I need to remove the hard drive on my compaq presario sr1103wm

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I beleive that you are trying to install retail versions of XP which will not be able to detect the Hard Drive in the Notebook as it is a SATA drive and Windows XP will not be having the drivers for SATA Hard Drives by default.
In this situation, I recommend you to check and disable the SATA Native support  option available in the BIOS.
Start the Notebook and start tapping the F10 key which will take you to to the BIOS Setup window.
In this, go to the System Configuration tab using the Arrow keys and select the option as Disabled next to SATA Native Support.
Press the F10 key again to save the settings done and exit BIOS.
Now, you should be able to use the Windows XP disk and install Windows XP Operating System in your Notebook without any issues.
By disabling the SATA Native Feature, the Hard Drive of the Notebook will be detected as a IDE Drive because of which we will be able to install XP without any issues.

Donot Re-Enable this feature in the BIOS again as the Operating System may not boot. Let the option next to SATA Native Support be Disabled.
Hope this helps...

SOURCE: compaq presario sr1330nx cover removal

There are two Phillips-head hex screws on the back of the tower. After you unplug everything, remove those two screws and slide the side panel out toward the back, then lift it off. Compaq has a manual online if you need other things after you get the panel off. Here's the link:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00595250&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&rule=23078&product=443740

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The drive should be replaced. they are fairly cheap (like under 50 bucks) and simple to install. sorry about your untimely issue

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SOURCE: remove hard drive in compaq presario laptop f572us

Hello,

Please see link for Detailed instructions. Its simple as unscrewing a few screws and sliding out the hard drive.

C. Dante

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• Posted on Apr 19, 2009

SOURCE: WHATS THE HARD DRIVE LIMIT OF A COMPAQ PRESARIO SR1315CL

The motherboard of your computer has two IDE and two SATA connections.
There is no upper limit of the drive size (at least nothing you have to worry about if you have WInXP, Vista or Linux installed)

Attention!!! - I heard from many people that HP (Compaq) has disabled the SATA connectors on your motherboard (ASUS A7V8X-LA)!!!
If you want to be on the safe side (and I would definitely recommend that) go and get an IDE drive. There are many good drives around with 500GB of storage.

If you have any more questions, just come back here and leave a comment - I'm happy to help.