| Post ID |
Timestamp |
Content |
User |
| 1351386 |
2013-08-15 22:48:00 |
I would like to replace my 160 GB hard drive with a larger size – 500 GB. I have an Acer 5520 laptop running Win Vista that currently uses a 160GB Hitachi model HTS 542516K9SA00 STATA hard drive. I purchased a WD 500GB WD5000LPVX and installed it. I get a message “ NVIDIA PXE-E61 “Media test failure. Check Cable “. When I look at the Hitachi, it does not have pins where I would normally expect to see the “power” cable connection. The WD does have pins on the hard drive but there is no cable / connector in the laptop to receive the pins from the WD hard drive.
Do I need a different type of hard drive or is not possible to upgrade the hard drive size? Thanks |
Swampy (2426) |
| 1351387 |
2013-08-15 23:18:00 |
Make sure the hdd is the bootdisk in the BIOS |
Speedy Gonzales (78) |
| 1351388 |
2013-08-15 23:30:00 |
Yes - the WD is the first hard drive in the bios. Still the same message. |
Swampy (2426) |
| 1351389 |
2013-08-15 23:32:00 |
Check that boot / wake up on LAN or something like this is disabled in the BIOS as well |
Speedy Gonzales (78) |
| 1351390 |
2013-08-15 23:49:00 |
I don't see any mention of " wake up " in the bios ? |
Swampy (2426) |
| 1351391 |
2013-08-16 00:06:00 |
Check and see if there's an option to boot from lan or network. If it's there, disable it |
Speedy Gonzales (78) |
| 1351392 |
2013-08-16 00:24:00 |
Is there actually an OS on the new hard drive? It will just skip over a non-bootable disk... |
inphinity (7274) |
| 1351393 |
2013-08-16 00:31:00 |
You have to install OS - in your case Win Vista in order to boot from the new HDD. You'll need a Vista Install DVD to install the OS |
bk T (215) |
| 1351394 |
2013-08-16 00:34:00 |
I believe the new hard drive is blank - no OS. I can set the boot to go to the CD and can I install Win 7 as I have an install disk ? |
Swampy (2426) |
| 1351395 |
2013-08-16 00:39:00 |
Well you'll need to have an OS on it. Either image your existing drive across, or install a new OS, depending on your preference. |
inphinity (7274) |
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