Dude, Last night i installed XP. And the problem was solved. Now my lappy is back to normal. If you still have that problem try to install xp i will help you:)
It would have been better to start a new thread, but first off, can you tell me if this is an Inspiron 1525? And can you explain how you "ruined" two hard drives and what you mean when you say the third drive "did not want to get installed"?
Yes, I have an Inspiron 1525. with my first 2 hard disks, I thought the HD pins were not touching correctly the HD, and by pressing the laptop shell, and if I was pressing it when the laptop was booting windows was loading just fine, but after windows ended booting, it was not necessary any more to keep the shell pressed. unfortunately due to the fact that I was pressing the shell, (you know that theoretically it is not allowed because it may create bad sectors in time,) well this is what happened. the 3rd one, when I have plugged it in it was not recognized at all, the bios could not see it. then I have changed from ATA to AHCI and noticed that after rebooting the BIOS was able to see the HD but windows did not get installed as no HD was found, then I thought to change it back to ATA and then BIOS could still see the HD and windows got installed also successfully.
The issue I am having is that if the laptop is off and I boot as normal the HD is not found, I have to go to bios, change ATA to AHCI, exit BIOS, then, enter BIOS again and change AHCI to ATA again and miracle the HD is found and windows loads as normal...
I really hope this is clear as I think I am loosing my mind....
Yes, in ATA mode, however every time I boot I have to enter in BIOS and change to AHCI, exit BIOS then reenter and change back to ATA, otherwise the HD is not found =>windows does not boot up...
Ok, try this. Boot up, and I presume you are getting the old F1 to retry, F2 for system setup message. This time, hit F2 to enter system setup, and go to the drives list. Tell me if you see your hard drive listed there.
did this, initially the hard drive cannot be found, then if I reenter bios and change the ata to ahci the HD is found but windows boot stops with a blue screen, if i enter again bios and change back to ata then windows boots and loads fine.
Ok so I figured it out. The new drives that you guys are ordering are slightly thinner than the original one that came with the laptop. Therefore your not getting a good connection. So try this. Slide the drive in the laptop without the Hard Drive caddy. Make sure it's in there nice and snug. Check the Bios. You should now see the drive showing in the bios.
I'm quite sure that all sata laptop hard drives are the same size. They would have to be, or manufacturers would be making them in all sorts of different sizes & that would be total chaos. I sold my Dell laptop a month or so after I posted the original question that started this thread since everyone focused on the question under mine which had nothing to do with my issue. I will never purchase an other Dell, or take a free one if given to me. It's a shame. They used to be a great product. I refuse to work on Dell Products as well. I'd rather repair 10 HP's Than 1 Dell. Which is saying alot, since HP's are junk too.
well I too work on computers and I ran across this issue today and I had two 2.5 inch sata drives that were of different sizes (thickness) and installing the thinner drive in the caddy allowed just enough play to cause it not to connect to the sata connector on the motherboard. Installed the same drive without the caddy and It works fine.
Well, I hope you really didn't sell your laptop bc of this bc of this. I had similar problem, and when I tell you the solution, you may be upset at how simple it was. First, to be sure we had the same problem: I was replacing a standard mechanical drive in an Inspiron 1525 with an SSD. When booting to BIOS, drive is not detected (so, it follows, Windows setup will not be able to see it either.) Of course,l the natural response is to get the chipset/AHCI drivers onto a USB key so I could browse during setup and load them. Well, that didn't work, so I considered upgrading the BIOS, but none of the versions stated that "SSD support added" or anything to that effect, so I started Googling, and nada. I tested the new drive in another PC, and it worked fine. So I tried to put into the bay without the tray, and the BIOS recognized it. It seems that there is enough free space in the bay, such that when you insert the drive, the SATA connections may go under the receptacle inside the drive bay. Solution: Install the drive with the laptop facing up, so when the SSD slides in, it will engage the receptacle. Boot into BIOS to check, and once you can verify that you got it into the receptacle properly, (SSD size displayed in BIOS) hold firmly in place and fasten screws....continue Windows setup :)
sandeepcheers
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Dude, Last night i installed XP. And the problem was solved. Now my lappy is back to normal. If you still have that problem try to install xp i will help you:)
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March 17th, 2012 14:00
Hi cgusa,
It would have been better to start a new thread, but first off, can you tell me if this is an Inspiron 1525? And can you explain how you "ruined" two hard drives and what you mean when you say the third drive "did not want to get installed"?
cgusa
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March 19th, 2012 02:00
Yes, I have an Inspiron 1525. with my first 2 hard disks, I thought the HD pins were not touching correctly the HD, and by pressing the laptop shell, and if I was pressing it when the laptop was booting windows was loading just fine, but after windows ended booting, it was not necessary any more to keep the shell pressed. unfortunately due to the fact that I was pressing the shell, (you know that theoretically it is not allowed because it may create bad sectors in time,) well this is what happened. the 3rd one, when I have plugged it in it was not recognized at all, the bios could not see it. then I have changed from ATA to AHCI and noticed that after rebooting the BIOS was able to see the HD but windows did not get installed as no HD was found, then I thought to change it back to ATA and then BIOS could still see the HD and windows got installed also successfully.
The issue I am having is that if the laptop is off and I boot as normal the HD is not found, I have to go to bios, change ATA to AHCI, exit BIOS, then, enter BIOS again and change AHCI to ATA again and miracle the HD is found and windows loads as normal...
I really hope this is clear as I think I am loosing my mind....
Thank you
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March 19th, 2012 16:00
Do I understand correctly that you have installed the operating system on this drive in ATA mode?
cgusa
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March 20th, 2012 01:00
Yes, in ATA mode, however every time I boot I have to enter in BIOS and change to AHCI, exit BIOS then reenter and change back to ATA, otherwise the HD is not found =>windows does not boot up...
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March 20th, 2012 16:00
Ok, try this. Boot up, and I presume you are getting the old F1 to retry, F2 for system setup message. This time, hit F2 to enter system setup, and go to the drives list. Tell me if you see your hard drive listed there.
cgusa
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March 22nd, 2012 07:00
did this, initially the hard drive cannot be found, then if I reenter bios and change the ata to ahci the HD is found but windows boot stops with a blue screen, if i enter again bios and change back to ata then windows boots and loads fine.
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March 22nd, 2012 11:00
If you boot to the BIOS, set the controller mode to AHCI, then reboot and check the BIOS again, is the drive still recognized?
If so, there is a way to change the mode to AHCI in the registry so you don't get the blue screen error.
Siganarchy
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March 5th, 2013 12:00
Ok so I figured it out. The new drives that you guys are ordering are slightly thinner than the original one that came with the laptop. Therefore your not getting a good connection. So try this. Slide the drive in the laptop without the Hard Drive caddy. Make sure it's in there nice and snug. Check the Bios. You should now see the drive showing in the bios.
johnservis66
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March 5th, 2013 13:00
Siganarchy
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March 5th, 2013 18:00
well I too work on computers and I ran across this issue today and I had two 2.5 inch sata drives that were of different sizes (thickness) and installing the thinner drive in the caddy allowed just enough play to cause it not to connect to the sata connector on the motherboard. Installed the same drive without the caddy and It works fine.
Tino_Lomba
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June 29th, 2013 23:00
Well, I hope you really didn't sell your laptop bc of this bc of this. I had similar problem, and when I tell you the solution, you may be upset at how simple it was.
First, to be sure we had the same problem:
I was replacing a standard mechanical drive in an Inspiron 1525 with an SSD. When booting to BIOS, drive is not detected (so, it follows, Windows setup will not be able to see it either.) Of course,l the natural response is to get the chipset/AHCI drivers onto a USB key so I could browse during setup and load them. Well, that didn't work, so I considered upgrading the BIOS, but none of the versions stated that "SSD support added" or anything to that effect, so I started Googling, and nada. I tested the new drive in another PC, and it worked fine. So I tried to put into the bay without the tray, and the BIOS recognized it. It seems that there is enough free space in the bay, such that when you insert the drive, the SATA connections may go under the receptacle inside the drive bay. Solution: Install the drive with the laptop facing up, so when the SSD slides in, it will engage the receptacle. Boot into BIOS to check, and once you can verify that you got it into the receptacle properly, (SSD size displayed in BIOS) hold firmly in place and fasten screws....continue Windows setup :)
aralk
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June 11th, 2015 09:00
muchas gracias after trying several times it work out. :emotion-2:
bluechox
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January 12th, 2016 00:00
there is some extra space between the top panel and the sata port...oyu ahve to use a spacer to get it properly seated into the sata port...
usually it will just insert just above the sata port , not into it
Injeun
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February 13th, 2019 20:00
Finally! It's working. Thank you.