HP Pavillion 533W
Windows XP (HDD failed)
256mb ram
When the hdd failed I used an external usb hdd and UBCD and installed ubuntu on the external using the cd drive. several days later I could no longer boot from the cd and usb boot is not available. i then bought a used hdd from a thrift store (pure genius :/) 2 actually one is from a mac and as expected (duh) i cannot boot from either but neither has failed. i have tried several boot discs but all are ignored.
boot sequence is correct: cd, floppy, network, hdd.
cd drive will not spin but the lense will move and the lights flash.
any possible solutions?
Windows XP (HDD failed)
256mb ram
When the hdd failed I used an external usb hdd and UBCD and installed ubuntu on the external using the cd drive. several days later I could no longer boot from the cd and usb boot is not available. i then bought a used hdd from a thrift store (pure genius :/) 2 actually one is from a mac and as expected (duh) i cannot boot from either but neither has failed. i have tried several boot discs but all are ignored.
boot sequence is correct: cd, floppy, network, hdd.
cd drive will not spin but the lense will move and the lights flash.
any possible solutions?