invalid system disk error after setup

[tommytom02]

I have an HP Pavilion 522c. The NTLDR is missing error came up the other day. I tried HP system recovery but it failed. Then I used my XP Pro SP1 cd to reformat the whole drive and install a clean copy. The setup went fine until it restarted after copying files then I got the Invalid system disk error. I talked to HP and they said that the reason the OS won't install is that Windows does not have the proper drivers for my system. Last time I checked Windows can install at least enough to boot into any system, especially one as old as mine (bought in Aug, 2002). They say I have to get their recovery disks to install it right. Is there a way to make this system work without wasting money with them? BTW, the HD that came with the system went bad in this whole process. I am trying to use a Quantum Fireball that I know is good instead. I tried Installing WINXP to the drive on another system then moving it to this one and it still didnt load. HELP!! The motherboard is an MSI MS-6367 w/ 768 MB RAM and an Athlon XP 2400+

[sechs]

Check your BIOS and make sure that it is pointing to the correct disk to boot.

You may wish to boot into the recovery console and try using fixboot. If necessary, use the map command to see what devices are available.