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Thread: Dell Latitude D600 Laptop + Blank 80G Western Digital hard drive = fail


long version:
dropped windows few months ago when realized ubuntu (jaunty) rad. 2 troubleshooting-filled weeks later, in love new os...then dinosaur of hard drive died. able purchase new drive. now, after try boot cd (which i've done before last drive died), message, "no bootable devices--strike f1 retry boot, f2 setup utility." have set bios boot in correct order, have searched forums, know multiple burned iso cds aren't @ fault...and @ loss. gah. roomie thinks should reinstall windows , try continue there, can't bring myself (what, poop-talking did when had reformat, again, last week!). help, friends!

short version:
dell latitude d600 laptop + blank 80g western digital hard drive = fail.

appreciate can offer.

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long version:
dropped windows few months ago when realized ubuntu (jaunty) rad. 2 troubleshooting-filled weeks later, in love new os...then dinosaur of hard drive died. able purchase new drive. now, after try boot cd (which i've done before last drive died), message, "no bootable devices--strike f1 retry boot, f2 setup utility." have set bios boot in correct order, have searched forums, know multiple burned iso cds aren't @ fault...and @ loss. gah. roomie thinks should reinstall windows , try continue there, can't bring myself (what, poop-talking did when had reformat, again, last week!). help, friends!

short version:
dell latitude d600 laptop + blank 80g western digital hard drive = fail.

appreciate can offer.
try booting gparted live cd format drive choice of file system(s) / partitions. after drive formatted should able boot live cd , install.


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