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| 525378 | 2007-02-17 03:57:00 | Hi there Guys and girls . I have a bit of a problem, I have an old HP Pavilion 6609 . Its HDD is on the blink and I keep getting a message coming up saying that I must run Fix Disk straight away or risk losing all my data . Well thats not a real worry cause there is nothing on there, but any I need to replace it . So I have grabbed a couple of different drive brands, MAXTOR, SEGATE and I think I even tried a Western Digiy but every time I boot the PC up it says that there is no HDD to be found . I am guessing that because HP a propitiatory Basta**s :angry that they require firmware on there HDD to enable the Mother Board to see it . Well I have tried searching Google for away to get around this or to fix it but have come up blank . Can any body out there help!! As anyone got any ideas about what else I can try . FYI - All the the HDD work prefect in other machines . Look forward to hearing back from you soon . Thanks |
CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 525379 | 2007-02-17 05:33:00 | I doubt it. Checked all the usual? Jumpers, cables, orientation, BIOS? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 525380 | 2007-02-17 05:49:00 | Say how BIG are the Drives? Maybe the HP has a Maximum size it can use, and the drives you are trying to use a re too big . Ya probably gonna have to replace with same size, more or less . Maybe you could try re-setting the BIOS by taking system battery out, or however the CMOS can be reset . Then redo all the setting for the drive, etc . Just a thought |
Silverdragon (11878) | ||
| 525381 | 2007-02-17 08:56:00 | They use standard HDD. Replaced them on 6 and 8 series HP with no probs. | godfather (25) | ||
| 525382 | 2007-02-17 10:12:00 | Really, so you think that this issue that I am having may just be a red hearing and should actually go back to try and test with other HDD . I just normally thought that HP did that sort og thing . Oh well silly me and I guess you lear something every day . I will Flash the BIOS and remove the CMOS battery and then try with a new HDD around the same size . Thanks for your help[ guys and girls :thumbs: |
CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 525383 | 2007-02-17 16:33:00 | I am guessing that because HP a propitiatory Basta**s that they require firmware on there HDD to enable the Mother Board to see it no that is not the case......you havent come back to state how you have the jumpers set ?.......this is VERY important....and from memory, tho I could be wrong hp like to use 'cable select'......anyway ......what do you have the jumpers set to ?....you cant just plug in a drive and expect it to appear you got to set up the jumpers correctly and do you also have the ide cable plugged in the right way round ? |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 525384 | 2007-02-17 20:41:00 | I am guessing that because HP a propitiatory Basta**s that they require firmware on there HDD to enable the Mother Board to see it no that is not the case . . . . . . you havent come back to state how you have the jumpers set ? . . . . . . . this is VERY important . . . . and from memory, tho I could be wrong hp like to use 'cable select' . . . . . . anyway . . . . . . what do you have the jumpers set to ? . . . . you cant just plug in a drive and expect it to appear you got to set up the jumpers correctly and do you also have the ide cable plugged in the right way round ? Thanks for the sarcastic response mate but I am not bloody stupid and I know how to insert a bloody HDD . I have set the jumpers on this drive to MASTER, and Cable Select both giving the same result . In future don't bother with sarcastic petty post |
CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 525385 | 2007-02-17 21:14:00 | Thanks for the sarcastic response mate but I am not bloody stupid and I know how to insert a bloody HDD . where the HELL are you comin from ? . . . . . . . . . sarcastic ? huh ? . . . really ? . . . . . . . how the hell do you expect ME to know anythin about your skill level . . . . . . . you may very well have little knowledge in which case my post could certainly have been of help . . . . . if you think that was sarcastic you should go somewhere else I think . . . . . . . . . In future don't bother with sarcastic petty post Today 05:33 AM I dont think much of your attitude at ALL and i'm not at all amused so why dont you go back to bed and get out on the right side this time . . . . . . . . . ***** NOT helping THIS person . . . . . . . . they can sink or swim on their own efforts . . . . . |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 525386 | 2007-02-17 23:24:00 | I have replaced the drive from another similar model of HP. A Samsung 10.3g instead of the 40g that was in there and she has booted up no prob. Thanks for all your help guys. Laters |
CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 525387 | 2007-02-18 04:17:00 | Thanks for the sarcastic response mate but I am not bloody stupid and I know how to insert a bloody HDD . I have set the jumpers on this drive to MASTER, and Cable Select both giving the same result . Hey . I said the same thing . You didn't actually tell us anything about the jumpers and stuff, so its a perfectly reasonable suggestion . |
pctek (84) | ||
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