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the external hard drive casing may need a driver for some operating systems

and then the unit must be in the on postion

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PCmania

Hi,

No the drive is not customized at all. It is a standard SATA Data and Power connector. However, if it was already mounted in a laptop chances are the laptop manufacturer may have put an adapter on the connector end to allow for tight right angle insertion into the laptop chassis which isn't possible with the stock connectors without leaving the drive loose in it's slot.

If this is the case grabbing the connector and pulling straight away from the drive should pop it loose and reveal the stock SATA connectors under it.

If you're having troubles removing this peice, comment back with the make and model# of the laptop it came out of and I'll see if I can pull a diagram for you.


Chris

i hav hitachi hdd it has pass word and i have forget them is there any universal pass word i need them

I would temporarily attach it directly to your laptop and go into recovery console and do a chkdsk /r on that drive

see if that helps, if not then there are things you can do.

post back for more info

I doubt the hard drive is at fault.
NTDLR is a file that Windows needs to "load".
Seems to me, you had an infection or made a configuration change on your computer that caused the NTDLR to get corrupted or deleted.
You need to REPAIR your Windows copy by using your Restore CD that comes with your laptop.
You don't mention what Windows version you're using.
Windows XP and Windows Vista use different ways to do this.

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That external HDD should do the job.

check the power cable is it connected properly..if yes then you need to contact the Hitachi service center for replacement if it is under warranty..

Try memtest86 and be sure the memory in the system is working. Also, some systems are tied to APCI... make sure your bios has it enabled.

Sir my harddisk drive is not working
please give to me Delhi Service center number

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

Try this site to look for hard drives. Not just any drive will work, so make sure you confirm with the company's sales or tech support to make sure it'll work.

LINK

Hi,

there are many reasons why, the computer would,nt find or see the Drive.
1:) the laptop drive, may need formatting.
2:) the drive, is not cabled correctly.
3:) the drive is faulty.

go into the bios setup, usually F2 Or esc Or Delete at setup. options sometimes appear briefly on screen. ** to enter setup press F2 Or similar**
find boot sequence or bootup order. and set the CD/DVD to become the first boot device.

Put your setup-install disk, in the dvd drive.
When rebooting the system, the computer will start a setup from CD/DVD. this will tell you that the drive is not found, or needs to be formatted. follow the on-screen options.

Finally, certain laptops only recognise, a drive of a certain size. install the original to see if this still works. Also check there are no limitation jumpers on the old-drive. ( small plastic bridging pins )

Mike @ compurepair.

use hitachi dot com..and use the regional setting to discover that service facility...

probably a little bit late but I think I found a solution ...

1.pull the hard drive out of the laptop
2.boot computer into bios settings
3. set a new bios password and check lock computer
4.while the computer is on slide the HDD in the laptop again.
5. save and exit bios
6.fortunately in the next boot you will get your hdd back

then start it from the recovery disk, and work through the re install from there..

hi ,

that may Help you http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=22568

You need to Login As an Adminstrator then change the sercurity settings

Hi
I suggest to go ahead with data recovery company bcz there is lots of possibility to loss the data if you try on your own..plz dont take any risk on this...

T.Boopathy

Check to make sure that your Inspiron is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive.

It sounds like your laptop is trying to boot from the (now erased) hard drive first, finds that it can't, then stops without ever checking the CD-ROM drive for boot media.

At startup, hit F2 to go into the BIOS settings. Look for the "Boot Order" section. Make sure that your CD drive is listed first, then your hard drive.

Save your changes, and reboot with the WinXP installation CD in your drive. Now your laptop should boot from the CD and begin installation.

Good Luck!

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