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    Aspire 1642wlmi cant see Samsung hm160hc

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by eyesofedgar, Oct 21, 2009.

  1. eyesofedgar

    eyesofedgar Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I'm trying to upgrade the hdd to the samsung but the 1642 wont even see it in the bios screen. Drive cloned ok and i can see it on my desktop machine. does anyone know of any incompatibility issues between the drive and the laptop??

    Regards

    Richard
     
    eyesofedgar, Oct 21, 2009
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Is the harddrive set to master mode?
    There is a small jumper on the Samsung drive. The label on the top of the drive will tell you which pins to put a jumper on to set the drive to master mode.

    If the bios still does not see the new harddrive after changing the jumper, one of two things can be done:
    1) upgrade the BIOS on your Acer to a newer version. You will need to go to Acer's website and look for BIOS update for the 1642wlmi
    2) you can try installing the samsung back into your desktop, and running samsung diagnostic software on it. You may need to change the drive to DMA4 or 5 mode, rather than the DMA6 it ships with.
    If the drive does not get seen, it will not power up. Surprisingly enough, changing the firmware to set the DMA speed can make the drive become recognized.
    I have had luck with Hitachi Tool, (I dont know if it works on Samsung drives, so try looking for a Samsung tool on there website for download)

    I hope I could help set you in the right direction

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 21, 2009
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