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frenchie29 Joined: August 29, 2010 Status: Offline Posts: 18 Rep:

Trying to Install HD on old HP zv5000

Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:29:53 PM #132745 Perm Link

I just got a brand new HD for my old zv5000 I'm running XP Home the new HD is a WD PATA 2.5" 320GB IDE drive Everytime I start he computer with the XP cd in the drive it says that it cannot find any harddrive!!!! I also bought a gb RAM and I think all the problems came from that. How can I make the laptop to recognized the HD so I can start from scratch with a fresh install of XP??

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Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:27:18 PM #132753 Perm Link

Have you tried to see if the computer BIOS sees it?

Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!

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Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:50:19 PM #132761 Perm Link

Yes it sees it and formatted it. But it won't copy one file from the XP install disc and has to terminate!!! Very strange

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Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:53:46 PM #132762 Perm Link

Is it possible (highly unlikely) that you have a specialized AHCI controller in the laptop and Windows XP needs a driver before it is able to see the HDD?

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=385149&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=376999&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=228#113100

Try to download the chipset drivers and load them up at installation. You'll need a floppy drive... It's been a long time since I've installed Windows. I believe that's the case.

You can make sure the BIOS is set to emulate IDE instead of AHCI (if that's even an option). That should make Windows see the drive.

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:14:04 AM #132779 Perm Link

It's seeing the HD now I am formatting with Killdisk. It's just when I installed XP like halfway there it says it cannot install something and stop. Next time I will grab the error.

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:49:37 AM #132787 Perm Link

It might be a problem with the XP install disc itself, as a heads up.

Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:07:15 PM #132798 Perm Link

It's sn original

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:18:26 PM #132799 Perm Link

Well, grab the error and we will see where to go from there.

Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:44:52 PM #132806 Perm Link

Here's the error I get when installing XP

the file MSUTB.dll was not copied correctly

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:00:58 PM #132807 Perm Link

Its the RAM. Pull the new stick and try it.

Edited at Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:02:23 PM

Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:01:35 PM #132808 Perm Link

In response to frenchie29 #132806

There are a few things that cause copying errors.

The simplest would be that the CD is scratched and can't be read anymore. See if you can borrow someone's CD to do the installation or download an ISO of it... Since you have the license, you can get another copy of the CD without legal issue.

There are other problems that may be the cause, but the above is most likely.

Edit: As above, RAM is a likely second culprit.

Edited at Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:02:29 PM

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:50:44 PM #132822 Perm Link

Where can i get an ISO copy of XP home?

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:53:30 PM #132824 Perm Link

In response to Tornado #132807

Said By Tornado
Its the RAM. Pull the new stick and try it.

You are absolutely right!!! I pulled it out. And now I'm at selecting the language in the install mode. So I guess it's a go. So I guess the slot for the RAM right underneath the keyboard is the master rail? I pulled that one out but the system was doing the same thing. I put the old RAM in that slot and it worked.

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:43:55 PM #132827 Perm Link

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It's probably the new RAM module itself that's bad or incompatible with your system.

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Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:57:16 AM #132840 Perm Link

Now.... Is there a list of compatibility for RAM and that laptop? On the HP site it says the max is 2gb. If that's the case I will do 2x1gb but this time I will bring the laptop with me..

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Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:16:51 PM #132844 Perm Link

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Just bring the laptop with you. The only way is to match the speed and such. The size limits may or may not be correct.

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Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:46:42 PM #132870 Perm Link

Now I'm having some other issues, not sure if I should start a new thread or continue with that one. It's regarding my wireless connection.

I see my network, I hit connect I enter the network key but it says Not Connected!!!! All my computers at home have been setup wirelessely for quite some times now, that's a fresh XP install and I can pin point what I am missing!!!!!!

I have a cable modem and a wireless router. All my other laptops in the house work fine on the Wifi

[UPDATE] Now I can't connect to the internet evven with an ethernet cable!!!

Edited at Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:07:57 PM

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Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:31:21 PM #132871 Perm Link

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Are the drivers installed?

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Wed Sep 1, 2010 10:20:44 PM #132931 Perm Link

Whoa good question I know some are I was getting connection before, but then I realized that on startup I didn't get any sound!!! Where can I get all the drivers? I know with one of my Dell I went to the Dell side but I had to pick and choose the drivers one by one. So you really know what you're looking for. Any drivers in bundle?

I found that
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList.jsp?locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=376999

But which model is it exactly????

Edited at Wed Sep 1, 2010 10:22:42 PM

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