saint_stevo Posted 18 September, 2008 Share Posted 18 September, 2008 Got a fairly old laptop in from a mate cos it want working, O.S needs a reload, but it wont boot from CD, nor from a USB CD Drive. Whats my options? Was thinking put the HDD into another machine, load XP and that will be that, but its IDE and all the laptops at my disposal are SATA. I currently cannot see the wood for the trees though. Options? A tired and over-worked s_s xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 18 September, 2008 Share Posted 18 September, 2008 Is the IDE the same size as a desktop IDE? If so, stick it in there and copy XP on to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 18 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 18 September, 2008 Is the IDE the same size as a desktop IDE? If so, stick it in there and copy XP on to it... no as laptop HDD are smaller than Desktop HDD's and have smaller IDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2 Posted 18 September, 2008 Share Posted 18 September, 2008 steve, why wont it boot from cd? is it that old that the bios doesnt alow it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedg Posted 19 September, 2008 Share Posted 19 September, 2008 no as laptop HDD are smaller than Desktop HDD's and have smaller IDE You could get something like this: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=28724&doy=19m9&C=SO&U=strat15 probably cheaper on ebay I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 19 September, 2008 Share Posted 19 September, 2008 steve, why wont it boot from cd? is it that old that the bios doesnt alow it? I can't think of there being a bios that old in a laptop. I've had problems with loading from a CD before and ending up having to make 1,2 and 3 load from CD and disable load OS from alternative sources. Then when OS is successfully copied to the HDD, change the BIOS on the first restart or the cycle starts again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 19 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 19 September, 2008 have tried setting it to boot to CD, disabling HDD boot and all sorts, but still wont boot from the CD. Its not horrifically old, probably bout 4 or 5 yrs. Think the CD drive may be a tad knackered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint sfc Posted 22 September, 2008 Share Posted 22 September, 2008 Tried a different CD? Otherwise you'll need to buy a laptop to desktop IDE converter. Or chuck the laptop in the bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 22 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 22 September, 2008 have tried many a CD. have pilfered the laptop>desktop converter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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