If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Dell Insiron 4000 Laptop hard drive 10gb failed, installed 120GB hard drive but it's not recognised in BIOS.
Derek wrote:
Thanks everyone for your replies. I have tried a 30GB hard drive as suggested, this also was not recognised by the BIOS. It's from a 4 year old sony laptop so I had hopes it might work. I also tried installing Windows XP and Ubuntu, it won't work without a hard drive recognised in the BIOS. I can only guess that there is also a problem with the motherboard, or that modern hard drives are different to older ones. The service tag is 151150J. Dell Inspiron 4000, Windows ME, Pentium 3-700MHz, 128MB RAM, 10GB HDD, 56k modem. Is there anything else that I could try to repair this that is cheap? Is here a spec for the DELL that says the hard drives that it does support? That particular system (bought in 2001, warranty ran out in May 2004) has long outlived support. Dell doesn't even list parts for it anymore it seems. Here is the manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins4000/ I like this for hard disk issues: "Click the Start button, point to Programs— Accessories— System Tools, and then click ScanDisk." haha They do tell you how to remove the hard disk drive: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...ve.htm#1025004 Beyond that.... It seems difficult to find laptop ATA-100 drives that fit the Inspiron 4000 (likely because of age.) Any I did found cost about $150 - and were out of stock. The $399 laptop I saw the other day seemed like a wiser choice. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Dell Insiron 4000 Laptop hard drive 10gb failed, installed 120GB hard drive but it's not recognised in BIOS.
Thanks again everyone. It looks like unless I happen to see a 10-30GB hard
drive from 2001-2003 at a car boot sale then this laptop is going in the bin that is ebay spares or repair. Thanks all of you. "Shenan Stanley" wrote in message ... Derek wrote: Thanks everyone for your replies. I have tried a 30GB hard drive as suggested, this also was not recognised by the BIOS. It's from a 4 year old sony laptop so I had hopes it might work. I also tried installing Windows XP and Ubuntu, it won't work without a hard drive recognised in the BIOS. I can only guess that there is also a problem with the motherboard, or that modern hard drives are different to older ones. The service tag is 151150J. Dell Inspiron 4000, Windows ME, Pentium 3-700MHz, 128MB RAM, 10GB HDD, 56k modem. Is there anything else that I could try to repair this that is cheap? Is here a spec for the DELL that says the hard drives that it does support? That particular system (bought in 2001, warranty ran out in May 2004) has long outlived support. Dell doesn't even list parts for it anymore it seems. Here is the manual: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins4000/ I like this for hard disk issues: "Click the Start button, point to Programs- Accessories- System Tools, and then click ScanDisk." haha They do tell you how to remove the hard disk drive: http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...ve.htm#1025004 Beyond that.... It seems difficult to find laptop ATA-100 drives that fit the Inspiron 4000 (likely because of age.) Any I did found cost about $150 - and were out of stock. The $399 laptop I saw the other day seemed like a wiser choice. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Hard drive larger then 120GB question | USR | Improving Performance | 109 | September 29th 07 07:42 PM |
Hard drive larger then 120GB question | 98 Guy | General | 1 | September 29th 07 07:42 PM |
Hard drive larger then 120GB question | 98 Guy | General | 0 | July 13th 07 01:52 PM |
Hard drive larger then 120GB question | 98 Guy | Disk Drives | 0 | July 13th 07 01:52 PM |
Hard drive larger then 120GB question | 98 Guy | Disk Drives | 1 | July 3rd 07 07:33 AM |