J JRSN Joined Jul 7, 2007 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Jul 7, 2007 #1 I'm trying to load XP on to a Gateway laptop but the XP installer says that it can't find any disks installed. According to a diag disk the HD is SCSI/ESDI. Any body got any ideas on how to install?
I'm trying to load XP on to a Gateway laptop but the XP installer says that it can't find any disks installed. According to a diag disk the HD is SCSI/ESDI. Any body got any ideas on how to install?
muckshifter I'm not weird, I'm a limited edition. Moderator Joined Mar 5, 2002 Messages 25,753 Reaction score 1,211 Jul 7, 2007 #2 ESDI is an 'old' technology, very old ... I need more info on which Gateway Laptop you have. If indeed you do have a SCSI / ESDI hard drive, you will need to load the correct drivers by using F6 when installing XP Check your BIOS is Auto-detecting the HD. oh, welcome to the forums.
ESDI is an 'old' technology, very old ... I need more info on which Gateway Laptop you have. If indeed you do have a SCSI / ESDI hard drive, you will need to load the correct drivers by using F6 when installing XP Check your BIOS is Auto-detecting the HD. oh, welcome to the forums.