I am trying to fix a older computer for a kid that wants one and \nit wont recongnize the hard drive which is also older, it is a very small hard drive, there was a 1 gb, believe it or not and I have a 8 gb. trying to install.\nany help would be appreciated.\nThanks
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invalid partition table is a severe error on the disk. you have to install that disk in your computer as slave disk and when you can see it you have to format it.
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JUst change the HDD with another brand type HDD. Try Western Digital, they are pretty good at hard drives.
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yeah...just add an additional hard drive....either internal or external...then you can keep your existing hard drive with your current configuration on it....find an honest nerd to add it for you...the computer stores charge too much
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Have you got any data on it that you need to get or is it just a case of its a new memory stick ?\n\nIf the latter then just insert the memory stick into your computer then right click on my computer --> manage --> disk management and it should show up in there, then right click and format it.\n\nIf not then make sure your USB is working and that you have installed drivers for your onboard ( i am assuming ) usb is working , which can generally be gotten by getting the motherboard drivers ( If this is a PCI USB card then install the drivers for the usb pci card.\n\nIf you are trying to use the USB slots at the front of the computer, FORGET those and try one of the USB slots at the back of the computer.\n\nAlso check out the FAQ on www.usbman.com
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that's an old notebook. notebook and laptop disks are the same size. look in internet stores like newegg.com for 2.5" hard drives. I don't know what's the maximum size of HDD your notebook can hold without upgrading the BIOS.\n\nyou can also look on ebay for a HDD of 10GB or smaller (this one could fit, nowadays it's hard to find that small notebook disks)\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Travelstar-DARA-206000-6-0GB-Notebook-HardDrive_W0QQitemZ6872469117QQcategoryZ168QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Faulty hard drive...the seek time problem says it can't get to the data it needs in either the directory or the actual stored information.\n\nTrust me, you don't even want to THINK about 'fixing' a hard drive. REPLACE IT.
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Stick the Microsoft operating system disk in the computer and reinstall telling it to reformat the hard drive. Before you do that, be sure to backup what ever you want to save. Works like a charm.
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yeah change the hard drive jumpers to slave drive and not to master other wise you os will try and read it as your master. so just move it around till it comes on. i just got a enclosure myself took two days to figure that out
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Hmmm... sounds like a job for Superman (not me!)\n\nYou may have to try re-installing Windows, but with an XP disk, which usually forces its way onto the hard drive - just hope you don't have precious files still on there.\n\nMaybe you should be thinking about rescuing files from the hard drive if there are important ones. If not, maybe you should simply re-install.\n\nAnother possibility, to test the computer, is to run a Linux Live CD and see if that operating system starts up. You will need to change the boot order to look at the CD drive first. Buy yourself a CD of PCLinuxOS BigDaddy version 0.93 from one of the companies at www.distrowatch.com or if in the UK use www.cheeplinux.com - about £6.50 or $10\n\nCertainly time for some "lateral thinking" about what you want to do here! Hope I've given you some ideas.\n\nGood luck,\n\nDC :)
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Can your power supply handle the extra hardware? Dumb question but simple mistake.\n\nIf you have the original driver for the SATA then reinstall it. Remove the old ones first. Then restart.\nThen reinstall the driver and shut down.\nPlug in SATA and boot.\nAll should be happy.\n\nIt is also possible that the drive itself has needed software for it to run on the computer. My SATA came with a CD that had to be run before installation. I have yet to encounter any problems.
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If the hard drive comes out of the case, it might be a regular 40 pin connection in the back. Take out the hard drive and hook it up as a slave drive on the regular computer and see if it works.
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open the case...you will have to figure that out on your own. most likely removing screws on the back. look for the old hard drive. NOW before you touch ANYTHING, touch a bare metal spot on your case to remove any static electricity you may be carrying. there will be a wide flat grey ribbon cable on the back of the hard drive. carefully remove it from the hard drive only. there will also be a smaller white plug with 4 wires unplug that too. Most hard driver are held in by 4 screws. remove them and slide out the old drive. slide in the new drive, the 4 screws, and the 4 wire cable and flat ribbon cable. the connectors are keyed and only go in one way. that was the easy part. now you need to install the operating system. boot the computer up and pop in your o/s disc, then reboot. you will want to boot from the cd, with cd support. when you see the A:/ prompt. type in "fdisk" with out the quotation marks and hit enter. follow the prompts with yes to everything until you get to the menu screen. here you need to create a primary dos partition using all available hard drive space. when it done, reboot by pushing and holding down on the power button until it shuts down. start it up again and boot from the cd with cd support. this time you can start installing windows(98 or ME). when asked if you want to format, yes you do. when thats done, the o/s should start to install(we having fun yet?).....good luck
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can you tell us what you have tried so far to try and access it ? Also right click on my computer --> Manage and then go to disk management and tell us if you see it there.\n\nIf you need further help or w/e email me :)
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Make sure you have the latest servicepack installed (SP2). You'll need it anyways if you wanna keep receiving updates from the Windows site.\nIf the BIOS detects the harddrive in full, start XP and goto Disk Management > Action > Rescan disks and see if it will pick up the correct size.\nIf the BIOS doesn't recognize the harddrive as 320 Gb, you'll need to find an updated BIOS for your motherboard. Check the site of the manufacturer for that (most motherboards made after 2003 will be able to recognize large harddrives).\nAs a last resort, you can goto the website of the manufacturer of the harddrive to see if they have extra drivers that will solve the problem for you.
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When you look at the existing cable in your PC, your see a tail hanging off the existing drive - this is for the new drive.  Before you install it, go to the back of the new drive and set it to slave - its hard to see but its on the drive.  Connect it up and look for another power supply - you might have to format it but it should work fine.
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Your first approach might be to find a friend with a desktop and cd burner who knows a little about installing hard drives. Your old hard drive may still be in working order and it can be installed as a slave on your friends computer. Your old drive will need the pin set on it to slave. The drive, after installed will show up in my computer and then its just a matter of burning the files from the slave drive to cds...
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may be the old one was of less size like 650 MB .. check this also ..