My hdd is not working. which hdd model can i buy instead of mhv2080at?

Right click MyComputer and select Manage. Look for Storage on the right and select Disk Management. Find your drive and format the partition by right clicking it and selecting Format. Use NTSF, default allocation size then give the drive a letter or name. After that it should show up in MyComputer.

If you want the HDD to work well, format it in FAT32 instead of NTFS.

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This drive is an IDE/ATA hard drive.
To use this as an external hard drive, I suggest you purchase an USB hard drive adapter case (with an USB cable) and install the hard drive into this case.
When you plug this adapter into the USB port of a computer, the computer will see this as an external hard drive.

You could re-solder the USB 2 socket, or buy a laptop ide to normal ide adaptor (or an empty laptop drive caddy) and plug it in that way.

backup ur data and try reinstalling operating system

Unfortunately I have heard about such issue on sony varios.The HDD use to stop working on these models.You can try to dismantle it and to check the connection between the motherboard and the HDD.
Also can buy an other HDD and try with that.

Hello, it depends on your computer if it can boot from USB. then you can install it on a usb external drive but I dont recomend it. your computer gonna be very slow to start and use. I suggest that you buy a new DISK, they are not so expensive. if you use your external harddrive as your windows partition you just gonna be pissed off when its running so slow.

you can buy the HDD in your laptop at computer shop, but check first if it is SATA or IDE...under your laptop,there are 2 screws remove that and remove the HDD and check what type of HDD you have..here is the idea, with 40pin its indicate IDE with small flat connector its SATA..remove and check and go to computer shop,they will ask you also how many GB you want...80,120,160 whatsover..buy and replace the HDD.