Hdd Problem

FIREWALL · 02-24-08, 06:18 PM

I hope someone can help me with this.

I put a new hdd in my laptop and in the bioes it recognizes it'

But when it goes thru the booting process it tells me it cant find a hdd.

Any ideas ? Edit: It shows this.

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Etienne · 02-24-08, 07:57 PM

Got windows?

If you don't have at least one bootable media (Floppy disk, CD, USB device, HDD with an OS), it won't get all the way there.

Yeah, that's pretty basic. But that's how far my computer knowledge extends.

FIREWALL · 02-24-08, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I hope someone can help me with this.

I put a new hdd in my laptop and in the bioes it recognizes it'

But when it goes thru the booting process it tells me it cant find a hdd.

Any ideas ? Edit: It shows this.

bump

fatty · 02-24-08, 09:23 PM

Cables secure? Jumpers properly set?

FIREWALL · 02-24-08, 09:42 PM

Yes btw it's a fairly new laptop and worked perfectly. I figured the hard drive took a crap and just got a new hdd and put it in. I was on subsim and went to get a cup of coffee and came back it was hungup in the middle of post. I rebooted and got the hard drive can't be located. When I put in the new hdd I got the blue message.

Any more ideas. I appreciate all your help.

sonar732 · 02-24-08, 10:06 PM

I figured it was probably something with newer hardware, so took a look at MS's KB.

FIREWALL · 02-24-08, 10:25 PM

I took a look at that and with my skills I couldn't make heads or tails out of it.

02-24-08, 06:18 PM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Hdd Problem I hope someone can help me with this. I put a new hdd in my laptop and in the bioes it recognizes it' But when it goes thru the booting process it tells me it cant find a hdd. Any ideas ? Edit: It shows this. bump---- __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ??? Last edited by FIREWALL; 02-24-08 at 09:17 PM.

02-24-08, 09:42 PM	#5
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Yes btw it's a fairly new laptop and worked perfectly. I figured the hard drive took a crap and just got a new hdd and put it in. I was on subsim and went to get a cup of coffee and came back it was hungup in the middle of post. I rebooted and got the hard drive can't be located. When I put in the new hdd I got the blue message. Any more ideas. I appreciate all your help. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-24-08, 10:25 PM	#7
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I took a look at that and with my skills I couldn't make heads or tails out of it. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-24-08, 07:57 PM	#2
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Got windows? If you don't have at least one bootable media (Floppy disk, CD, USB device, HDD with an OS), it won't get all the way there. Yeah, that's pretty basic. But that's how far my computer knowledge extends.

02-24-08, 09:23 PM	#4
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Cables secure? Jumpers properly set?

02-24-08, 10:06 PM	#6
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I figured it was probably something with newer hardware, so took a look at MS's KB.