Setting up windows XP on Systemax venture computer says set up can not access this disk

nobody on earth uses PATA now
that ended 21 years ago

first learn to test the boot HDD first.
we test it and if fails it must be replaced
no OS on earth runs on any bad HDD, SSD or M.2 drive.
period,.]
so we test it, as how, answered here 100000 times.

the PATA Canard is a lie
2008
some lame-ish PCs the bios is daft and reports
IDE or PATA errors and there is no such thing
this is called vistagle lies. seen it for years after 2001 but 2008 is lazy BIOS builders.
then,.
this mini cam with SSD card.
there is no PATA, HDD , no SATA hdd.

page 34

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1165303/Dell-Inspiron-Mini-9-910.html?page=34#manual


still running XP wow , who does that?

the 8GB SSD must be tested first.
then erased
the the OS installed again.

ask how. (id boot to linux demo disk to do that) and XP last.
or use XP installer to delete the old 30GB old partition and make XP start fresh load. .

now that CMOS coin dead, at 8 year mark
fully normal


page 11 read and replace it
and


https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1165303/Dell-Inspiron-Mini-9-910.html?page=11&term=coin&selected=1#manual

and reset BIOS next

here. the 9 steps after new coin....
https://www.pcdied.com/cmos.html#Reset_only.

maybe the old XP and HDD are good
after all the coin cell bad makes boot order WRONG. and XP dies dead
but XP is not dead
just the silly $1 coin. kaput, at 7 year stated life span.

D to Delete all the partitions on the drive to get all the space into one big contiguous space. Then try installing.

If you're running Windows XP and Windows crashes or becomes unusable, you may have to run a Windows XP recovery setup disk to make your computer usable again. When purchased, many computers don't come with a Windows XP recovery setup disk, but you can download one for free from Microsoft. The Windows XP recovery setup disk holds the computer software and files that you need to assist you in rebuilding your operating system.

Place a formatted floppy disk in your floppy disk drive. You will need six formatted floppy disks. Visit Microsoft's Download Center and download the version of the setup disk for your version of Windows (see links in Resources). http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=E8FE6868-6E4F-471C-B455-BD5AFEE126D8 Home Edition http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=8030 Professional Edition set up disks for floppy http://www.download3000.com/download_17676.html XP Recovery CD Maker Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition have their own recovery setup disks and you must use the correct disk for your version of Windows. Click "Download" and then "Save." Find your floppy drive or optical media drive on the menu and click "OK." If Windows isn't functioning at all, you will have to perform these actions from a working PC. Remove the last floppy disk when the Windows XP recovery disk download is complete and place it in the computer on which you need to use it. Shut down your computer and then turn it back on. If your computer prompts you to boot from the disk, press Enter. If it doesn't, you'll have to go into your BIOS to set the computer to boot first from your disk drive. When your computer boots from disk it will automatically start running the Windows XP recovery setup disk from which you can then set up Windows XP. Hope this helps.

you need to performe check dsk command on ur hard drive

i would say its something with your motherboard

Try deleting all the partitions and perform the complete format instead of the quick format. Maybe this will help you.

re install or repormat your system to fix all problem will return into normal operation... but before that dont forget to save your data if you have important data dont'want to loss it..

if can't open the program or operating system remove your Hdd then insert into another computer to back up the data ot be sure that you have back up all important data. except those programs cant make back up... you need to re install again from the source..

Is your disk correctly partitioned?

1. Right-click My Computer.
2. Click Manage.
3. Click Disk Management.

Find your newly installed disk and see if there is any unpartitioned space on it. If there is, just create a new partition, or delete the previous one so you can create the partition which will consume full size of the disk.

Try getting into safe mode, by taping the f7 or f8 key before it boots. Once in safe mode we can do a restore to the last restore point, and go from there. If you can't get into safe mode, let me know and we will go into the bios, set the machine to boot from the dvd drive and use your xp disk to boot her up, this method id too much to post here, let me know and we will take it up only if needed. Also try this, turn off any user accounts that the computer has installed other than your administrator account, and let me know what happens

Hi,
There is a problem with the hardrive,on your computer. Have you got any Hardderive diagnostics cd given acer to you ?
Kindly contact Acer support if the system is still under warranty.


Thanks
proton