Harddrive won't work

[grimxx]

I ordered a new harddrive for my old computer and it just won't work but the strange thing is when I put my old harddrive into it it boots just fine the other one the computer just won't read

 

[holdenssx]

Did you install the OS to your new harddrive?

 

[grimxx]

no I can't even get to the installation part since it says harddrive is not detected for the new harddrive I bought

 

[holdenssx]

Look in your manual, do you have the jumpers set right?
Also, what BIOS version do you have?

 

[The_Other_One]

IDE or SATA? Jumpers right? Is it even configured in the BIOS? Have you checked computer management to assign a drive letter/partition/format it?

 

[grimxx]

Its ide and the cables and everything has been setup but I don't know what you mean has it been cofigured in the bios

 

[holdenssx]

what brand and model harddrive is it?

 

[grimxx]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144140
this one and read a review down on the lower page and said that the harddrive was dead I think that that is the problem

 

[holdenssx]

What brand and model mobo do you have?

 

[oscaryu1]

Wonder: Is your "old" computer like ATA33/66 and the HDD is ATA100... if its dead then it wouldnt be spinning, or would be making funny noises. ifit doesnt start up at all then its dead. put your old HDD in and put the new one in as a slave. see what happens

 

[grimxx]

well I finally just took the harddrive back it just wouldn't work oh well thanx for the try