Solve : No Boot Device Available, Help!?

1.	Solve : No Boot Device Available, Help!?
Answer» HEY all, I just installed a new HARD drive on my Dell laptop as well as a fresh version of Windows 2000. Everything seemed fine, I even restarted a few times while installing other programs, but after shutting down and trying to power back up, I got a "no boot device AVAILABLE" error message. Was I supposed to format the drive first? I figured Windows 2K would take care of all that stuff for me. How do I get BIOS to recognize the boot drive? Do I have to wipe Windows and start over?? Thanks in advance for any advice, EddieSeeing you have just done a fresh install I'd do it again. Choose the format OPTION from W2k. Install antivirus, antispyware & a firewall before connecting to the net. Quote Hey all, I just installed a new hard drive on my Dell laptop as well as a fresh version of Windows 2000. Everything seemed fine, I even restarted a few times while installing other programs, but after shutting down and trying to power back up, I got a "no boot device available" error message. ... Sounds like either the IDE cable or the molex connector from the power supply might not be not firmly in PLACE. Disconnect the IDE cable from, and reconnect the IDE cable to, both the motherboard and the hard drive. Disconnect and reconnect the Molex connector. Then, try to reboot. Regards, Doc

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