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Laptop Hard Drive wont register

Started by schillyinphilly , Jul 15 2005 02:51 PM

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schillyinphilly

Posted 15 July 2005 - 02:51 PM

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I had a hard drive go bad on me so I got a new one and havent gotten it up to speed yet. I'm trying to install Windows XP onto it and after it's initial load, it says:
"Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer, and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or setup program. Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3.".
Then after I reboot, I try to run "fdisk" and a message comes up that says:
"No Fixed Disks Present"
I've been trying to get this laptop up and running for 3 months now and it's really starting to get to me. I would really apreciate some help with this.

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umpire

Posted 15 July 2005 - 03:04 PM

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did you inter your laptop's "setup" or "bios" and see if it registers?

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schillyinphilly

Posted 15 July 2005 - 03:06 PM

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setup? bios? i have no computer skills at all when it comes to internal affairs. if you mean when i try to setup windows, i get that message i already posted. bios, i dont know what that is.