Maxtor 20255400 manual No OS found

Press spacebar to boot from diskette or

Press C to boot from CD-ROM

Figure 13

Maxtor Banner

5.If your system boots to a message:

No OS found

Insert the OS setup disk, then press any key. Insert your Windows boot diskette and press any key.

If your system boots to a blue banner: (Figure 13)

Press the spacebar, insert your Windows boot diskette, and press the spacebar again.

6.Select the option to start the computer with CD-ROM support so that Windows Setup can access the CD-ROM drive.

After the system boot disk finishes loading, you should see the A:\ prompt. Above the prompt, you should also see a line saying Drive X: = Driver MSCD001 unit 0 where X is the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive. Depending on how many devices are connected to the ATA/IDE cables, the assigned CD-ROM drive letter could be D, E, F, etc.

7.Note the CD-ROM drive letter, and insert your Windows CD in the CD-ROM drive.

8.At the A:\ prompt, type X: (where X is the CD-ROM drive letter) and press Enter.

9.At the X:\ prompt, type SETUP and press Enter. Follow the onscreen instructions to install Windows.

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