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<blockquote data-quote="KOPBET" data-source="post: 1574830" data-attributes="member: 4153"><p>Just a stab in the dark here, a few ideas ...</p><p></p><p>I seem to recall a system doing this with a Windows OEM "upgrade only" disk. Try a different boot CD/DVD or make a Linux one.</p><p>Power off & remove the battery for the BIOS for a few minutes. Replace battery and try again.</p><p>What channel is the DVD on? Move the HD to the secondary channel.</p><p>Let the PC boot to the hard drive and run setup from the CD. It will want to reboot. See if it will reboot from the optical drive.</p><p>Worst case, use another hard drive or buy another one, drives are cheap. Or, hook to a USB port on another PC then reformat from there.</p><p>Lot of ways to skin a cat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KOPBET, post: 1574830, member: 4153"] Just a stab in the dark here, a few ideas ... I seem to recall a system doing this with a Windows OEM "upgrade only" disk. Try a different boot CD/DVD or make a Linux one. Power off & remove the battery for the BIOS for a few minutes. Replace battery and try again. What channel is the DVD on? Move the HD to the secondary channel. Let the PC boot to the hard drive and run setup from the CD. It will want to reboot. See if it will reboot from the optical drive. Worst case, use another hard drive or buy another one, drives are cheap. Or, hook to a USB port on another PC then reformat from there. Lot of ways to skin a cat. [/QUOTE]
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