[SOLVED] New Laptop! (problems)

**PoN** · 06-15-2008, 02:09 PM

Well i just got a new laptop well its used but its was for very cheap. So it had a password originally (owner forgot it) and well i thought hmm not that hard to just reformat. So then i got a hold of Windows XP professional installation. And at first it looked like it was gonna work so i had no worries.

But all of a sudden it pops up with the screen saying "no harddrive found" which is crazy since it does have a hard drive, i think i mightve screwed that up by going to the bios and starting something called Disk Sanitizer. It cleans out the HD.

The computer is:

Compaq / HP
NX9420

100 gig harddrive.
1024 or 1 gig ram.
Centrino Duo.

Anythoughts on what i could do..?

Any GOOD help will be returned with a cash reward possibly!

Thank you please contact me on aim or pm me on zB.

jackluo923 · 06-15-2008, 03:00 PM

turn on the ahci for hdd in the bios.

**PoN** · 06-15-2008, 07:26 PM

hmm i tried that didnt work.

Now ive been trying to put Arch Linux On it and it seemed to work well to a point.. now its weirded out so if you have experience with that message me!

Cheapliquid · 06-15-2008, 07:45 PM

what are the partitions when u go to install windows? or u didn't even get that far?

its expected ur gonna be missing some drivers, but not recognizing the hd.. any error messages? i know a way u coulda figured out that password.. i was able to find a way around it with mine, i was able to log in to safe mode and sat there for hours in admin area until i found a way around it. but that was a few years ago, and comp = life then lol.

**PoN** · 06-15-2008, 08:46 PM

problem fixed! thanks everyone! everyone will receive rep that helped now close this topic!

jackluo923 · 06-15-2008, 09:12 PM

What was your problem.

**PoN** · 06-16-2008, 02:38 AM

honestly i dont know. I didnt know how i fixed it but what matters it is :]

lacrosse_man16 · 06-16-2008, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackluo923

What was your problem.

I think he deleted his MBR structure while attempting to erase the HD during the reformat. As to how he did this with the XP disk I have no idea but I think it had something to do with the disk sanitizer thing he was talking about.

**PoN** · 06-17-2008, 07:27 AM

Yes lacrosse it most likely was. Also my computer is quite awkward but now it has Vista Ultimate which runs great on this machine :}

Hostile · 06-18-2008, 01:50 PM

Gimme cash reward plx

06-15-2008, 02:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
PoN Panda-monium! Support Team Premium Member Super Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bedford Michigan Posts: 1,779 Reputation: 79 $zB: 661 Donate	[SOLVED] New Laptop! (problems) Well i just got a new laptop well its used but its was for very cheap. So it had a password originally (owner forgot it) and well i thought hmm not that hard to just reformat. So then i got a hold of Windows XP professional installation. And at first it looked like it was gonna work so i had no worries. But all of a sudden it pops up with the screen saying "no harddrive found" which is crazy since it does have a hard drive, i think i mightve screwed that up by going to the bios and starting something called Disk Sanitizer. It cleans out the HD. The computer is: Compaq / HP NX9420 100 gig harddrive. 1024 or 1 gig ram. Centrino Duo. Anythoughts on what i could do..? Any GOOD help will be returned with a cash reward possibly! Thank you please contact me on aim or pm me on zB. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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jackluo923 Support Team Senior Zuner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver BC Posts: 1,275 Reputation: 122 $zB: 759 Donate	turn on the ahci for hdd in the bios. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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PoN Panda-monium! Support Team Premium Member Super Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bedford Michigan Posts: 1,779 Reputation: 79 $zB: 661 Donate	hmm i tried that didnt work. Now ive been trying to put Arch Linux On it and it seemed to work well to a point.. now its weirded out so if you have experience with that message me! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Cheapliquid Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 341 Reputation: 22 $zB: 197 Donate	what are the partitions when u go to install windows? or u didn't even get that far? its expected ur gonna be missing some drivers, but not recognizing the hd.. any error messages? i know a way u coulda figured out that password.. i was able to find a way around it with mine, i was able to log in to safe mode and sat there for hours in admin area until i found a way around it. but that was a few years ago, and comp = life then lol. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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PoN Panda-monium! Support Team Premium Member Super Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bedford Michigan Posts: 1,779 Reputation: 79 $zB: 661 Donate	problem fixed! thanks everyone! everyone will receive rep that helped now close this topic! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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06-15-2008, 09:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackluo923 Support Team Senior Zuner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver BC Posts: 1,275 Reputation: 122 $zB: 759 Donate	What was your problem. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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PoN Panda-monium! Support Team Premium Member Super Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bedford Michigan Posts: 1,779 Reputation: 79 $zB: 661 Donate	honestly i dont know. I didnt know how i fixed it but what matters it is :] __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

06-17-2008, 07:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
PoN Panda-monium! Support Team Premium Member Super Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bedford Michigan Posts: 1,779 Reputation: 79 $zB: 661 Donate	Yes lacrosse it most likely was. Also my computer is quite awkward but now it has Vista Ultimate which runs great on this machine :} __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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