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Inspiron 8100 Hard Drive Replacement ?
I have been given an Inspiron 8100 laptop, but with no hard drive.
I want to buy a hard drive, but not sure how to load a new OS when the BIOS cannot recognize
the optical drive. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Tom
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September 18th, 2010 14:00
The BIOS won't recognize the optical drive until you install a hard drive. The two share a controller.
If you don't have it, you'll need a caddy and interposer to mount a drive:
http://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=31
Into it, you can place any standard, 2.5" 9.5 mm EIDE (NOT SATA) notebook drive, 120G or smaller. DO NOT try a larger capacity drive - it won't work.
Thomas Wos
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September 18th, 2010 15:00
Thanks ejn63,
I was thinking it might be something basic like that!