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04-28-2009 09:47 AM
Do not have original Restore op sys disc. Op sys is XP Pro. Using another Xp Pro CD and entering recovery console, hard drive is visible , chkdsk ok and format ok.
BIOS shows hard drive. When using XP Pro cd, when prompted to continue and install op sys, get message, no hard drive installed? no passwords enabled in bios.
SATA hard placed in caddy and able to format hard drive.
Any idea's please?
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Airchairmaster
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04-28-2009 10:10 AM
You need the SATA ahci ich7 storage driver loaded at the F6 prompt at the start of XP installation. You can do this either by using a usb floppy drive or by slipstreaming the driver into the XP install CD using nLite. Post back for further instructions if you need them. I note the driver you need is not on the driver page for the nc6320, but this one will work...makes a floppy disk or can be used with nLite:
http://www.nliteos.com
04-28-2009 10:10 AM
You need the SATA ahci ich7 storage driver loaded at the F6 prompt at the start of XP installation. You can do this either by using a usb floppy drive or by slipstreaming the driver into the XP install CD using nLite. Post back for further instructions if you need them. I note the driver you need is not on the driver page for the nc6320, but this one will work...makes a floppy disk or can be used with nLite:
http://www.nliteos.com
04-28-2009 02:03 PM
04-28-2009 04:44 PM
04-30-2009 12:29 PM
Yes - upgraded to the latest BIOS. I noticed that the firmware upgrade referenced Fujitsu HDD but the new drive is WD.
The laptop can access the drive if connected via a USB caddy but not when connected as the primary HD - all I get is a flashing cursor.
Incidentally, in other versions of BIOS, you can view the details of connected drives but the BIOS for the nc6120 does not appear to give this info.
10-30-2009 12:30 PM
Did you get your hard drive working?? I ran into the same problem and the chipset your motherboard uses appears to be the same as mine (Intel 915GM Chipset. My laptop is a V4382ea). Apparently the chipset uses LBA48 addressing so "in theory" a big EIDE HD should work. But because I am not sure I haven't bought my HD replacement yet..
capintxu
11-01-2009 11:36 AM
I got someone in the trade to contact HP for me and was informed that there is indeed a size restriction on the capacity of the drive which the bios would support.
Now I have spare USB 250 Gb backup drive thanks to the retailer where I got both the laptop and drive from being unaware of this limitation.