On Nov 3, 1:19*pm, Ben Myers wrote:
JD Francis wrote:
I have an HP Compaq D310 Desktop, and recently purchased a Hitachi
Deskstar T7K250. *When this hard drive is in the computer and I try to
run the Windows XP Professional setup CD, it does not recognise any of
the partitions and is unable to modify the disk in any way. *When I
connect the drive to another computer via a USB cable and run the
setup, it can detect all the drive partitions and modify them.

Is there a way to get this hard drive working for Windows in my
computer?

You purchased a used drive if it already had partitions on it. *Wipe the
hard drive clean with CopyWipe (free), and try again. *The existing
partitions are causing some confusion... Ben Myers

I already completely wiped it with the manufacturer's disk utility
program, but this made no difference to the Windows XP Professional
CD. I should probably add, that using a Windows XP Home CD, I am able
to install the operating system on the NTFS partition, which it
recognises, with no problems.