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    bios won't change for new hard disk in crusty evo

    Discussion in 'HP' started by kurgan, Mar 24, 2005.

  1. kurgan

    kurgan Notebook Enthusiast

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    my little bro has a old evo n150 laptop. so i gave him a new hard disk, but the bios won't let him configure the new size.

    any ideas from the gods of compaq support?

    thanks in advance
     
    kurgan, Mar 24, 2005
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    How about updating the bios?





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    ZaZ, Mar 24, 2005
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  3. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    What do you mean by "the bios won't let him configure the new size"? Do you mean he can't go into the bios and enter HDD info like on a desktop, or do you mean that the system won't detect the HDD correctly? The N150 should be able to use a 40-60GB HDD without any problems. The BIOS should automatically detect the new larger HDD and it should just work without any chnages made to the BIOS. I have an old Toshiba (approx 4 years old) and I'm capable of using a 40GB HDD without any problems. Just plugged it in and installed the OS. Didn't have to touch the BIOS at all.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Mar 24, 2005
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  4. kurgan

    kurgan Notebook Enthusiast

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    after trying 4 times over a couple of days, the laptop finally detected the drive at the right size.

    thanks for the encouragement to keep trying. [ :)]
     
    kurgan, Mar 30, 2005
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