can not install win2k on new hard drive

just bought new Maxtor 500gig hd to replace crash need to install 2000 as xp is upgrade when I get to "press f8 to accept" (user agreement) nothing happens

Thanks for any help
Nick

 

first of all go into the bios and see if the computer spots the drive
if not - make sure jumpers are set the same as the other drive ( for settings not just copy the jumpers if they are different drives)
check the cables
you may have to update the bios to accomodate the new drive - it may beyond the wildest dreams of your current motherboard bios
don't run to do this before you try other things first
how are the cables ?
in tight ? defective ?
you may have to format the drive ahead of time - make sure that is is ntsf
not fat32
also you may want to test the drive and / or prepare it with maxtor utlities