Hardware
by peetree Accepted solution
by dawgit Accepted solution
a good start. But, what is the question?
It could be that the old HD is not bad also. Your approach will / could answer that too. (try the old one in an external drive on your other computer, and check it out. It could be that he just had it too full. It happens with a Windows System. Or do a check-disk with a DOS set up disk) It can be an excelent extra PC to learn Linux also. -d
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by charliespencer Accepted solution
This is a good first project if you've never been inside your computer case. Disconnect the power cord from the computer. Open the case. This may require a screwdriver or a brief study of the case to see how to open it.
The hard drive is a little smaller than two packs of cigarettes placed side by side. It will probably be mounted inside an aluminum frame or cage, probably near the front of hte computer. It will have two cables attached to it.
One cable will be a flat grey "ribbon" about an inch and three-quarters wide; this one transmits the data between the motherboard and the hard drive.
The other "cable" will actually be four wires twisted around each other (usually red, white, black, and green) and have a white plastic connector on the end. This provides power to the drive from the power supply.
Remove the power and data cables where they connect to hard drive by pulling on the connectors, not the cables. Both will pull straight out, although the white connector on the power cord may require a lot of pulling. Do not disconnect the other end of either cable from the motherboard or power supply.
Once you have the cables off, the hard drive can be physically installed in the cage in a variety of ways, depending on the manufacturer. Almost nobody puts them in with screws any more, but that's a possibility. More likely there will be a latch or spring-loaded lever you can pull that release the drive from the cage and let you pull it out. Depending on the amount of space in the case, you may be able to pull the drive out of the cage from the back. Otherwise you'll have to remove the front of the case and pull the drive out the front.
Let us know when you get that far and we'll talk you through putting it in your system so you can test it.
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by charliespencer Accepted solution
Can you post a few of the errors? They may provide more information. It's beginning to look like your friend was right and this drive is toast.
While you're at it, what happens if you hook your hard drive up to the Compaq?
by peetree Accepted solution
3180-3183 unreadable, 3944-3951 unreadable... et tal. Essentially it looks like all the sectors are shot.
No, I haven't tried my HDD in the Compaq, but I will and I will keep you informed of my progress.
Thanks for your help!
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