Your best bet: call and order the XP CD and do a clean install on the new drive. Cloning a drive, while possible, isn't a good idea when the old one isn't functioning properly.
:^/ What he said, plus my reply in this thread, because you'll want to rescue personal files, etc. Also, I'd advise you to partition your new drive into at least two partitions. Put everything you want to keep on the second partition, including backups of drivers, etc. That makes it so much easier to recover from a Windows® S.N.A.F.U.
Your best bet: call and order the XP CD and do a clean install on the new drive. Cloning a drive, while possible, isn't a good idea when the old one isn't functioning properly.
Thanks.....I can't even get it to boot now. No Ctrl -F11 even. Fortunately I already had moved my personal files to a external drive. I've ordered the new drive and Dell is sending me the CDs and I've also downloaded all the drivers I need.
I'm definitely going to set up several partitions.
are there any online instructions on how to re-install the operating system onto a new hard drive? I can't get the computer to recognize the new hard drive....just get the HDD failure message.
PLEASE HELP!
I have a new SAMSUNG HM160HC.........Any help would be appreciated.
What error message do you see after putting the new hard drive into the computer? If it simply says drive not found, did you remove the adapter from the pins on the old drive and place it on the pins of the new one? If you didn't purchase the drive from Dell you will need to do this in order to get the drive connected to the main board of the laptop.
Pull the adapter as straight as possible off the pins on the old drive; if you bend any of them you will not be able to install it into an external drive case to recover your data. When putting the adapter onto the pins of the new drive, note that there is one pin missing. The adapter has a plug in that pin position that must match the position of the missing pin on the drive. After you have placed the adapter onto the new drive, try again to see if the drive is recognized.
If you are using Media Direct, follow the first link. It is necessary to insert the Media Direct disk first in order to prepare the Media Direct Partition before installing the OS.
Mr._Pseudonym
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:^/ What he said, plus my reply in this thread, because you'll want to rescue personal files, etc. Also, I'd advise you to partition your new drive into at least two partitions. Put everything you want to keep on the second partition, including backups of drivers, etc. That makes it so much easier to recover from a Windows® S.N.A.F.U.
husky0894
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December 11th, 2008 18:00
Your best bet: call and order the XP CD and do a clean install on the new drive. Cloning a drive, while possible, isn't a good idea when the old one isn't functioning properly.
podar
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December 14th, 2008 11:00
Thanks.....I can't even get it to boot now. No Ctrl -F11 even. Fortunately I already had moved my personal files to a external drive. I've ordered the new drive and Dell is sending me the CDs and I've also downloaded all the drivers I need.
I'm definitely going to set up several partitions.
Thanks for your help!
podar
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December 20th, 2008 20:00
are there any online instructions on how to re-install the operating system onto a new hard drive? I can't get the computer to recognize the new hard drive....just get the HDD failure message.
PLEASE HELP!
I have a new SAMSUNG HM160HC.........Any help would be appreciated.
jackshack
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December 20th, 2008 21:00
What error message do you see after putting the new hard drive into the computer? If it simply says drive not found, did you remove the adapter from the pins on the old drive and place it on the pins of the new one? If you didn't purchase the drive from Dell you will need to do this in order to get the drive connected to the main board of the laptop.
Pull the adapter as straight as possible off the pins on the old drive; if you bend any of them you will not be able to install it into an external drive case to recover your data. When putting the adapter onto the pins of the new drive, note that there is one pin missing. The adapter has a plug in that pin position that must match the position of the missing pin on the drive. After you have placed the adapter onto the new drive, try again to see if the drive is recognized.
With regard to restoring the operating system, Dell has this: Restoring your Computer to Factory Settings.
Another Dell paper on restoring Windows XP is here: Reinstalling Windows XP.
If you are using Media Direct, follow the first link. It is necessary to insert the Media Direct disk first in order to prepare the Media Direct Partition before installing the OS.