HDD Failure: I may soon be very proud of myself or very depressed.

First step for be coming a true geek.Ripping some thing apart and then putting it back together.:-D

Information is good to have but it is all ways best to learn how it is done.No body and i mean no body showed me how to do any of these things and now i can build my own system with out problem.This kinda stuff is the easiest thing to do compared to installing and fixing software problems.

But i would have gone a different rout then best buy more like best junk if you ask me:-D

 

Yeah, if you have it physically installed and it boots, then I'd say "mission successful", LoL! 'Spare' screws don't matter much, as long as the HDD isn't falling off, it's fine. Fortunately, many HHDD's are also pre-formated, which saves a lot of time and effort, esp. for N00bs, LoL!.
Now to re-install all progs., that's the real P.I.T.A., i.m.o.

 

If you don't have one already, please get a wrist strap to discharge electrostatic charge.

You can get one cheaply at Radio Shack.

Static Electricity can damage your computer

 

Keep working on your spelling, someday you will be a real geek.

 

Hi Laura,
Do you have a USB stick installed?
If so, remove it,

Go into BIOS and select Default to make sure the HDD you are using for the install is selected.

Don't worry about a strap- I haven't (nor have any tech friend's I know) used one in years.
Just make sure to ground yourself by constantly touching metal on the case.

 

Maybe English isn't his first language.

 

Time after time he has said hes just too lazy.

 

Okay, let's drop the spelling issue and return to supporting Laura.

@Laura: Have you changed anything in the BIOS?

 

My first thought comes to mind about the BIOS is the Boot sequence.She forgot to adjust or readjust it back From 1 to 2 or some thing.Your main hard drive should be put in sequence 1 and CD rom in 2 or 3 depending on how many hard drives you have.You need to write down what your main hard drives serial so you know what to put in sequence 1.


And on a side note i have two languages English and Bad English.As long as you can read it then who cares.And be leave me i am not the worst here.

 

Laura, did you make sure to format and partition the Hard Drive before use? Recovery discs in my experience don't do that.

Also I've never put a computer together and not had spare screws. Often they end up rattling around inside the computer.

Finally, wrist straps are for sissies.

 

Agreed there is no real need for them as long as you are grounded your fine.You really don't need a static strap.I have never been shocked bye a computer never and i have even touched stuff inside while it is running.

The really only way i can think of you would get a static discharge from the case is if the air it self around is really really dry that is the only way i can think of.

 

Here is a list from newegg i found 250 gigs for 50$ or so which is not bad at all i will get one soon this week maybe.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...IsNodeId=1&name=250GB&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=20

 

I know this will sound crazy but in the past i have encountered similar problems and what i did was to install ubuntu OS on the disk then installed windows on the drive where it is installed.

The only reason i can think that it worked is that the new installation automatically formatted the disk before installation.

P.S. this was installing from full OS disk so i am not sure it will work with recovery disks???

Another way is to download bitdefender rescue CD and run it,in there is an Acronis application that will prepare a disk for installation, I have used this when the MBR is not working correctly.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/BitDefender-Rescue-CD.shtml

 

That is highway robbery for 250gb.

 

Not me!

 

Not if it is a brand new drive and not a refurbished drive.

Sure you could bye a refurbished drive for 20$ but how long would it last a day a month or a year.I would rather bye a brand new one.

 

How about this one?

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barra...pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1372711293&sr=1-8&keywords=hdd
:-D

Size and quality enough for you?

 

I've got three of these in my comp and they are great.

The company is also great if there are problems.

I had one go bad a while ago, and they sent a replacement in 3 days.

Hope your problem is solved with a new HDD.

 

Glad your problem is solved.:wave

 

Woops!
I thought you meant that you had done the install.:-o

 

I get my HDD's from 3BTech.net They're mostly System Pulls, but they're extremely good about returns. And if you get one with something wrong, they're equally good about replacements.

You can get SATA system pulls for $30. Takes Amazon and Newegg both behind the woodshed for an education. Shipping's included in the price too, just to rub salt into the wound.

 

I think this is a first a mod moved this to Hard ware forums then some body moved it back:-D

 

I've had 'windows cannot be configured on this hardware' a few times while installing windows 7, you can fluke it by re-formatting the hard drive and then starting the windows install process again and it will just, not happen.

Never figured out what caused it, one time I was sure it was due to installing 64bit win 7 ultimate on older hardware, another time I was sure it was some hardware sleep mode shutting components down during the install, I also heard it can happen more when the windows copy is on dvdr's.

I would guess it's this though, not offering support just saying:-D

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466753

 

For 15 dollars more than what you posted, you can get a drive FOUR TIMES THE SIZE.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840


Not a refurb either.

 

It's game over then:major

I agree return the drive to bestbuy by firing it through the window at a couple of hundred miles per hour using a 40 foot trebuchet then destroy the computer with acid or fire and spread the ashes over IBM's parking lot.

Balance is restored.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/Rikky_/yoga_zps63ef260d.gif

:-D

 

How stick some fireworks in it and make it explode :-D

 

He's just too lazy to actually read a book or look in a dictionary.
The "spell check " wouldn't work either, because he uses "beleave me" (sic)
in place of "believe me."
And he "byes" things - when he means "buy."

He also posts links to a 256gb hdd for $15.00 less than a 1ttb, so math is also not his forte.:-D

 

I never use a life vest when I'm on a boat. They're too bulky and make you look like a dork. :-o
Besides, I've never drowned before.
Just make sure you don't get hit on the head and fall off the boat. :eek

I don't wear a seat belt when I'm in a car. They're too confining. Besides, they never helped anyone anyway.
I don't use turn signals either. Turn signals are for nitpickers. :zzz
Just make sure you don't have an unavoidable wreck. :eek

I never used protective eye wear when working in a wood or metal shop.
I've never gotten any splinters in either eye. Beside, those goggles make you look like a Jerk. :-o

I've never used a surge suppressor or backup power supply on any of my computers and nothing bad has ever happened.
Surge suppressors are for Sissies. rolleyes

OK you smart A's, chew on this.
I'm sixty-five years old and I just did 40 full length push-ups and 160 squats.
How many of you Sissies can match that?? :major

@Laura
Interesting that you referred to that hard drive as "he".
Guess that's so no one can call it a Bitch.

Considering the comments from Triaxx2, BILLMCC66 and Rikky, a full format and proper partitioning could avoid certain problems.

[MG] Partition Wizard Home Edition 8.0
I have used this software and IMHO, it's really good. The boot CD works well, as far as I can tell.

MiniTool® Partition Wizard Bootable CD

Using 4k sector and advanced format drives in Windows

Microsoft support policy for 4K sector hard drives in Windows

A hotfix rollup that improves Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 compatibility with Advanced Format disks

Windows Vista IT Pro forums: "windows setup could not configure...."

 

I hope I didn't run everyone off because my comments were too abrasive. :boxing :-o

It is still safe. :grouphug There are no Dragons here. :tas

 

I don't think it was the abrasive comment (ya big meanie).

I think its that the topic had worn thin by the time you posted.

 

Glad you like your new computer. I worked on a laptop yesterday with Win 8. HATED it!! It has 'charms'? WTF? Laptop had a failure, and will be sent back to HP on their dime for repair.

 

It ain't like XP!! I don't like change! Change is bad! :-D Take someone with a XP background like me, and give them win8, with no instructions... was hell.

 

Touch screen are great for tablets and phones. For my PC, a touch screen would not work, I can't touch my monitor from where I sit. For me, Win3.whatever to Win95 was easy, Win95 to XP was easy, Vista, not too bad, Win 7 I like, just can't find some things. Win 8, don't like it. Hopefully it will be one of the OS's that are 'skipped'. Like Win ME, kinda like Vista. Released, but not really mainstream. (at least in my experience).

Maybe they will come up with Win9.4 vFOFWDLC?? (For Old Farts Who Don't Like Change)