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Hard Drive Installation 160gb

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by DAW1, Nov 24, 2004.

  1. DAW1

    DAW1 Member

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    ok it showed up in bios but when i try to install windows xp it says "setup cannot access this disk" what do i do now
     
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    boot up on xp cd to do fdisk?? & format the drive before you can load xp files on to it
     
  3. ianski7

    ianski7 Guest

    Hey

    Try running the installation utility you ran before.
     
  4. 1Adonis4u

    1Adonis4u Guest

    Hey there guy... try this:

    1) Boot up with the new HD as the main bootup source.
    2) Format it
    3) Put the jumper as CS or completely remove it
    4) Put your old HD back as your main
    5) Make sure you are using the slave side of the same IDE cable that goes to your main HD and connect new HD

    See what happens!

     
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    it wont let me format it keeps saying "the specified drive is not valid, or there is no disk in the drive" anything thing else i can try?
     
  6. ianski7

    ianski7 Guest

    Hey

    Leaving the 160Gb alone on the IDE channel, connect a drive with a working operating system to the other channel with a cd. Boot to the O/S and follow this...

    Start
    Right click MY Computer
    Manage
    Disk Management-you should see the 160Gb on the right
    Right Click the Disk-you may have to Initialize if the disk is new.
    Delete the Drive-if you have the option
    R Click disk again and choose Partition
    R Click again and choose Format

    You should be ready to install O/S

    In the disk managemet the drives are all numbered - be sure to setup Bios to boot to the right HD#.

    Your boot sequence should be something like:
    1 Floppy
    2 cd rom
    3 HD# western digital

    If everything goes right you can remove the other disk when 160 is set with O/S.
     
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    ok i tried what u said and it showed the drive in bios but not in disk management
     
  8. ianski7

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    Hey

    Can you see the drive in Device Manager?

    Start
    Right click MY Computer
    Manage
    Device Manager
    expand Disk Drives on the right

    If it's there Right click
    Properties-- what does it say?

    Do the same for IDE/ATA Controllers
    Right Click Primary IDE
    Properties
    Advanced Settings--is the controller set up for Autodetect? If not try to change.

    Do the same for the Secondary IDE

     
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    WDC WD1600

    Device Type: Disk drives
    Manufacturer: (Standard disk drives)
    Location: Location 0 (0)

    Device Status:
    This device is working properly.


    Primary IDE Channel

    Device Type: IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
    Manufacturer: (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
    Location: Primary Channel

    Device Status:
    This device is working properly.


    Secondary IDE Channel

    Device Type: IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
    Manufacturer: (Standard IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers)
    Location: Secondary Channel

    Device Status:
    This device is working properly.

    both primary and secondary are on auto-detect
     
  10. ianski7

    ianski7 Guest

    Hey

    If the 160Gb is in Bios and ok in Device Manager then it should be in My Computer and Disk Management.

    Double check if you can find it in either My Computer or Disk Management.

    What drives can you see in Disk Management? Make sure to scroll all the way down in the drive screen.
     
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    on top i only see c: and on bottom
    i see disk 1, cd-rom 0, and cd-rom 1
     
  12. ianski7

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    Hey

    Thats It!!!!!(I hope)

    If you see C it should be Drive 0
    The Drive 1 should be the 160GB

    Right click the Disk 1 and choose Initialize.
    Right click the Disk 1 and choose Format.

    If there is any justice you will see the drive in My Computer.
     
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    disk 1 is the old hd with the o/s
     
  14. ianski7

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    Then what is Drive C? How many hard drives do you have installed? I hope it's two.

    What is the size of the C drive in Disk Management?
    What is the size of drive 1.?
     
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    ok sorry my bad theres only one hd which is the c: and its 38.16gb
     
  16. ianski7

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    Hey

    Read your private messages.
     
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    hey i returned the western digital drive and brought a 160 maxtor and had no problems with it and thanks to ianski7 for trying to help me out.
     

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