Installed new hard drive...not recognized

[granjan]

Thanks for all your input...it is much appreciated. I finally got
windows loaded after I changed to a ps2 keyboard and mouse. That
would never have occurred to me. I had to go borrow one because I
gave my old keyboard and mouse away. Anyway it's done...now I have
to do a lot of Windows updates. That will take me days I'm afraid.
(sigh)
Janice

|I recently connected a Western Digital 320G SATA hard drive in a
Vantec
| external enclosure to my computer. I first hooked it up via a
USB port.
| It was not recognized initially. The directions that came with
the drive
| described a procedure for formatting the drive which I did. After
| formatting in NTFS it was recognized. I subsequently connected
via the
| furnished eSATA cable and all has been working fine.
|
| Here's the procedure for formatting:
|
| Control panel > Administrative tools > Computer management >
Storage > Disk
| management . IF (as was my case) the new disk appears, click on
"format"
| and select NTFS. Worked for me.
|
|
=====================================================================
| | I installed a new Seagate Barracuda 500 gb Sata internal hard
drive
| on my daughter's computer to replace a bad Seagate Barracuda
7200.7
| Sata 120 gb hard drive. The computer is a Dell XPS Generation 2
| desktop about 5 years old with XP. I downloaded drivers from Dell
| site and put them on a floppy. I have all the original cd's to
| reload Windows but when I try to load Windows XP sp1 from the cd
it
| appears to be doing just what it should until it gets to 'Welcome
to
| Setup" with options: To set up Windows XP now press ENTER
| To
| repair.....pressR
| To quit
| setup press F3
| None of these options work...the only option I have is to restart
| the computer.
| What am I missing here? I have replaced hard drives before but
| never had any problems. Please I need help. I don't really know
| what other information you need so just let me know.
| Janice
|
|
|

 

[Daave]

Anyway it's done...now I have to do a lot of Windows updates.
That will take me days I'm afraid.
(sigh)

Do yourself a favor and install SP3 and *then* install the updates.

Do yourself a bigger favor by starting a new thread to ask for guidance
since there are a number of precautions you should take first.

 

[Anna]

Anna,
Let me assure you that it is very likely that setting the jumper can make
all the difference having recently built 2 socket 478 systems using circa
2003/2004 motherboards and also repairing an old dell for a friend that
some systems just will not accept a SATA-II drive. The drive(s) either
needs to be jumpered to be SATA-I compatible or must be a SATA-I drive. I
also found out that a fourth
(6 year old) PC although it did not list SATA-II support in the manual or
at any OC site reviews did work at SATA-II speeds but only with the latest
and last drivers available installed for the motherboard, in this
particular instance research showed that the Intel chipset would support
SATA-II.

JS:
I understand that there are situations that require a SATA-II HDD (3.0 Gb/s
interface) to be jumpered to SATA-I (1.5 Gb/s) in order to effect device
recognition. Like you, I've run into that issue a number of times with older
machines.

But the OP was (is) working with a Dell Dimension XPS machine whose
motherboard contains the Intel 875P chipset. While it is true that the
motherboard supporting that chipset was designed for SATA-I HDDs, I've never
known a SATA-II HDD that was not backwards compatible with that board, i.e.,
in my experience there was no need for jumpering the disk for SATA-I device
recognition. Admittedly, I haven't had a great deal of experience with that
particular Dell machine equipped with that MB so I suppose it is possible it
might be necessary.

In any event, I take it you've seen the OP's latest post in which she
indicates the problem had to do with a keyboard/mouse issue.
Anna

 

[JS]

Now I see the latest post, I guess the mouse is faster than SATA-II ;-)
Oh well back to my Gigabyte's "boot loop" problem.

 

[Gerry]

Janice

Thanks for reporting what resolved the problem. I have had the same
problem in the past.


--


Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[granjan]

Yeah I thought about that but I didn't know if I had to do sp2 first
or not. I have a cd with sp3 on it that I bought from Microsoft to
install it on my own computer. Will that work on someone else's
computer like my daughter's?
| granjan wrote:
| > Anyway it's done...now I have to do a lot of Windows updates.
| > That will take me days I'm afraid.
| > (sigh)
|
| Do yourself a favor and install SP3 and *then* install the
updates.
|
| Do yourself a bigger favor by starting a new thread to ask for
guidance
| since there are a number of precautions you should take first.
|
|

 

[Lem]

Yeah I thought about that but I didn't know if I had to do sp2 first
or not. I have a cd with sp3 on it that I bought from Microsoft to
install it on my own computer. Will that work on someone else's
computer like my daughter's?
| granjan wrote:
| > Anyway it's done...now I have to do a lot of Windows updates.
| > That will take me days I'm afraid.
| > (sigh)
|
| Do yourself a favor and install SP3 and *then* install the
updates.
|
| Do yourself a bigger favor by starting a new thread to ask for
guidance
| since there are a number of precautions you should take first.
|
|

The sp3 install CD will work on any computer as long as SP1a is
installed. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/)

Read the following first:

Prerequisites for a successful installation
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldro...requisites-for-a-successful-installation.aspx
Steps to take before you install WinXP SP3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[Gerry]

Janice

Beg or borrow an SP2 or SP3 update CD from a friend rather than use a
complete Windows XP CD. These CDs are obtainable from Microsoft for
Postage and Packaging if you cannot find a friend with one. Lots of SP2
update CDs were issued free in August 2004. I still have mine. SP3 CDs
may not be so easily obtainable from a friend unless you live in a
non-Broadband area.

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~