Philip Lucas
July 29th 04, 03:00 AM
When I tried to install win xp on my USB flash drive, it=20
could recognize the partion (NTFS format) which is on the=20
USB flash drive but when I press enter to choose the=20
partition to put win xp on it comes up with the following=20
error message:
NOTE: =20
=B7My computers first boot devise is the USB flash disk.
=B7USB boot enabled
=B7USB flash drive is NTFS formatted =20
"Your computers startup program cannot gain access to the=20
disk containing the partition or free space you chose.=20
Setup cannot install windows XP on this hard disk.
This lack of access doesn't necessarily indicate an error=20
condition.
For example, disk attached to a SCSI adaptor that wasn't=20
installed by your computer manufacturer or to a secondary=20
hard disk controller, are typically not visible to the=20
startup program unless special software is used. Contact=20
your computer manufacturer for more information.
On x86 - based computers, this massage may indicate a=20
problem with the COMS drive type settings.
See your disk controller documentation for more=20
information." =20
Do I need to install a third party driver from a floppy=20
disk to make the USB flash drive bootable by pressing F6=20
while the win xp CD is loading? If so where could I=20
download one from?=20
could recognize the partion (NTFS format) which is on the=20
USB flash drive but when I press enter to choose the=20
partition to put win xp on it comes up with the following=20
error message:
NOTE: =20
=B7My computers first boot devise is the USB flash disk.
=B7USB boot enabled
=B7USB flash drive is NTFS formatted =20
"Your computers startup program cannot gain access to the=20
disk containing the partition or free space you chose.=20
Setup cannot install windows XP on this hard disk.
This lack of access doesn't necessarily indicate an error=20
condition.
For example, disk attached to a SCSI adaptor that wasn't=20
installed by your computer manufacturer or to a secondary=20
hard disk controller, are typically not visible to the=20
startup program unless special software is used. Contact=20
your computer manufacturer for more information.
On x86 - based computers, this massage may indicate a=20
problem with the COMS drive type settings.
See your disk controller documentation for more=20
information." =20
Do I need to install a third party driver from a floppy=20
disk to make the USB flash drive bootable by pressing F6=20
while the win xp CD is loading? If so where could I=20
download one from?=20