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• I recently bought a new larger hard drive for my XPS M140 / 630 M.

  I recently bought a new larger hard drive for my XPS M140 / 630 M. I am unable to get windows XP to complete the installation on the new drive. How can I get windows install completely? Thank you!

  Hi A.P.ZG,

  Thanks for posting in the Microsoft Community.

  Since you are facing a problem to install Windows XP on the new drive, it would be useful if you can answer this question to help you further.

  You receive error codes or messages during the installation fails?

  You can read the article and check if it helps to solve the problem.

  How to partition and format a drive hard using the Windows XP Setup program

  Note: If the disc contains all the data, make sure that you back up all your important data before you continue.

  You can also disconnect all the external devices connected to your system (except the keyboard and mouse) and check if it helps.

  If you need further assistance, please answer and we will be happy to help you.

• Satellite L500-128 using recovery on the new (larger) HARD drive discs

  Hi all

  I have a Toshiba L500-128, the original 320 GB hard drive is just too small and I would like to avoid buying an external hard drive (for backup purposes), because in my experience, they are just rubbish and I want that all my data on the laptop.

  I wanted to buy a new hard drive 1 tb (maybe 2) put into it, I guess it is equipped to deal with, (Please someone correct me if they know otherwise) with 4 GB of ram...

  In any case I am really wondered, whether or not I can get out with the help of my new hard disk recovery disks.
  If they did it the old-fashioned way (sending an OS disc and a disc of pilots) I wouldn't even question, but as I created disks of the computer itself, I wasn't too sure when I opened the drives upward to make sure all burned on them ok, I never saw something like what I expected.

  Also, I read somewhere that someone else has tried it and it didn't work, they assumed because the recovery included an image specifically to fit the original hard drive size?

  Can someone enlighten us all please?

  Thank you

  Hello

  First, you must create the Toshiba Recovery disk using the Toshiba recovery disc Creator called pre-installed tool.
  Usually, you should receive a confirmation message that the recovery was created successfully.
  This means that you can use this disk to restore the laptop to factory settings is not serious what HARD drive is in use.
  This means that the recovery disc should work with the other drives.

  But note; This recovery disk using would format the HARD drive and remove all HARD drive partitions. But this should not bother you if you use the disk HARD vacuum ;)

• New (MK6025GAS) HARD drive not recognized by S2410-304 s

  Hello

  I recently bought a larger HARD drive for my Satellite 2410-304 s, a Toshiba MK6025GAS with 60 GB of memory. I formatted with another computer, and then I put in my notebook and started from the WinXP CD. But he did not find a HARD drive... :-/

  Then I handed over my old HD and installed the new HD as an external drive (via Firewire). I had no problem using it, so I used Knoppix to copy my system partition to the new drive. Everything was fine, but when I swapped the drives, my computer could not find new HARD drive...

  I tried several times, but he always said I should check the cable etc.

  The latest BIOS is installed, then what else could be the problem? I am grateful for each index...

  Damian

  Hello

  Interesting problem.
  Do you have an error message when you try to start? Please put it back in the computer.

  If you go into the BIOS, you see that there is a used HARD disk mode (normally, it should say Enhanced IDE I think).

  If it looks good, can you start on some OS (CD or floppy) and use the utility for partitioning, it must focus on the disc? What it teaches you?

  He finds the disc? Is how big this report? Correct or some size weird? If it shows a strange size then it is a problem of translation between the physical characteristics of the disk and BIOS and that could be problematic to solve. Some diskvendors have a special driver that will help you in situations like these. I'm not sure that this will solve your problem, but it's at least worth a try.

  If you create a partition and format, it works as supposed?
  Next step is to make it bootable and try to boot from it.

  Good luck

  Tom

• How to switch my system on a larger hard drive without having to reinstall the OS and lose my data?

  replace the hard drive

  I'm looking to replace my hard drive but I need all the files it is about it, passing a small hard drive to a larger hard drive. My question is how can I save all the files on the disk and how can I get the operating system on the new hard drive without the original disk

  If your current system does not work, there is no need to bother with data backup, installation of applications and get a Windows XP installation CD (although regular backups are important to do as a general practice).

  Instead, clone your current hard drive to your new hard drive.  All you need is an external hard drive enclosure and disk cloning software.  In addition, once you have made sure that everything works correctly, put the old drive in the external box and use it for backups.

  Some of the cloning apps below are also disk 'images' (e.g. Acronis True Image).  A disk image can be compressed so that, for example 58 GB of data can produce a 40 GB image file.  Some of the apps, and of also can selectively backup specified files.

  The housings of external drives more to connect to a USB port.  Make sure just that buy you one with the good 'form factor' (portable = 2.5 inches, computer desktop/Tower = 3.5 inches) and internal drive connector.  Many but not all speakers can deal with SATA and PATA time.

  This example (for laptops) is not the less expensive external hard drive enclosure, but it's a decent case that can be used with either SATA or IDE (PATA) drives and comes with its own software package of cloning: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817155602

  It is a very good buy for a drive IDE (PATA) Office size: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817155602

  In general, Newegg is a good place for your search options by looking at the comments by users.

  If you have a Western Digital hard drive, you can get a version of Acronis True Image free of WD (http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119) or you can get the software of cloning separately (this is not an exhaustive list and in no particular order, some are free, some not):

  Acronis True Image Home
  EASEUS ToDo Backup
  Paragon Drive Copy or Partition Manager Personal
  Casper
  Norton Ghost

  XXClone

  Macrium Reflect free

• Can what larger HARD drive I use on Portege 7200ct?

  Ive got a toshiba portege 7200ct, what is the largest hard drive recognizable by the laptop?
  That I get an insert system disk in drive when I put in a 40 GB drive

  Thank you

  Hello

  The Portege 7200ct seems to be an older unit.
  I googled around and found some info on the delivered HARD drive.
  It seems that the laptop came with a 12 GB of HARD drive.

  ARIN, I think 20 GB HARD drive would work and in my opinion the BIOS does not recognize the larger hard drives.
  But "suck it and see '.
  You know it; You can visit a computer store and test drives. Maybe you are a lucky man and run a larger HARD drive (but I don't)

• Can satellite A30 - I install a larger HARD drive?

  I thought I had taken care with boards and pieces of kit. but after the reconstruction of my A30 (having the replaced DC Jack), he comes up with the following messages:

  * SMART failure provided on hard disk 0: TOSHIBA MK4018GAS (PM) *.
  * WARNING: Immediately back up your data and replace your hard drive. A failure may be imminent.*
  * Press F1 to continue. *

  I tried winding connector to HARD drive decision-making, which seems OK.

  So start thinking I killed this disk somehow. If Yes, can I install a larger drive, say 80 or even 160 GB and should I look for a magic word MK4018GAS, or is it SATA or IDE, I'm looking.

  Thank you. Robin

  Hello!

  If you delete the old HDD, you can see if an IDE or SATA HDD but the Satellite A30 is equipped with an IDE HDD.

  You can use a larger HARD drive. This should not be a problem, but as far as I know this laptop has a limitation of LBA 28 bits. This means that the disc size limit is 128GB and so you can use a 120 GB HARD drive.
  If you want to learn more about this read the article on Wikipedia or here: http://www.48bitlba.com

  So, you can buy a 120 GB HARD drive or an 80 GB HARD drive as you suggest. I have good experiences with Hitachi and Seagate hard drives.

  In any case, I think that it s a good idea to exchange the HARD drive. SMART error message appears as if there is something wrong with the HARD drive to back up your data as quickly as possible. ;)

  Good bye

• How can I make the best use of a new external hard drive and a new catalog full of photos just loaded into Photoshop elements 14 Organizer?

  How can I make the best use of a new external hard drive and a new catalog full of photos just loaded into Photoshop elements 14 Organizer?

  Keep all the files on external hard drive image?  Nothing else and no pictures on the desktop?

  Keep all image files both places?

  What is the best way to go through thousands of images in the Organizer to identify and place them in files?

  Once I've placed a file, I just leave it in the entire catalog or a way indicate to me that it has been sorted?

  As overwhelming, any tips/shortcuts/schemes, you can offer are welcome!

  As I only have the version of the EP, here is some info on the organiser:

  https://helpx.Adobe.com/Photoshop-elements/how-to/use-elements-Organizer.html

  Independent of how this feature works, you want to have your photos in one place and have a backup (second copy) somewhere else. All hard drives will not be successful at some point - some more early, some late - never trust to have your files in any safety devices if they are on a single disc. Once you have your sorted, it would be useful that you will organize/name/tag new photos immediately if the task is relatively short and simple. I copy my photos on my internal hard drive for my camera, take a quick look with preview to see who needs some changes and then decide where to put them - either drop them immediately after naming them or bring in an editing application and then file them away.

• Transfer iTunes library to a new external hard drive.

  I did a few years back, but as for the double control procedure to ensure I would correctly.

  My iTunes music library is stored on an external hard drive. It's almost to capacity, if I want to transfer the files from current music on an external hard drive more.

  I don't want to "lose" my preferences iTunes, settings etc that I have playlists, ratings and other data.

  I understand that the first thing is physical copy music files to the new external hard drive.

  What is the procedure to then "point" to the new hard drive.

  Thank you.

  Copy the iTunes folder whole, not only the media, on the external drive, launch iTunes with the Option key, choose this library and keep a backup on a different drive of it.

  (138343)

• Replace T420s with a new SSD HARD drive

  Hello

  I wonderd if it is possible to replace with a new SSD HARD drive, while putting the HARD drive in the Bay of Ultra-slot.

  And if so, what SSD model should I buy, and how do I transfer the operating system and the data for the SSD?

  This SSD model will be compatible?

  Corsair neutron Series 120 GB SSD Sata III MLC 2.5 inches Retail

  Thank you very much

  Guy

  Yes, what you are proposing is quite feasible. You will need an adapter Ultabay to organize your HARD drive in the Ultrabay housing on your system. These are available from Lenovo, but are relatively expensive. You can get a much less expensive (~ $ 10) a compatible version on eBay. It is not as well finished as the real issue, but it works well.

  The best way to transfer everything on your SSD is "clone" of your HARD disk using a software as Acronis True Image. If your current HARD drive is made by Western Digital or Seagate you can get a free copy of Acronis on their Web site. Put the SSD in the SATA drive Bay and the HARD disk in the UtlraBay. Set the T520 to start from the Ultrabay, install/run Acronis here and make a clone for the SSD. Then boot from the SSD and you'll be all set.

  With respect to the SSD, many people here have had good success with Crucial M4, 520 Intel and Samsung 830. I guess that Corsair works perfectly as well, but I didn't know all messages from people here who have done so.

  Before ordering a SSD confirm if the HARD drive is 7 mm or 9.5 mm thick. Then order the same thickness SSD. This way, you will be able to use the metal rails caddy and rubber who now hold your HARD drive to contain the SSD.

• I can't initialize the disk for my new external hard drive

  I can't initialize the disk for my new external hard drive because the drop-down list in the Disk Management Console does not give me this option. I'm logged in as an administrator and running Windows XP.  The driver for the new hardware is not digitally signed because I can't initialize the disk.  So I can't get my new hardware to run.  Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get the option "Initialize disk" in the Disk Management Console?

  Hello Honduras1,

  Can you simply right-click and format everything first?  The drive must be formatted before use, make sure that you format NTFS.

  See you soon

• Reformat the new portable hard drive

  How can I reformat a new portable hard drive MAC formatted to work with Windows XP?

  Hi cb258,

  You can try to format external driver and check if it helps. Inorder to do this seam the steps:

  Sign in as an administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.

  a. Click Start and then click Control Panel.

  b. click on performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools and then double-click computer management. In the console tree, click Disk Management.

  NOTE: You can also click Start, point to run, type diskmgmt.msc, and then click OK.

  c. in disk management, click on the external drive you want to format (or reformat), and then click on format.

  You can see the following article for more information:

  How to use disk management to configure basic disks in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/309000

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Development of a new second hard drive

  To install a new second hard drive, I went to the Manager > storage > management of the disks and initialized the new drive with a right click on the left side. Now I guess I need right-click right the right side to make a 'new Volume Simple Format' my question is

  1 Select 'quick format '? and

  2 should I choose to "enable file and folder compression".

  or just leave both of these boxes unchecked?

  Please notify.

  Thank you

  Hi Spaceman 69,

  Just select Quick format. You need not enable compression of files and folders.

  Format the drive to NTFS

  This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

  John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Desktop Experience: Web:http://www.winuser.co.uk;  Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org;  Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org;  Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com

• Large hard drive on HP Pavilion M9361 elite.

  Hi all

  I have a HP Pavilion M9361 3 years old uk spec, the second hard drive failed the other day which was a Hitachi 500 GB, 3 GB / s, as he says failure of hard drive soon!

  So I got from Amazon Uk has D Hitachi 1 TB 6 GB per second HARD drive and I connected on the old location, restarted windows vista 64 bit and it just gets in the first blue HP screen and crashes.

  I'm doing something wrong?

  Any help is always appreciated

  Thank you very much

  Steve,

  Hi Steve,.

  If the PC starts again without the new installed hard drive then the PC was non-RAID 0 and RAID 1 mode.

  It is possible that the Intel RAID controller trying to format and synchronize drives. This could take a while. You should see some messages. You see?

  If not, try the following.

  You may need to drop the RAID parring in the Intel RAID Utility. Don't forget that your data and your hard drive is backed up. You should see instructions when you start on how to access the Intel RAID Utility.  Usually the keys Ctrl + I keys will allow you to access the utility. That, without the new installed hard drive.

  Once you remove the parring RAID then you should be able to boot your PC.  If it works, then go ahead and install the new hard drive and see if the PC boots. If the PC does not until now with the new HD then attached the new HD is dead.

• I propose all the photos on a new external hard drive.  Now, all records have a question mark in them.  How can I find all THE PICTURES at once instead of having to find each photo. I have about 30 000 photos. In Mac Help. LR5

  I've implemented a new external hard drive and Im trying to redirect LR to the new hard drive. I have over 30,000 photos and Im trying to see if there is a way to pictures located without having to go through each folder at a time

  http://www.computer-darkroom.com/lr2_find_folder/find-folder.htm

  See Figure 4