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06-29-2008
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| | Vista Ultimate-adding hard drive I have a Dell XPS 420 desktop with 750 GB, and 4 gb memory. I tried to add a Seagate 750GB hard drive today. I put it in according to Dell instructions. went to BIOS setup . the drive was enabled properly. Only with drive configuration in Auto Detect Raid was it detected. Then only as 40 gb. Re-booted and windows wouldn't boot up. What went wrong here? |
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06-29-2008
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| | Re: Vista Ultimate-adding hard drive As Dustin suggests, it sounds like you have connected to a raid controller instead of a standard controller. "CdLsRN" <NOSPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:epQUu3a2IHA.5512@xxxxxx Quote: >I have a Dell XPS 420 desktop with 750 GB, and 4 gb memory. I tried to add >a Seagate 750GB hard drive today. I put it in according to Dell >instructions. went to BIOS setup . the drive was enabled properly. Only >with drive configuration in Auto Detect Raid was it detected. Then only as >40 gb. Re-booted and windows wouldn't boot up. What went wrong here? |
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06-30-2008
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| | Re: Vista Ultimate-adding hard drive I brought this drive back after trying to install it with Dell. They said it was defective. I got a 1 TB Seagate, SATA, hard drive. It installed easily, with directions from Dell's owner manual (different from the dell help). "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:553D433E-0AB7-4969-98ED-02B5BE969D13@xxxxxx Quote: > As Dustin suggests, it sounds like you have connected to a raid controller > instead of a standard controller. > > "CdLsRN" <NOSPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:epQUu3a2IHA.5512@xxxxxx Quote: >>I have a Dell XPS 420 desktop with 750 GB, and 4 gb memory. I tried to >>add a Seagate 750GB hard drive today. I put it in according to Dell >>instructions. went to BIOS setup . the drive was enabled properly. Only >>with drive configuration in Auto Detect Raid was it detected. Then only >>as 40 gb. Re-booted and windows wouldn't boot up. What went wrong here? |
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06-30-2008
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| | Re: Vista Ultimate-adding hard drive Regardless, I was referring to the connectors on the mobo (some are raid and some are solo). "CdLsRN" <NOSPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23J7r2Tr2IHA.5664@xxxxxx Quote: >I brought this drive back after trying to install it with Dell. They said >it > was defective. I got a 1 TB Seagate, SATA, hard drive. It installed > easily, > with directions from Dell's owner manual (different from the dell help). > > > "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:553D433E-0AB7-4969-98ED-02B5BE969D13@xxxxxx Quote: >> As Dustin suggests, it sounds like you have connected to a raid >> controller >> instead of a standard controller. >> >> "CdLsRN" <NOSPAM@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:epQUu3a2IHA.5512@xxxxxx Quote: >>>I have a Dell XPS 420 desktop with 750 GB, and 4 gb memory. I tried to >>>add a Seagate 750GB hard drive today. I put it in according to Dell >>>instructions. went to BIOS setup . the drive was enabled properly. Only >>>with drive configuration in Auto Detect Raid was it detected. Then only >>>as 40 gb. Re-booted and windows wouldn't boot up. What went wrong here? |
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