After one of MS’s auto updates, my NTFS file system was damaged and I could no longer boot. I decided to replace the HD w/a much larger 160gb drive than the stock 40gb drive.
I formatted the new drive w/my tower w/XP loaded on it.
I have the original Recovery disk that came w/my Toshiba.
The following is true regardless of the presence of the HD, CD/DVD drive, recovery disk in the drive… I get nothing.
The screen remains blank, no bios, no errors, nothing. w/the drive installed, the CD/DVD drive installed, and the recovery disc in place, the disk does not spin.
Basically, nothing is being recognized.
The laptop sat aside w/out power for about 4 months until I got a new drive. Is there an on-board battery that may power the bios that may have died?
Thanks in advance.
