ok so now, i tried this,,
i installed xp (with the ide hdd plugged in which already has windows installed) on the sata,, and i was able to boot to the sata.... but as soon as i unplug the ide that error pops up again.... so how do i make just the sata independent of the ide drive......... !!!!!!
and yah,, i went to the bios and set the priorities to the appropriate drives and all that...
how would u copy the install cd to another partition anyway,,,, just copying the content doesnt count, cuz, its just data,, its not bootable,, and if u make an image,, u cant boot from an image,, because its saved in the hard drive.. oh wait,, do u mean,, ghost the xp cd to a harddrive partition, is that possible?? can u ghost cds??