Hardware

Ask something
Question Locked

nec laptop primary slave not detected

0 helpful
3 replies

by morninggold_2000

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.
fixing an older nec laptop has windows xp loaded on it but only get to the windows setup window when they tell me there is no primary slave ...... primaster capable and status bad s.m.a.r.t..... would like to format a new drive for win xp pro and delete old but I'm thinking bios is screwed??? Any help would be great. HELP

3 replies

by oh smeg

You are trying to format a New HDD that has been fitted to a Old NEC NB and you are getting a error Message for the Windows Setup that there is no HDD present.

If the HDD is a different size considerably the BIOS may not recognize it and this is common of a lot of BIOS for older computers that have a Upper Size Limit which can not be exceeded.

However

[i]primaster capable and status bad s.m.a.r.t..... [/i]

Means that the HDD is correctly Configured and that it's not working. Which means that the HDD is dead.

You really need to list the size of the old HDD or at least the Model Number of the NB so that someone here can tell you what is the biggest size HDD that can be fitted to this unit but if it's running XP it can not be that old.

Col

by Former member

A SMART message indicates a failing harddrive. But first do what oh_smeg suggests.

This discussion is closed to new replies.