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    Sony SR190E CMOS / Bios not recognizing Hard Drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by RCNET, Oct 16, 2011.

  1. RCNET

    RCNET Newbie

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    Hello,

    I have a sr190e The cmos indicates atapi for hard drive. It does not indicate size or anything else. I can save but the cmos will not close down. I remove power then reboot no hard drive recognized. I can use optical drive to load win 7 but it also sees no hard drive. I then used Win 7 repair and it shows a Drive: X 28 gig out of 32...but wait there is no drive x and the drive installed is a 60 gig and I did try a new drive 320 WD same results.

    Anybody have any ideas aboout this situation
     
    RCNET, Oct 16, 2011
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  2. Gracy123

    Gracy123 Agrees to disagree

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    so how did you end up like that? New harddrive? BIOS update? Suddenly?
     
    Gracy123, Oct 16, 2011
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  3. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    This is a camcorder or a notebook? From January 2007?

    Time to call Sony (or drop it in the nearest garbage can and buy a new one)?

    The only suggestion is to try this plugged into the AC power - if it is a power issue (batteries may be simply too weak to power it properly anymore), at least you'll know.

    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 16, 2011
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