I require the current replacement hard drive for a Dell 2200 Laptop. The defective HDD is a Hitachi TravelStar 40GB P/N HTS548040M9AT00 ATA/IDE. My Computer. Thanks Parry [email protected]

Running under the assumption that the CD is actually working, have you checked the BIOS settings to indicate that you want the CD to be the first boot device?

Alternatively, some if not most systems will accept an F12 during boot up to query the user where to boot from.

The hard disk has died and it will have to be replaced.

Creo que ese laptop no supporta SATA para XP, y se puede tratar hacer lo con un cambio en BIOS.

Prende el laptop, y empuja "F2" inmediatamente cuando aparece el Dell logo. En el setup menu en BIOS empuja "SATA native mode" para tenerlo apagado.

Inserta el Windows XP CD en el CD ROM drive, y apagar y apagar el lapto.

pretty much indication of HDD death (Hence the phrase CLICK of Death)

Replace the drive

It is because the old USB plugs were version 1.0 and the new ones are version 2.0.

You can use any 2.5 inch ATA/IDE drive as a replacement. Notebook hdd's are a smaller size than regular desktop hdd's. You can find a good idea online at stores like tigerdirect.com or newegg.com. Hope this helps & please rate this answer fixya. Thanks.

please suggest us the solutions of locked 40GB above said hard disk and how to unlock it?

In this case you would have to...

1) preformat the drive

2) make it bootable in DOS

3) copy the CD contents to the drive

4) boot the target computer with the drive and run WINNT.EXE in the I386 directory to start the install.

*OR*

1) preformat the drive

2) copy the CD contents to the drive.

3) put the drive in the target computer and boot it from a DOS bootable floppy.

4) run WINNT.EXE in the I386 directory to start the install.

try new hard drive 1st ok

Hi,

Basically what you have posted covers all that you need to know and do. The only issue would be the capacity in Gb of the new HD. Most currently available are far too big for your laptop. What you need to get is any 2.5" HD that is identical in size or just slightly bigger than what you used to have. Three reasons for this: 1) your motherboard may not recognize the newer/bigger HDs and therefore you would probably encounter problems even at the BIOS/CMOS stage; 2) the power requirement of the newer HDs may not be compatible with what your laptop can supply; and 3) the heat generated by newer HDs is considerably higher but your laptop was designed to accommodate older models only.

Hope this be of some help/idea. Post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.