No boot device found/please install windows

[Kenneth_61]

I had to buy a new hard drive for my computer. I get an error message when i start up computer saying no boot device found/please install windows on your hard drive. I had another tower and put hard drive in there and put windows xp on it. I put hard drive in my computer after that and got the same error. How can i get this computer working again?

 

[BadAsAl]

Check that you have the correct SATA settings in the BIOS. If it is on AHCI try changing to IDE.

 

[Kenneth_61]

Check that you have the correct SATA settings in the BIOS. If it is on AHCI try changing to IDE.

 

[Kenneth_61]

Think i did that once,but will try again

 

[BadAsAl]

If that isn't it, then you will need to uninstall chipset drivers while you have it running on the other tower.
Or, run Sysprep on it and then it should work on the new tower. But either way, be ready to re-activate Windows.

 

[Kenneth_61]

If that isn't it, then you will need to uninstall chipset drivers while you have it running on the other tower.
Or, run Sysprep on it and then it should work on the new tower. But either way, be ready to re-activate Windows.

 

[Kenneth_61]

How do i uninstall chip drivers? and is that sysprep on run in stat menu?