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I have replaced the internal hard drive on my sony vaio VGN-NR21M/S but when i try to install my windows xp, it tells me there is no hard drive installed.The new HD is fine as i have had it checked.
You need to install the SATA Driver if you are using a SATA Hard Drive and you have to disable the S.M.A.RT. in the BIOS in order to install the XP Operating System in the Computer.
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new hard drive needs to be formatted before software can be installed on the hard drive. you need to use advanced setting on the software installation, and then format hard drive.
The VAIO VGN-T350 is a notebook computer designed and
distributed by Sony.
The hard drive on your Sony VAIO VGN-T350, which is the unit
that stores data, consists of many clusters of data that can be rewritten with
new data.
If you are looking for a memory capacity upgrade, or if your
old hard drive is having errors, it's time for an upgrade.
Upgrading the hard drive on your Sony VAIO will require the
use of a screwdriver and will take you about 30 minutes to complete.
Turn off your Sony VAIO VGN-T350 and remove the power cord and any other
peripheral components.
Turn over your Sony VAIO VGN-T350 and locate the hard drive
chamber on the bottom of your laptop. It will be clearly labeled.
Use the screwdriver to remove the screw holding the lid in
place.
Gently lift the hard drive and its cage away from your
laptop and disconnect the data cord.
Remove the four screws located at the corners, and then
remove your old hard drive from its cage.
Place your new internal laptop hard drive into the cage and
replace the screws.
Connect the data cord to your new hard drive and place your
new hard drive into its chamber.
Close the lid and replace the screw to complete the
operation. http://www.fonerbooks.com/laptop_1.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg_GvaMunas Sony Vaio Hard Drive Replacement This might not be your specific laptop it might give you
an insight into the hard drive installation.
To replace a hard drive, you'll need to backup any data you want to keep, uninstall the old hard drive, install the new hard drive, and then restore the backed up data.
The specific steps necessary to replace a hard drive differ depending on the type of hard drive you're replacing.
This laptop comes with a 200 GB SATA interface drive. You can replace it with any capacity you want. Most people who have extensive music and picture collections, usually go with a 500 GB drive. These go for approx. 100 bucks on Ebay. Just make sure it is SATA and is 2.5 inch form for the laptop. When replacing a drive, there may be driver or "Initializing" software with it. The drive has to "initialized" in order to be used. It will probably need the software run if it is replacing the main drive. Below is the service manual to illustrate replacing procedures for your laptop.
The Operating System may have got corrupted. In this case, you may reinstall Windows using the VAIO Recovery Wizard, provided you've not changed the factory installed Windows Operating System.
The VAIO Computer is shipped with the VAIO Recovery Wizard housed in a 5 GB of hidden partition on the pre-installed Hard Drive.
Restart the Computer and keep tapping the F10 key until the VAIO logo appears to access the VAIO Recovery Wizard.
Follow the steps given in the link below to use the VAIO Recovery Wizard to reinstall Windows, Drivers and all the pre-installed applications.
its either the hard disk is bad or the operating system is faulty.try checking local computer fixers in your area.would like to know where youu leave maybe i can help.
thanks
Run diagnostics on the harddrive. if possible reseat the Hard drive, i.e take it out and put it back again. and then try installing the OS. remember you have to boot from the laptop to install OS. Hope you are doing it correctly
The previous OS was VISTA
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