I don't get!

Ineedmoney$ · 01-13-2008, 06:57 PM

I'm trying to remove my hard and what i did was first unistalled it from the device manager then shut it down tried to turn it on and it won't work. I get a message saying stike F1 to retry reboot. now if i put it back in it works....what am i doing wrong.

i wanted to make it and exturnal so thats why i'm removing it.

imsati · 01-13-2008, 08:52 PM

You don't need to uninstall it from the Device Manager. When removing a physical interior component, just make sure the power is off, then remove the item from the case. In the case of a HDD, unplug both the power and data cables from the drive, remove and screws holding it in place, and pull out the unit. Installing a new one is the same procedure, only in reverse.

Will you have an internal HDD and external HDD? Some systems are quirky with recognizing Operating Systems unless the drive is internal. If you plan on having a drive containing an OS inside the computer and using the external drive for storage, you should be fine.

Ineedmoney$ · 01-13-2008, 10:30 PM

Imsati that didn't work when i pull it out and try to turn it on it hangs at the bios and then beeps twice and says primary hard disk drive O not found, strike F1 to retry reboot, F2 to run setup utility

And this is not the HDD with my OS on it it just has my music

**johnb35** · 01-13-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ineedmoney$

Imsati that didn't work when i pull it out and try to turn it on it hangs at the bios and then beeps twice and says primary hard disk drive O not found, strike F1 to retry reboot, F2 to run setup utility

And this is not the HDD with my OS on it it just has my music

You have to have a hard drive that is bootable recognized by the system in order for it to work. So if you don't have a hard drive installed with windows on it and have it listed as being bootable in the bios then nothing will happen and you will get that exact same message you saw there.

Ineedmoney$ · 01-13-2008, 10:51 PM

how do i make it bootable it has windows on it and the bios opitions are Auto or off

do i need to get some sort of drivers so that the bios will reconize it even though it loads up fine if i put that one back in

In the bios the 1 with my OS says that it is unknown device and when i put my other one in it says hard drive

Ineedmoney$ · 01-15-2008, 04:36 AM

know one knows what i should do? do you need a better explamation of the problem i am having?

Kodiak kid · 01-15-2008, 04:48 AM

not sure if this will help, but I know on "some" multi-hdd setups, it may be jumpered to slave/master. Make sure the OS hdd is jumpered to master...

**Cromewell** · 01-15-2008, 06:53 AM

What kind of hard drive do you have? Is it SATA?

01-13-2008, 06:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ineedmoney$ Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 83	I don't get! I'm trying to remove my hard and what i did was first unistalled it from the device manager then shut it down tried to turn it on and it won't work. I get a message saying stike F1 to retry reboot. now if i put it back in it works....what am i doing wrong. i wanted to make it and exturnal so thats why i'm removing it.

01-13-2008, 08:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
imsati VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 3,094	You don't need to uninstall it from the Device Manager. When removing a physical interior component, just make sure the power is off, then remove the item from the case. In the case of a HDD, unplug both the power and data cables from the drive, remove and screws holding it in place, and pull out the unit. Installing a new one is the same procedure, only in reverse. Will you have an internal HDD and external HDD? Some systems are quirky with recognizing Operating Systems unless the drive is internal. If you plan on having a drive containing an OS inside the computer and using the external drive for storage, you should be fine. __________________ --Jay Creepy Lurker Guy

01-13-2008, 10:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ineedmoney$ Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 83	Imsati that didn't work when i pull it out and try to turn it on it hangs at the bios and then beeps twice and says primary hard disk drive O not found, strike F1 to retry reboot, F2 to run setup utility And this is not the HDD with my OS on it it just has my music Last edited by Ineedmoney$; 01-13-2008 at 10:33 PM.

01-13-2008, 10:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ineedmoney$ Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 83	how do i make it bootable it has windows on it and the bios opitions are Auto or off do i need to get some sort of drivers so that the bios will reconize it even though it loads up fine if i put that one back in In the bios the 1 with my OS says that it is unknown device and when i put my other one in it says hard drive Last edited by Ineedmoney$; 01-13-2008 at 11:03 PM.

01-15-2008, 04:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kodiak kid Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 30	not sure if this will help, but I know on "some" multi-hdd setups, it may be jumpered to slave/master. Make sure the OS hdd is jumpered to master... __________________ Dell XPS gen 5 P4-D 3.6Ghz ATI radeon X850X PE WD 80 gig @ 10K etc, etc, etc... New custom build coming VERY soon :)

01-15-2008, 04:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ineedmoney$ Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 83	know one knows what i should do? do you need a better explamation of the problem i am having?

01-15-2008, 06:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,804	What kind of hard drive do you have? Is it SATA? __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

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