OK Im looking to replace my notebook hard drive on my Dell Inspirion 5150.... What steps do I need to take when looking for a replacement..... Sizes, interface..... etc? Any help will be appreciated thanks.... - Maniac
the size is 2.5 inch. interface is Ultra ATA/100 IDE/EIDE. and yeah, thats basically all u need to know to replace you hd.
or if you wants to know, how to open up the HDD then you can look in [link=http://supportapj.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins5100/en/sm/index.htm]Dell™ Inspiron™ 1100, 5100, and 5150 Service Manual [/link] anytime. [ot]Btw, I've got the same N/b but its faulty. I m trying to figure it out, whats wrong with it. Hopefully I will come out with a solution soon.[/ot]
OK thanks for the help on type i prob. need... Little Background: I recently was experienceing extreme slowdown problems and over all unsatisfactory performance. I wen ahead and try to reformat and reinstall windows.... Upon deleting all of my partition and creating a new one... I end up with this screen countless times. -Steup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be damaged. Make ure the drivce is switched on and properly connected to your computer. If The Disl is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly terminated. Consult your computer manual or SCSI adapter documentation for more imformation. You must select a different partition for Windows XP. To COntinue, press ENTER - Help Please ^_^
If you have a USB 2.5 HDD case then you can check with it. Thats how I do it.... Also, if you have another laptop then you can check with that as well
OK small update, I've tried deleting the partition and create a new one... still no luck same eroor mesage comes up... I was wondering if it is indeed only my HDD that is causing the problems or is it something else that i need to look at? Thanks, -Maniac
What state is your hard drive in now? What I suggest you do is visit bootdisk and download the Windows XP boot disk. Boot your computer from the disk, then once you are at the DOS prompt type: Code: chkdsk /f
