HD and BIOS Question.

[F.R. Spicer]

Hi....I have an IBM T23 laotop, with latest BIOS and embedded
controller. I wanted tp upgrade the HD so I bought a 40 gb IBM
Travelstar to replace the 20 GB Fujitsu.

The laptop wont boot. There is no selection in the BIOS about hard
drives, but I see the new drive listed by serial number in the boot
order submenus. The computer freezes at the flashing cursor......the 40
GB drive was tested and has an exact ghost of the original drive on it.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

thanx

 

[Rod Speed]

Hi....I have an IBM T23 laotop, with latest BIOS and embedded
controller. I wanted tp upgrade the HD so I bought a 40 gb IBM
Travelstar to replace the 20 GB Fujitsu.

The laptop wont boot. There is no selection in the BIOS about hard
drives, but I see the new drive listed by serial number in the boot
order submenus. The computer freezes at the flashing cursor......the
40 GB drive was tested and has an exact ghost of the original drive
on it.

How did you do the Ghost copy ?

The main thing is to ensure that you never boot the copy
with the original visible if the OS is one of the NT/2K/XP family.

If you do boot the copy with the original visible, you will
get the symptoms you are seeing if you try booting just
the copy later, because the boot will involve files off the
original drive.

 

[F.R. Spicer]

How did you do the Ghost copy ?

The main thing is to ensure that you never boot the copy
with the original visible if the OS is one of the NT/2K/XP family.

If you do boot the copy with the original visible, you will
get the symptoms you are seeing if you try booting just
the copy later, because the boot will involve files off the
original drive.

I used Norton Ghost, and put the new drive in the bay in the laptop,
with the original drive nowhere in sight.......

 

[Rod Speed]

I used Norton Ghost, and put the new drive in the bay in the laptop,
with the original drive nowhere in sight.......

Where was the image file ?

Which version of ghost ?

Did you image the entire physical drive initially ?

Quite a few laptops have a hidden maintenance
partition that makes copying a drive tricky.

 

[Peter]

Hi....I have an IBM T23 laotop, with latest BIOS and embedded controller.

I wanted tp upgrade the HD so I bought a 40 gb IBM Travelstar to replace
the 20 GB Fujitsu.

The laptop wont boot. There is no selection in the BIOS about hard
drives, but I see the new drive listed by serial number in the boot order
submenus. The computer freezes at the flashing cursor......the 40 GB
drive was tested and has an exact ghost of the original drive on it.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

You need to be aware of HPA or "Service Partition":
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/HPA
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-46023.html
Read page 9. "Creating an image of the hard drive"
1. Ensure that the Access IBM Predesktop Area security level is set to
Normal. This is the IBM default setting.
http://ryxi.com/laptops/37-648-how-...tore-w-o-hidden-partition-possible-read.shtml

 

[F.R. Spicer]

Where was the image file ?

Which version of ghost ?

Did you image the entire physical drive initially ?

Quite a few laptops have a hidden maintenance
partition that makes copying a drive tricky.

hmmm...didn't find any hidden partition, but that's why they call it
hidden, I guess....

Thanx to all who replied....I follow the links and keep plugging away....

 

[F.R. Spicer]

You need to be aware of HPA or "Service Partition":
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/HPA
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-46023.html
Read page 9. "Creating an image of the hard drive"
1. Ensure that the Access IBM Predesktop Area security level is set to
Normal. This is the IBM default setting.
http://ryxi.com/laptops/37-648-how-...tore-w-o-hidden-partition-possible-read.shtml

Seems the t23 didn't have an HPA partition.........

 

[Peter]

Hi....I have an IBM T23 laotop, with latest BIOS and embedded

Seems the t23 didn't have an HPA partition.........

Are you sure? Maybe is called differently. Is a Product Recovery possible?
IBM Assistant button etc..

 

[Rod Speed]

hmmm...didn't find any hidden partition, but that's why they call it
hidden, I guess....

Yeah, they can be quite well hidden. On way to find even
those is to compare the size of the drive as stated on the
drive manufacturer's web site with the total of the used and
free space in shown in Everest etc.

Thanx to all who replied....
I follow the links and keep plugging away....

Its always as solvable problem, just takes a bit of effort.

 

[F.R. Spicer]

Are you sure? Maybe is called differently. Is a Product Recovery possible?
IBM Assistant button etc..

I followed the links kindly posted, and apparently the HPA didnt start
until the T40.....the T 23 is 2002 vintage.....but I'll persevere....


appreciate all the advice...this seems like a friendly group....

 

[Peter]

Hi....I have an IBM T23 laotop, with latest BIOS and embedded

I followed the links kindly posted, and apparently the HPA didnt start
until the T40.....the T 23 is 2002 vintage.....but I'll persevere....


appreciate all the advice...this seems like a friendly group....

Also, you may find this link useful:
http://hardware.mcse.ms/archive27-2004-7-45032.html