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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:00 am
Post subject: Need to rreformat hard drive.
Archived from groups: comp>sys>ibm>pc>hardware>storage (more info?)
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While reloading WinXP in Sony laptop, I succeeded in plugging up the
HD to the extent that all I get is an error message that leads to an
infinite number of reboots. I would like to pull the HD from the Sony
and figure out a way for my main PC to clean it and reformat it, but I
have no way of knowing how to power it up once it is removed. I have
available various USB cables and an external HD and and external CD
burner. I have a portable floppy (USB) drive, but unfortunately, the
Sony's BIOS does not accept the instruction to boot from it.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:39 pm
Post subject: Re: Need to rreformat hard drive. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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pixsnap.DeleteThis@juno.com wrote in news:d0cd27ce-a7b8-4ec3-b270-2764f2e95496@p69g2000hsa.googlegroups.com
> While reloading WinXP in Sony laptop,
> I succeeded in plugging up the HD
Well, there's your problem. You shouldn't have done that.
> to the extent that all I get is an error message that leads to an
> infinite number of reboots. I would like to pull the HD from the Sony
> and figure out a way for my main PC to clean it and reformat it, but I
> have no way of knowing how to power it up once it is removed. I have
> available various USB cables and an external HD and and external CD
> burner. I have a portable floppy (USB) drive, but unfortunately, the
> Sony's BIOS does not accept the instruction to boot from it.
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> Any ideas? |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Need to rreformat hard drive. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Previously pixsnap.TakeThisOut@juno.com <pixsnap.TakeThisOut@juno.com> wrote:
> While reloading WinXP in Sony laptop, I succeeded in plugging up the
> HD to the extent that all I get is an error message that leads to an
> infinite number of reboots. I would like to pull the HD from the Sony
> and figure out a way for my main PC to clean it and reformat it, but I
> have no way of knowing how to power it up once it is removed.
You mean the laptop or the hdd? For the HDD, you need a 2.5" to
3.5" HDD adapter (it it is ATA), and just a normal SATA data and
power cable for SATA.
> I have
> available various USB cables and an external HD and and external CD
> burner. I have a portable floppy (USB) drive, but unfortunately, the
> Sony's BIOS does not accept the instruction to boot from it.
Why do you want to boot the laptop without disk anyways?
Arno >> Stay informed about: Need to rreformat hard drive. |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:04 pm
Post subject: Re: Need to rreformat hard drive. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Arno Wagner wrote in news:613hjfF1tath4U1@mid.individual.net
> Previously pixsnap.TakeThisOut@juno.com <pixsnap.TakeThisOut@juno.com> wrote:
> > While reloading WinXP in Sony laptop, I succeeded in plugging up the
> > HD to the extent that all I get is an error message that leads to an
> > infinite number of reboots. I would like to pull the HD from the Sony
> > and figure out a way for my main PC to clean it and reformat it, but I
> > have no way of knowing how to power it up once it is removed.
> You mean the laptop or the hdd? For the HDD, you need a 2.5" to
> 3.5" HDD adapter (it it is ATA), and just a normal SATA data and
> power cable for SATA.
Ooh, that made a lot of sense.
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> > I have
> > available various USB cables and an external HD and and external CD
> > burner. I have a portable floppy (USB) drive, but unfortunately, the
> > Sony's BIOS does not accept the instruction to boot from it.
>
> Why do you want to boot the laptop without disk anyways?
That too.
>
> Arno >> Stay informed about: Need to rreformat hard drive. |
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