Windows Xp Installation on HP 530

[Pkibzz]

Hi guys
A friend of mine(Not I.T literate) bought a laptop hp 530 which the hard disk was blank he brought it to me to install a copy of Windows Xp but I am getting a message windows did not detect hard disk press f3 to continue then the machine restarts.How can i install Windows Xp on the machine?
Regards,
Peter

 

[B. Elliott]

Hi guys
A friend of mine(Not I.T literate) bought a laptop hp 530 which the hard disk was blank he brought it to me to install a copy of Windows Xp but I am getting a message windows did not detect hard disk press f3 to continue then the machine restarts.How can i install Windows Xp on the machine?
Regards,
Peter

First I would check your settings in the BIOS. I think on the HP's you can hit F10 when it's first booting up. Make sure that the drive is at least being recognized.