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  Hello

  I'm trying to install Windows 7 Home premium to my Toshiba Tecra S3 model PTS30E 00Z036DU but when I install Windows 7 after a while he asked me about the witch device to install one must choose a hard drive, but the field is empty then I choose to load the driver, but I put t know which driver I need, I try my HD which is installed on this laptop and I have windows xp who works at the moment on this laptop but it don t accept this one an of my Toshiba CDrom Setup is not a windows 7 looking...

  Can someone help me?
  I've updated the BIOS to version 3.20

  Concerning
  Michel

  The Netherlands

  Hey,.

  I checked the Web from Toshiba site and it seems that you need RAID driver for install Windows properly. The driver is required to get recognized hard drives

  It seems that this driver is available for XP and 2000 only because the laptop is old enough, I think that Yes it doesn't support Vista or Windows 7 I think. You can only try the XP driver. If it doesn t work you must use the operating system preinstalled Toshiba were all working properly! :)

• No boot disk found during the installation of windows 7 in the new hard drive by using the original recovery disk

  Hello

  My laptop is HP - Pavilion dv6 2165-tx. My old hard drive damaged and so bought a new one.

  New hard drive works fine. (He went from main hard drive test)

  Now, to install the operating system, when I insert the recovery disc in my CD, I get the error message-"no boot device press a key after the insterting startup disk."

  How can I go about this now?

  Thank you for your contributions.

  I've installed windows 7 using my recovery disk. Problem is that my objective optical drive was not clean, which resulted in the error.

• Hitachi Touro Desk pro HARD drive does not recognize on the computer of Windows 8.

  Original title: Windows 8 - Hitachi Touro Pro support

  I have a Hitachi Touro Desk pro HARD drive that no longer works since I've upgraded to windows 8 last week. If I leave it connected during startup, windows will not start and if I connect it once started, it does not appear in the Solution Explorer, even if you can hear the disc turns away.

  The HARD drive works on all other computers and operating system, not just windows 8.

  When Microsoft will release a patch for this problem? I really don't want to have to re - install windows 7 so that I can access my files again.

  I have installed Windows 10 Technical Preview version 10049 and connected my drive from 750 GB Hitachi touro in USB 3.0 and it WORKS!

  I can't believe that after several years of frustration with this device with Windows 8.1 incompatibility it finally works great in Windows 10! Please check if you also have Windows 10 TP if your Hitachi drive works as well

• IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times. Can someone help me?

  I have a MacBook from 2008. 4 years ago I moved my iPhoto on an external hard drive. I have thousands if photos on it. IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times. Can someone help me?

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  I moved my iPhoto on an external hard drive.

  Did you move the iPhoto library for the external hard drive or the iPhoto application, or both?

  How is formatted the external hard drive? Is the file system on the drive Mac OS extended (journaled) or other system files?  Is the drive directly connected by USB or similar, or is it a SIN?

  IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times.

  I don't understand - if you force quit smoking, launches the application, or you can not force it quit?

  IPhoto is suspended without doing anything, when you launch?

  What version of iPhoto does? And what version of Mac OS X?

• Hard drive is not recognized in the BIOS - Equium A60

  Hi hope someone can help. I have a Toshiba Equium EA60-173 and the hard drive is not recognized in the BIOS. When I remove the hard drive and put it in another laptop it is detected fine. I also tried another hard drive in the Toshiba and that does not work either. So I suspect the IDE controller has disappeared, but can I do to confirm this? I wish there was an option in the BIOS to force detection. I updated the BIOS but still the same.

  This laptop is only just out of warranty, so if it is the controller would I need to replace the motherboard? Are there other options at my disposal?

  Thanks in advance.

  Hi Neil,

  Unless there is some physical\problem with the cable/connector hard drive, then it is most likely that you will have a new mainboard for your laptop. I suggest you to contact an authorized service partner and ask them to check your laptop and give you an estimate of the cost of the repair. Then you can try to shop for less expensive alternatives.

  Kind regards

• Primary hard drive 0 not found Dell Latitude

  Hello

  I just bought 2 notebooks of Dell Latitude D800 with no operating system. The first laptop is fine, but the second, when I turn it on it shows the Dell screen with the loading bar. The loading bar is to halfway to the end when it freezes. The system freezes on this screen for about a minute, then it beeps twice and a black screen that says:

  "First hard drive 0 not found '.

  No bootable devices - don't strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for Setup utility.

  So I go into the BIOS and see under "internal hard drive" and he says: 'no '. I checked and make sure the hard disk has been activated, and it is.

  I took the hard drive and reinstalled it. Nothing. The drive is a Toshiba 40 GB. In addition, mention, the reader makes a weird noise (not the click of death) and the hard drive on the laptop stays on all the time.

  Other D800 I mentioned boots very quickly and displays a no. OS screen, which is very good.

  So is my dead HDD?

  Thank you

  It is quite clear that the BIOS does not recognize the hard drive.  I suspect that the IDE controller on the motherboard has failed.

  Given that you have two cell phones similar to fool around with, probably the fastest way to isolate the problem is to swap hard drives.  Call the laptop that does not have one and one that works B

  If the laptop has now boots and cell B now is not, you know that the player who has been to A is bad.

  If A laptop computer still does not start and portable B boots again, then you know that the two disks are OK and the problem is the motherboard or the connector of the drive in the laptop.

• Hard drive is not reflected in the list of disks

  Device Manager recognizes a disk but the disk management does not show in the list of disks (affected/not allocated).  You want to set up and assign a drive letter.   Thank you.   Russ

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  Hello Russell,

  Thanks for posting your query on the Microsoft Community.

  With the publication of the description, I understand that the hard drive is not reflected in the list of disks on your Windows 7 operating system. I will certainly help you get this problem.

  This problem can occur because of incorrect settings. In order to solve the problem, I would suggest trying the following methods and check if this is useful:

  Method 1: Troubleshooting hardware and devices

  Integrated the hardware and devices troubleshooter can automatically detect and fix most of the incorrect settings and errors that could cause problems with the equipment. I suggest you run the troubleshooter to check if there is no problem with the graphics card. See albums as follows:

  1. open Control Panel

  2. click Troubleshooting and select the option to display all on the left pane.

  3. click Troubleshooting of hardware and devices and follow the prompts.

  Try Method 2, if the problem persists

  Method 2: Make sure that the drive is enabled

  Follow the below mentioned steps to make sure that the drive is enabled:

  1. click on start and type device manager in the search box

  2. click on Device Manager in the control panel list

  3 locate the drives item in the list, and then click the small arrow to the right to expand the list of readers

  If a disk is disabled you will see an icon with an arrow pointing down on the icon of the hard disk

  If you see an icon with an arrow pointing down on the hard drive icon, double-click the icon and click on the button Activate peripheral

  4 then click on activate a device dialog box, click Next, and then click on finish

  5. click Close, and then close the Device Manager window

  Note: If you do not see your hard drive in the listed readers, the player is not detected by Windows.

  Note: If you receive an error message when the hard disk is activated, you can have a bad hard drive.

  Hope the helps of information. Let us know if you need help with Windows related issues. We will be happy to help you.

• No matter how much hard drive space or size is not displayed. It says hard drive is not accessible and the cyclic redundancy error.

  * Original title: hard drive problem

  No matter how much hard drive space or size is not displayed. It says hard drive is not accessible and the cyclic redundancy error. When I try to format it, it says windows could not finish.

  What just happened? How can I solve this problem?

  It says hard drive is not accessible and the cyclic redundancy error. How can I solve this problem?

  Sorry, you can not. A CRC error means that there is a serious problem with your drive. You need to replace it.

• (brand new) hard drive 0 not found (Latitude D600)

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  I know this has been discussed a lot, but I have not found a solution.

  My laptop is a Dell Latitude D600, BIOS Version: A16

  My HARD drive died last week, he was making noises that I made backups.

  Of course, one morning I turned it on and it says '... ". hard drive 0 not found... »

  So I thought right we'll buy a new one, no big deal. In this case.

  But to my horror, the brand-spanking-new HARD drive made me exactly the same thing!

  Costs of the antistatic packaging, directly in the cradle, with tenderness.

  "First hard drive 0 not found '.

  No bootable devices - strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for Setup utility.

  Also, the BIOS reads my "main hard drive: ' as 'None '.

  I tried: -.

  -Replace (re-attachment for cradle clamp, tighten, etc..)

  -reset of the BIOS (pressing ALT - F)

  -internal 'HDD' isolation in the "boot order" (BIOS)

  -startup WinXP CD to format (says also that it cannot detect a HARD drive)

  -stroked and tweaked every possible BIOS setting

  -a ran the diagnostics (well Yes, tells me that it cannot find a HARD disk)

  -check the temperature (not a problem at all)

  I bought my D600 to opportunity without boot floppies or manuals, and private security has passed.

  I'll try to take out the battery for a day to see if that will be "flash BIOS" but I can't help you as (to my knowledge) the motherboard settings remain stored with the help of a small battery attached to the actual motherboard that would be inside the envelope, so I think it's a misunderstanding in another post on the forum , but I'll try it in desperation anyway. Next step would be to open the envelope and checking the IDE and remove the battery from the motherboard for 5-10 minutes.

  After that, my only option is to send to some local business PC repair. Ick.

  Any help will be VERY appreciated! Thank you.

  
  

• Corsair Flash Voyager GT 32 GB USB 3.0 thumb drive does not work after the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro

  Hello

  Since the upgrade of my Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x 64 Windows 8 Pro x 64, my Corsair travel GT 32 GB USB 3.0 Flash USB key no longer works when plug it into my USB 3.0 port on my laptop. I get an error that the "peripheral last USB connected to the computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it." I looked for someone with a similar problem and came across this answer:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_8-hardware/Sony-microvault-USB-30-8gb-thumb-drive-not-working/8815a9bd-ee62-41EC-8116-a2a03d6f2bbf

  I tried the solution (method 1) on this page, however, Windows reports that it was unable to solve the problem of equipment.

  Is there anything else I can try to solve this problem? The USB key works in the USB ports 2.0, and it worked in the USB 3.0 port when you run Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x 64.

  Kind regards

  Andreas Ball

  Hey, I contacted Corsair about this, and they say that it's a driver problem in Windows 8 and I need contact my laptop computer manufacturer for the latest drivers for it, but even if my manufactuer are full steam advertising upgrades of Windows 8, they say they do not support it fully yet...

  The host controller my laptop use of USB 3.0 is 'Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller'.

  Through Googling, I noticed others have had problems with this host controller in Windows 8, and I can't seem to find a solution for it yet.

  Unfortunately, windows 8 compatibility is not listed then try to install the installer of renesas usb 3.0 in windows compatibility mode 7.

  complete list of supported products and the operating system:

  http://eSupport.Sony.com/us/p/SWU-matrix.pl?upd_id=6382

  Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller®
  http://eSupport.Sony.com/us/Perl/SWU-download.pl?MDL=VPCL213FXB&upd_id=6382&os_group_id=6

  Download here: http://s02.download.sony.com/US/pc/RNDUSB-00241028-0042.EXE

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  This utility installs the originally shipped version of Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller driver.

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  Model:
  VPCL213FX/B
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  During the installation of this file, be sure that you logged in as an administrator or as a user with administrative rights. To ensure that no other program interferes with the installation, save any work and close all other programs. The taskbar must be clear of applications before proceeding. It is strongly recommended that you print these instructions for reference during the installation process.

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• HARD drive is not recognized on the Satellite 2800 200

  Hello

  First of all, I'm Dutch so I hope that I do not have too many mistakes in my English writing.

  I bought a 2800-200 Satellite at a friend's House. This laptop has a problem.
  When it is started is says "insert the disk in the drive system. Press a key when readya?.

  My bios is ACPI BIOS version 1.80
  In Pheripheral in Bios it says disc hard = not used Mode.

  On page two discs i/o: HARD drive: no drive.

  I tried two hard drives and the two were not working and not recognized in the BIOS.
  I have no CD of restoration.

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  What kind of central computer has this laptop?
  Can someone help me with the recovery CD?
  What can I do to fix this?
  How can I change my BIOS so that the HARD drive is recognized?

  My hard drive is MK2023GAS and is not broken. There is nothing on this HARD drive.
  But also with the disk hard 10 GB of origin, I had the same problem.

  I hope you can help me and once again I apologize for my English.

  Hello

  I'll try to help you my friend.

  > When it is started is says "insert the disk in the drive system. Press any key when ready
  This message appeared on my laptop after the HARD disk is dead.
  I had to replace the HARD drive and reinstall the operating system.

  I guess that it of the same problem with your laptop. The HARD drive is not present or not recognized, and you will need to install a compatible HDD for the operation of the OS.

  I have google a bit and discovered that this laptop comes with the 10 GB HARD MK1016GAP of Toshiba drive. It supports the interface ATA-2/ATA-3/ATA-4/ATA-5.

  Please note that many BIOS have a limit of size of HARD drive. This means that not all HARD drive sizes are supported! I assume a 20 GB should be compatible, but this is just my own opinion
  > How can I change my BIOS so that the HARD drive is recognized?
  The BIOS can be modified outside the update (check page driver Toshiba-> Archive-> archive of Satellite).
  But vary important is that you use a compatible HARD drive.

  > Can someone help me with the recovery CD?
  Don t know if you will be able to order this CD at the service provider allowed in your country, because the laptop is really an oldie. But you should ask the guys.
  What you is to install the OS from the Microsoft CD-ROM and then could install drivers needed.

  Greetings

• New hard drive does not appear in the disk utility

  I am installing a new hard drive in my late 2011 13 "MacBook Pro. I started using apple's online retrieval system and went to disk utility. I tried to format the drive, but he is stuck saying "remove disc" for about a half hour, and then I had a rotation beach ball and could not move the cursor. I restarted the computer and now the drive does not appear in the disk utility. Any help is appreciated as I have no idea where to go from here.

  Thank you.

  You will may be turned off and check that your hard drive is correctly positioned with all the screws tight.

• First hard drive 0 not found on Dell Windows XP computer

  Original title: Hard Drive not found

  I have a Dell Dimension 4550 Series computer using Windows XP SP3.  At startup the following message now "Primary Hard Disk Drive 0 not found".  Only the option F1 or F2 gives me or what appears to be a viable solution.  Impossible to access anything whatsoever beyond this screen.  All connections look OK.  Resolution ideas are welcome!  Thank you.

  Hi MartinL960,

   

  Remember to make changes before this problem?

  It is a hardware problem with Dell, through my research I found that users encounter similar problem solved the problem by making changes to hard disk parameters in the BIOS.

  Important: Change BIOS (Basic input output system) /semiconductor (CMOS) to complementary metal oxide settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

  Since the resolution requires the modification of the BIOS that is risky, I recommend you contact dell for more specialist on this question help

  Dell support

  http://support.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DellCare/contact_us?c=us&CS=19&l=en&s=DHS

• Problem with installing Windows on a hard drive, HARD drive does not get detected after installation

  Original title: help with hard drive of the computer.

  Flow of the problem:

  My aunt tried to install windows 7 on the previous copy of windows 8. Needless to say that it doesn't work and it has messed up the hard drive. So, I bought a vacuum. I formatted the hard drive using my other windows computer to have 2 partitions: a boot partition and system partition, and then used the program WinToUSB to install windows on the hard disk. The reason I did it is, because no matter how many times I changed the BIOS in my laptop of aunts, it wouldn't boot from the DVD player to load the windows software. After a few hours, I found WinToUSB. Once windows has been installed, I plugged it into the laptop. For a few hours, I didn't know what to do, because the computer does not recognize the hard drive (he said: "Not detected"). I decided to start from legacy, and then the screen deals

  «intell...» »

  and a bunch of dates, etc all the stuff on the screen to load legacy if you know what I mean.

  He said "not plugged in the media. Check the power cord.

  Then quickly changed screen before I can read almost anything and it goes to the normal windows screen black (with 4 colors). I said to myself, how can he be loading if the hard drive is not detected... Once it is loaded, he brought me to the blue screen (blue screen of death, if you want) I turned the computer on again, always noticing the hard drive was not detected. I ran all the recovery/repair options I could and turned off the laptop. I came back a few hours ago and I loaded the computer again and went into the BIOS.  He said that the hard drive has been detected and said the news about this, as usual. However, at the start of the legacy of windows loading screen, it said still not detected.  I then started to windows to see since it is now detected if that fixes the blue screen. Yet, there is no. I tried to go to the normal windows and screen remains blue. any ideas?

  Hello Chris,

  Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community.

  According to the description, it seems that Windows was not properly installed on the hard drive. I'm not sure how to work the software from third-party manufacturers WinToUSB and reliable installation process is. Microsoft does not recommend using any third party tool to install Windows on your computer, the use of these third-party tools can cause serious damage to your computer.

  I would say to format the hard drive once more and try to install Windows through normal Windows installation process.

  Refer to the section "using the installation option custom if no operating system is installed" in the thread below.

  Installing and reinstalling Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/installing-reinstalling-Windows#1TC=Windows-7

  If you are not able to install Windows on the hard drive at all, I suggest you to contact the hard drive manufacturer to obtain a diagnosis of material performed on the hard drive.

  Do not hesitate to write back for any further assistance with Windows, we will be happy to help you.