I have a HD not being reconized

[janey6152]

It can be reconized on the USB/HDD adapter to PC . But when i try it on my thinkpad 240 it says No Hard Drive .

I had formatted it on pc . But why isn't it not being reconized on laptop ???



thnak



janet
Ps for all the others that have helped me before .. I have 2 other thinkpad 240 laptop. that i'm also trying to setup.
The other one is working fine..
Thanks to all your help.. Everyone..:}:}

[GomJabbar]

Might be one of several things. First of all, make certain that the drive is plugged into the connector properly on the ThinkPad. On my T42, it is best to hold it upside-down while pushing the drive into the slot.

Also, all hard drives should be partitioned and formatted on the computer they will be used with. Otherwise you can run into drive geometry errors.
Hard disk geometry thread

Some older motherboards need a BIOS update or drive overlay software to support hard drives larger than 32GB.
Caveats on Changing Translation Modes and Transferring Hard Disks Between PCs
Drivers and software - ThinkPad 240, 240X, 240Z

[janey6152]

I tried that serval times instering into laptop. and Nothing..
How can i partication the HD with the USB connector on pc ??

[GomJabbar]

I think I may have misread what you were trying to do. I thought you wanted to boot the new drive.

If you just want to use the new drive for external storage, you still might run into the 32MB BIOS limitation - not sure.

You probably need external power to the USB hard drive. Your PC may be able to power it directly, but your ThinkPad probably cannot. I assume your ThinkPad USB port works with other hardware? What is the storage capacity of your USB hard drive?

[janey6152]

Its a IBM Model DBCA-206480 6.49 GB 4200RPM. i was working fine a long time ago. .
Just can't get the laptop to reconize thers a HD . Why is it doing this ??

[janey6152]

got it to work . I had to fxdisk. and then formated it and its working.
thank u all.