Laptop detecting IDE devices, but not using them correctly..

[spocsterus87]

Hello,
I have an Old Dell Laptop (cant tell model right now, as am at work, lappy at home) and have found that when booting, the hard drive will not boot all the way, and the same happens if i put a linux live cd in the CD drive. can confrim both are IDE, but not sure what the problem is. any suggestions?

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Forget the linux cd....WHAT happens PRECISELY when you try to boot into windows ??

All the best Brett

 

[spocsterus87]

hi, apologies have been so slack!

it says ntldr not found, press ctrl alt delete to restart....

if i try using the windows cd also, it starts loading then says it cannot load windows setup....

is this laptop of any use at all? have just noticed that it doesnt have a SD card reader either...

thanks

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Model ?

All the best Brett