Computater(lol) problem, boot

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ok my aunt gave me this pos computer
etower 566k or somthing
i replaced the HD with a 40 gig
also i added 128 more ram
but to the point
i start it up with no cd or floppy in it and i get an "Cannot boot from floppy"error
SO
i boot from a Win98 floppy, and try to format HD
well i cant boot from floppy...
so i try to install windows xp via cd
every thing goes smooth until i have to reboot my comp
i get the floppy error
so i try to set the BIOS and all that(i also removed the floppy)
but still nothing
so i thought"well screw windows"
i have slackware 10.1 and fedora ready to go...but wont i have to same problem????
maybe a live cd will work...
although i would like to get windows on the box(b/c thats what the majority of programs are in)
i could also dual boot...
but i need to solve the boot problem
any ideas??
thx in advance

*edit*
i also have an auditor boot cd
 
I think there's a problem with the hard drive not being recognized as bootable for some reason. Check to make sure it's set to master.
 
yea check that out and make sure its the right one. and if u need ill give u a hardrive for 10bucks. i got spare parts laying around so pm me if ya need.
 
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