| Trying to have a new hardrive.... [message #225998] |
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I just recently bought a new hardrive, a 160 GB and when i try to use it, my computer goes the the setup, yadda yadda, then it says its gotta reboot.
So then, when it does, it says hardrive not detectable, any helps?
Btw, its an HP compaq ME edition, the fat ugly ones that by the end of this year, i will be upgrading.
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| Re: Trying to have a new hardrive.... [message #226283 is a reply to message #226240] |
Thu, 12 October 2006 07:51  |
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Is the "Manage" in control panel?
And why does it need to be formatted if its brand new.
Right now, i have it hooked up to the secondary port.
Not doing anything....just pretty much sittin there as im talking to you now.
Oh, just to let you guys now, when i first tryed to use it, i tried putting on XP, it went through the setup, i put in alll the coreect serial numbers and shit. Then it rebooted like it said it was going to then it said it couldnt detect it. I didnt have my other hardrive hooked up only the new one.
Hmmm.....this is pissing me off lol i dont know how to create a partition table....i shoulda just got the packy at teh computer store to do it for me....too late now i guess.
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| Re: Trying to have a new hardrive.... [message #226385 is a reply to message #226283] |
Thu, 12 October 2006 18:04 |
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| cheekay77 wrote on Fri, 13 October 2006 03:51 |
Is the "Manage" in control panel?
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No, read what I wrote, you Right Click on 'My Computer'.
| cheekay77 wrote on Fri, 13 October 2006 03:51 |
And why does it need to be formatted if its brand new.
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Because it could be used in a Windows PC/Linux/Unix/Mac etc. and they all like different file systems.
| cheekay77 wrote on Fri, 13 October 2006 03:51 |
Oh, just to let you guys now, when i first tryed to use it, i tried putting on XP, it went through the setup, i put in alll the coreect serial numbers and shit. Then it rebooted like it said it was going to then it said it couldnt detect it. I didnt have my other hardrive hooked up only the new one.
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You shouldn't be installing XP on 2 drives on the same machine unless you REALLY know what you're doing.
| cheekay77 wrote on Fri, 13 October 2006 03:51 |
Hmmm.....this is pissing me off lol i dont know how to create a partition table....i shoulda just got the packy at teh computer store to do it for me....too late now i guess.
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It's inside the Management section.
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| Re: Trying to have a new hardrive.... [message #226416 is a reply to message #225998] |
Thu, 12 October 2006 23:37 |
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So let me get this right: u took out your old HDD which had your Windows on it and put in a new one with nothing on it and you're surprised it doesn't boot?
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| Re: Trying to have a new hardrive.... [message #226422 is a reply to message #226416] |
Thu, 12 October 2006 23:51 |
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| Goztow wrote on Fri, 13 October 2006 02:37 |
So let me get this right: u took out your old HDD which had your Windows on it and put in a new one with nothing on it and you're surprised it doesn't boot?
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No, it goes through some options, like setup and shit. You know, to put XP on it. Then after i put into the serial in it, load to XP and what not, nothing. It dies on me.
To clear this up, i have the boot floppy and boot disk.
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| Re: Trying to have a new hardrive.... [message #226485 is a reply to message #226283] |
Fri, 13 October 2006 11:39 |
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| cheekay77 wrote on Thu, 12 October 2006 15:51 |
Is the "Manage" in control panel?
And why does it need to be formatted if its brand new.
Right now, i have it hooked up to the secondary port.
Not doing anything....just pretty much sittin there as im talking to you now.
Oh, just to let you guys now, when i first tryed to use it, i tried putting on XP, it went through the setup, i put in alll the coreect serial numbers and shit. Then it rebooted like it said it was going to then it said it couldnt detect it. I didnt have my other hardrive hooked up only the new one.
Hmmm.....this is pissing me off lol i dont know how to create a partition table....i shoulda just got the packy at teh computer store to do it for me....too late now i guess.
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ffs didnt you read what i posted? you dont just have to format it you need to create a partition, without a partition windows doesn't even think there is a hdd there.
it doesn't matter if it brand new, it leterally has nothing on it, it needs a partition table for windows to detect it.
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| Re: Trying to have a new hardrive.... [message #226510 is a reply to message #226485] |
Fri, 13 October 2006 15:50 |
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| help-linux wrote on Fri, 13 October 2006 14:39 |
| cheekay77 wrote on Thu, 12 October 2006 15:51 |
Is the "Manage" in control panel?
And why does it need to be formatted if its brand new.
Right now, i have it hooked up to the secondary port.
Not doing anything....just pretty much sittin there as im talking to you now.
Oh, just to let you guys now, when i first tryed to use it, i tried putting on XP, it went through the setup, i put in alll the coreect serial numbers and shit. Then it rebooted like it said it was going to then it said it couldnt detect it. I didnt have my other hardrive hooked up only the new one.
Hmmm.....this is pissing me off lol i dont know how to create a partition table....i shoulda just got the packy at teh computer store to do it for me....too late now i guess.
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ffs didnt you read what i posted? you dont just have to format it you need to create a partition, without a partition windows doesn't even think there is a hdd there.
it doesn't matter if it brand new, it leterally has nothing on it, it needs a partition table for windows to detect it.
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I know, And i asked how to create a partition table.
Still waiting for that response.... 
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