hard drive install help needed! Please!

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Fuzzy33

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I just bought the wd scorpio eide 160 gb model number wd1600vertl. I just put the drive into my hp pavillion dv5000. Im having alittle trouble completing the installation. I installed the hard drive and put in my operating system disc..everything installs ok the it says Windows starting.. and then the laptop shuts off. When I try to boot it without the disc in it comes up with my original RealTek Error. I went into BIOS and ran the HDD test..it passes both of them.

Can anyone pleasssssse help me?! Im going crazy trying to get my baby back running!
 
usually you can right click on the hard drive when it shows up on MY COMPUTER and it should say format. I think your spose to format before you ever try to save anything. I think
 
i cant get that far..when i turn it on it come up with the RealTek Error and immediatly shut down...im not sure how to get it into safe mode..
 
depends on the computer for mine its F8 for othrs its F3. Hit one of those continually upon restarting the computer. If F8 doesnt work try the same for F3. Let me know if it helps
 
neither worked im still getting the screen that says..

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-061: Media test failure, check cable

this will blink several times then shut off..

i took it to geek squad and they said i needed this new hard drive..put the new hard drive in and i can hear it running, i loaded the xp disc and it goes through the setup buit then it just shuts off
 
Well obviously it's getting past the bios goes to boot of something and then doesn't want to go further.

and we are talking about a laptop!
 
OS = Operating System, eg. Windows.

Right, well it is a hardware error, and most likely the hard drive, can you put the old one back into the laptop and see if it will boot of that???
 
are you saying to try loading the operating disc with the old hard drive back in?

when the original bad hard drive was in i took it too geek squad and we couldnt hear the hard drive making any noise even after we made it first in the setup..
 
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