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Installing 200gb hd???

post #1 of 19
12/10/04 at 2:42pm
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Hello all, i've bought a 200gb hd from western digital
model number: WD2000
i've hooked it up to the cpu however it seems as if the cpu isn't detecting the HD upon boot up..i go into the bios and it says there's no hard drive only 2 cd drives(which i have) what am i doing wrong?
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post #2 of 19
12/10/04 at 2:47pm
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IDE drive set on master..only drive in the system right now
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post #3 of 19
12/10/04 at 3:13pm
Hmm.. Does it come in with a utility diskette? I remmeber having this problem LONG TIME AGO and the diskette fixed the problem. From the information we have now, it might sound stupid, but I can say this: Make sure the connections to the HD and the motherboard are tightly seated in. Make the HDD has power connector plugged in and the IDE ribbon cable tightly seated in. The IDE cable might be defective, it has happened to me before. Try replacing the IDE cable (maybe use the CDs IDE ribbon cable). Make sure its on the end of the IDE cable closest to the middle connector. Make sure its connected to IDE_0 (or IDE_1 if that's the lowest number) of the motherboard. I guess that's all I can help you with. Hopefully someone else ACTUALLY knows the problem. Good luck and let us know what's going on with the HD!
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post #4 of 19
12/10/04 at 3:43pm
make sure you have a molex (or sata) power connector on it...make sure the ribbon isn't upside down...make sure the connections are all the way in...and plug it into an ide connector, not your...cpu
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post #5 of 19
12/10/04 at 3:46pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Saiyr
...and plug it into an ide connector, not your...cpu
lol
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post #6 of 19
12/10/04 at 4:07pm
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i knoww i got all that..got the drive to detect now and everything..trying to use a win 98se boot disk and using fdisk..anyone know how i should go about installing xp on it?
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post #7 of 19
12/10/04 at 4:09pm
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want to format partition and install xp ...anyone know how abouts i should do this?
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post #8 of 19
12/10/04 at 4:10pm
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when i use the win 98 boot disk..run fdisk and format...it only shows it as a 60gb drive..
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post #9 of 19
12/10/04 at 4:16pm
dont use win98. Use winXP cd. Here's microsoft's website link to help you with partitioning and formatting.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313348

Other link:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/formatti...sing_xp_cd.htm

This is a real nice site, very visual:
http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/O...tallxppro1.htm

Those links should help you out. Good luck!
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post #10 of 19
12/10/04 at 4:25pm
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thanks..checking them out right now
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post #11 of 19
12/10/04 at 4:35pm
Sure, make sure your USB flash drive is NOT connected to your computer! Heh.
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post #12 of 19
12/10/04 at 5:40pm
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usb flash drive isn't connected...took out the vid card and one of the cd rom drives...
i've partitioned the hd with WD data life tools
one partition 200gb ntfs or nfts however it is
trying to install win xp w/ sp1 off the cd now
it loads up asks to hit F6 for raid(i skip this part)
then it loads up all the drivers it needs off the cd
next it says "Setup is starting Windows" however at this point it just hands there..i've left it there...and its been there for about 5 minutes now

anyone know why this might be ? why it just hangs there?..
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post #13 of 19
12/10/04 at 5:42pm
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yes its a legit copy of xp
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post #14 of 19
12/10/04 at 5:56pm
it shouldn't hang there. Try again?
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post #15 of 19
12/10/04 at 6:02pm
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tried many many times now...it keeps hanging...
do i need a ide controller ? or something for this big of a hd?
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post #16 of 19
12/10/04 at 6:05pm
I have a 120 GB and it doesnt cause hanging. Is your winXP cd stratched or something like that? Whats your computer's specs?
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post #17 of 19
12/10/04 at 6:17pm
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i've tried 2 diff xp cd's both hang there

AMD AthlonXP 2400+ - 1024MB Ram - AIW 9800 Pro - LG 52/32/52 CDRW - LG 16X DVD
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post #18 of 19
12/10/04 at 6:22pm
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;217073
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post #19 of 19
12/10/04 at 7:00pm
http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc....aW5kb3c*&p_li=

and go here:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=35

check out the support and documentation tab, see how it'll help you.
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