On 06/17/07 15:36:01, Karl Larsen wrote: > Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > Sorry. > > > > I ask this because the system in question is dual-boot FC6, and > hence > > there might be someone who's experienced the same problem. > > > > Otherwise, please accept my apologies. > > > > A fully functional dual-boot FC6/Windoze XP system had its MB > replaced. > > On being returned (and the disk reinstalled) it booted FC6 just > fine, > > but XP could not find the disk. Not that it just would not boot, > but > > > that under no circumstances (CD boot, ASR boot, normal boot) could > XP > > find the disk. The disk partitions are: 1 - NTSF, 2 - /boot, 3 - /. > > Any suggestions as to what might be missing? FWIW, the disk is > SATA, > > > and, yes, the driver disk was provided at the appropriate time. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > You have one disk which was called /dev/hda that has both WinXP > and > Linux. Are you sure there are no other disks on the computer? If not > then the WinXP is at /dev/hda1 and it's happy. Win XP MUST be on the > first disk at the first partition, period. Yes. There is exactly one disk, /dev/sda. And WinXP is the first partition.
