!!!correstion!!!!
I also have the same problem I bought a presario V3128TU with freedos but when tried to install Xp, Xp could not detect my hardisk eventhough the sistem does. Then i boot with Win98 installation cd and manage to format the hardisk and manage to get 80 gig but when i tried again to install xp the installtion could not detect my hardisk again. I called the hp customer care centre and they said to disble to native sata support on the bios. I did and it manage to procedd but when it reboot the xp installation displayed a fatal error saying it cannot copied file to the hardisk.
Then i jump to the internet and seaching for an answer. It happened that XP is having problem is u install it on a sata drive. Have to F6 and load the sata driver manual via a floppy disk...haha..now come the biggest trick..this notebook does not come with a floppy disk..and how the hell im going to install the sata driver..and xp installation only recognize floppy as a medium to load the driver..
i hope this will shed some light and im still trying to find a solution to this..

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!!!correstion!!!!
I also have the same problem I bought a presario V3128TU with freedos but when tried to install Xp, Xp could not detect my hardisk eventhough the sistem does. Then i boot with Win98 installation cd and manage to format the hardisk and manage to get 80 gig but when i tried again to install xp the installtion could not detect my hardisk again. I called the hp customer care centre and they said to disble to native sata support on the bios. I did and it manage to procedd but when it reboot the xp installation displayed a fatal error saying it cannot copied file to the hardisk.
Then i jump to the internet and seaching for an answer. It happened that XP is having problem is u install it on a sata drive. Have to F6 and load the sata driver manual via a floppy disk...haha..now come the biggest trick..this notebook does not come with a floppy disk..and how the hell im going to install the sata driver..and xp installation only recognize floppy as a medium to load the driver..
i hope this will shed some light and im still trying to find a solution to this.

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Added on February 15, 2007, 8:07 amfound something in the net...this maybe will help involve usb external floppy and some slipstream stuff look complicated..
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=532561&st=0

This post has been edited by justabigguy: Feb 15 2007, 08:07 AM

manage to resolved the audio driver manually install the driver with chat guide with a technical support person from hp us..now all is working..