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February 4th, 2008 22:00
Installing new System Hard Drive
I have a Dimension 2350 desktop system. HD went bad (was 30GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM HD), so I replaced it. Got Dell Part number WDC-WD400JB - described as a 40GB 7200RPM 8MB ATA/100 Hard drive. Installed in system, put Windows Restore CD in CD drive and it starts installing Windows. Cool.
Problem is, after installing the first part of Windows it reboots the system and starts the whole process over. I've done it four times now. I think the problem is that the BIOS has forgotten about the hard drive. If I press F2 during the boot and look at the BOOT priority I see [FLOPPY], [CDROM], [CDROM], [LAN]. If I try and change one of them so that it boots from the hard drive, the hard drive is not listed. When I go into the System menu and "Autodetect" the Hard drive - it doesn't seem to be detected. How do I get the system to see my new hard drive?
Problem is, after installing the first part of Windows it reboots the system and starts the whole process over. I've done it four times now. I think the problem is that the BIOS has forgotten about the hard drive. If I press F2 during the boot and look at the BOOT priority I see [FLOPPY], [CDROM], [CDROM], [LAN]. If I try and change one of them so that it boots from the hard drive, the hard drive is not listed. When I go into the System menu and "Autodetect" the Hard drive - it doesn't seem to be detected. How do I get the system to see my new hard drive?
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tr4
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February 5th, 2008 01:00
mombodog
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February 5th, 2008 02:00
If the cables are good and connected properly, reset the nvram.
Power up the PC
* Watch the keyboard lights. When they flash, tap the F2 key
* The message, Entering Setup should appear
* When the System Setup screen appears, press the F9 key
* Press the Enter key to confirm that you would like to load the defaults
* Right arrow over to Advanced
* Down arrow to Peripheral Configuration [press Enter]
* Ensure that all USB listings are set to Enabled or On except for USB Emulation which should be set for NO BOOT
* Check to see if the hard drive is recognized now
* Press the F10 key to Save your changes
* Right arrow to Exit
* Down arrow to Exit Saving Changes and [press Enter]
SnoopyGeek
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February 5th, 2008 11:00
mombodog
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February 5th, 2008 11:00
Hard drives in a Dell should always be jumpered Cable Select.
mombodog
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February 5th, 2008 12:00
"I took off the jumper, setting it to "Primary or Slave"
Put the jumper back on the CS position.
CS means the postition on the ide cable determines whether a device is master or slave. The end if the ide cable is master, the middle position is slave.
SnoopyGeek
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February 5th, 2008 12:00