If the drive is too big, then the system could be limited to 10GB, or more likely (as is my old Tosh) 8GB in that case - it's probably a case of an external USB drive - possibly a 5GB? minidrive if you have the money, because the laptop will have to power the thing. Also don't forget to set a short time for spindown on non-use - that or be near to mains power when you want to use the 'extra' drive
JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Button" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:36 PM Subject: Re: Hard: Laptop HD > If the data can be accessed on a different system without a password, > that how would the password be on the drive?? > If it was a partition, or drive password then you wouldn't be able to access > the data, and probably, with an encrypted NTFS partition, not able to see > the directories on the partition, or with a drive level password, not able > to see partitions on the drive > > So - password is probably on the laptop system (BIOS) > and may be being requested as the laptop cannot see any drive when only the > new drive is installed > > Can you get the laptop to boot from CD (Windows?) USB, or floppy > and if so, then can you run fdisk (win98?), partition manager (v6), or any > other facility to show the partition details on the drive > I suspect any such program would/will run to the point where it reports no > drive in the system - > > And to me that's a major hint that the drive is not configured as an > appropriate master/slave/only operating mode! - > OR! your BIOS won't see such a large drive! > > JimB > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Lawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:25 PM > Subject: Re: Hard: Laptop HD > > > > Just to clarify, this is a laptop not a desktop so only one drive > > location, well 2 really but I don't have that installed. > > > > Just plugged the drive into a desktop with a USB cable and was able > > to access the data on it with no problem. > > > > I am stating to think that this password is on the drive, not on the > > machine. but I am willing to try anything. > > Roger Lawson > > Florence, SC > > At 06:15 PM 6/20/2006, James Button mumbled something like this: > > > > >Before you a full - low level format: > > >Consider that if there was a drive level password on the new drive then that > > >should stop the drive being accessed in any system > > > > > >Alternatively - if your system is setup with an NTFS partition then you > > >could have that partition set with a password ( i.e. the partition > > >encrypted) but as this is a copy of the original, and that didn't need a > > >password it is not likely to be an encrypted/password protected NTFS > > >partition > > > > > >You stated that you could get into the BIOS with both drives installed - > > >Is it the case that you can 'see' the old drive, and both drives in the > > >BIOS, but not just the new drive?> > > > > >Have you got the new drive plugged as a 'slave', or master > > >and does the system have a CS connector, or a non-differentiated one -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
