Problem installing windows Xp

[PoloDude]

So this is my problem, I have 3 hdd, 2 ata's, 1 sata, my sata is a data disk and the ata's are for windows (master) and linux (slave)

When I want to install windows xp (clean boot-install) it asks me where to install, so I want to chose my first hdd (created 1 partition), but it says it needs to put some files on my other (slave) hdd..

The problem is that when I create a partition it doesn't reserve the 8Mb for MBR I think :s

Anyone know how to solve this?

Thx!

Edited August 21, 2005 by PoloDude

[boooggy]

disconect the drives u dont wanna install windows. and then try installing...

[PoloDude]

That didn't work either, guess there was something wrong with the hdd itself, so I did a low-level format with a tool from my hdd manufacturer and the problem solved itself

[Guest jcsanford]

Try making sure that your dirve 0 IS set 'active' and drive 1 is NOT set active.

[PoloDude]

Try making sure that your dirve 0 IS set 'active' and drive 1 is NOT set active.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If there isn't any other drive connected it should do that by itself, guess the hdd was alterded somehow, anyway, it works