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    Sony SR hard drive install to Hitachi

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by kine47, May 25, 2009.

  1. kine47

    kine47 Newbie

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    I tried to upgrade my hard drive to a Hitachi 7k320, but my computer does not recognize it. Under BIOS is says "hard drive: none". I checked the the connections and everything is nice and snug. Any suggestions as to what my problem could be? thanks
     
    kine47, May 25, 2009
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Try putting the old hard drive back in. Does that work?

    Is the Hitachi hard drive brand new? It might be dead on arrival, that is kind of what it sounds like right now.

    Do you notice any sounds (clicks, groans, etc) coming from the Hitachi drive when you try turning the laptop on? Or does the hard drive just seem dead?
     
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    kine47 Newbie

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    I put the old drive back in and now it does not work also, what in the f did i do? the connections and cables look perfectly fine.
     
    kine47, May 26, 2009
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