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Presario 5304
How do I get this computer to accept a second hard drive? Trying to install
a 40GB. Nothing in the BIOS pertaining to harddrives. Does it need to be upgraded? If so, where do I go? Thanks Stan |
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If you installed, cabled it, and jumpered it correctly it should auto-detect
and not require you to do anything in Setup/BIOS. I don't think that model has an 8GB limit--but if so then you would have to use overlay software also, supplied by the manufacturer. Dale |
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The 5304 came with a 4.3Gb drive so there may be an 8GB drive size limit in
BIOS. However the highest model in the series, the 5365 has a 12 GB drive and uses the same chipsets so that may not be the issue.. Did you jumper the new drive Cable select? It should be if you used the original ribbon cable. HH "Stan Webb" wrote in message ... How do I get this computer to accept a second hard drive? Trying to install a 40GB. Nothing in the BIOS pertaining to harddrives. Does it need to be upgraded? If so, where do I go? Thanks Stan |
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The PC came with a 4.3GB drive so it may have an 8GB drive size limit in
BIOS. Is the 2nd drive jumpered Cable Select? HH "Stan Webb" wrote in message ... How do I get this computer to accept a second hard drive? Trying to install a 40GB. Nothing in the BIOS pertaining to harddrives. Does it need to be upgraded? If so, where do I go? Thanks Stan |
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The original ribbon cable only had a single input (guess this should have
been a hint . But have tried both ways, cable select and master-slave setup. Neither works with the 40GB drive. Have an old 4GB drive that I will try. Just wondering if there is a BIOS upgrade to allow acceptance of the 40GB drive. "HH" wrote in message et... The 5304 came with a 4.3Gb drive so there may be an 8GB drive size limit in BIOS. However the highest model in the series, the 5365 has a 12 GB drive and uses the same chipsets so that may not be the issue.. Did you jumper the new drive Cable select? It should be if you used the original ribbon cable. HH "Stan Webb" wrote in message ... How do I get this computer to accept a second hard drive? Trying to install a 40GB. Nothing in the BIOS pertaining to harddrives. Does it need to be upgraded? If so, where do I go? Thanks Stan |
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I don't see any BIOS updates at all for the 5304. You might try installing a
PCI IDE controller card with its own BIOS. They are available for less than $30 US. HH "Stan Webb" wrote in message ... The original ribbon cable only had a single input (guess this should have been a hint . But have tried both ways, cable select and master-slave setup. Neither works with the 40GB drive. Have an old 4GB drive that I will try. Just wondering if there is a BIOS upgrade to allow acceptance of the 40GB drive. "HH" wrote in message et... The 5304 came with a 4.3Gb drive so there may be an 8GB drive size limit in BIOS. However the highest model in the series, the 5365 has a 12 GB drive and uses the same chipsets so that may not be the issue.. Did you jumper the new drive Cable select? It should be if you used the original ribbon cable. HH "Stan Webb" wrote in message ... How do I get this computer to accept a second hard drive? Trying to install a 40GB. Nothing in the BIOS pertaining to harddrives. Does it need to be upgraded? If so, where do I go? Thanks Stan |
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I have installed a second 20G HD on my Presario 5304 successfully.
40G should work. I had a heck of a problem in the beginning but it was worth it. Things to look for: Make sure the new hard drive: -piggyback on the original drive. -is set to slave. -formats, partitions. Go to StartHelp and make a startup disk, at bootup type FDISK. -finally, go to my computer and right click and choose format on the new drive. This was done on Win2000 and Win98. Personal story: I'd unintentionally reverse the power supply plug on the hard drive. Poor design and just being clumsy. Severe damage to the hard drive and PC. The PC went out of commission and then sprung back to life, thank God. The hard drive is history, its main board and magnetic pickup driver was toasted. Its two spinning disk had bad skid marks on them created by the magnetic pickup swinging back and forth wildly. Tibur "Stan Webb" wrote in message ... How do I get this computer to accept a second hard drive? Trying to install a 40GB. Nothing in the BIOS pertaining to harddrives. Does it need to be upgraded? If so, where do I go? Thanks Stan |
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