Can I get some Computer Tech help Please - Page 3

Arclight · 06-26-08, 10:02 PM

Maybe I'm missing something and this is a stupid remark, but did you check the boot device priority in the BIOS? If you want to install OS from a CD, your CD/DVD drive should be at the top of the list. If the HD is SATA, you're also gonna need floppy / CD with a driver. When you start Windows setup, it says you should hit F2(?) to install a SATA / RAID driver, it will only recognize such HD's after that.

And yeah, sounds like wasted or corrupted HD.

FIREWALL · 06-26-08, 10:48 PM

Tested hdd on my other laptop. It's works fine.

I had a bad feeling it was the chipset.

Now it's time to pick a place to repair it.

As is usual in my world, it's just out of warrenty.

06-26-08, 10:02 PM	#31
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Maybe I'm missing something and this is a stupid remark, but did you check the boot device priority in the BIOS? If you want to install OS from a CD, your CD/DVD drive should be at the top of the list. If the HD is SATA, you're also gonna need floppy / CD with a driver. When you start Windows setup, it says you should hit F2(?) to install a SATA / RAID driver, it will only recognize such HD's after that. And yeah, sounds like wasted or corrupted HD. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

06-26-08, 10:48 PM	#32
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Tested hdd on my other laptop. It's works fine. I had a bad feeling it was the chipset. Now it's time to pick a place to repair it. As is usual in my world, it's just out of warrenty. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???