DV2000z: New hd installation problems! Please Help!

Hello all.

I recently purchased a DV2000z CTO.

specs:

Turion X2 56 (1.8ghz/1MB cache)
1.25 gb 667 ddr2 ram
Windows XP Professional (edu version)
40 gb HD.

background:

As soon as i received my laptop, i made a backup of the swsetup folder.
Then I reformatted the harddrive and installed my own xp professional ed.
Installed all drivers without a hitch.
Couldnt be happier with the system.

however.....

Due to the small size of my harddrive i decided to go ahead purchase
a bigger one.
Hitachi has a 160gb sata for $119.00 which is a good deal IMO ---
so i went ahead and bought it.

main problem:

When i try to install xp again it says that no harddisk was found.
I updated my bios from v F.13 to v F.22. Still it did not make a difference.

I would really appreciate it if anyone could point out any mistakes I am making.

Also let me know if you guys need any further info.

Thank you

p.s. do you guys think 160 gb is compatible with my model(DV 2000z)?

 

Well i finally figured out what i was doing wrong.
There is a little bracket on the sata connector.

When one installs a new hd, all they have to do
is remove the bracket and plug it on the new HD.

Problem solved! ...........but of course you all knew that

Since i was not doing that it wasn't getting any power
through to the HD and hence the "no hd found' error
message.

I feel like such a dumbo

But man it feels good. 160gb of goodness.

goodnite all.