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Old PC not recognizing HDD

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by jbzeigler, Dec 5, 2008.

  1. jbzeigler Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    I have an old PC that I'm hoping to install Linux onto. I removed the HDD and installed it into my DELL PC so that I could format the HDD. Once I reinstalled the HDD back into the old PC, it is not recognized. Did I miss a step or something?

    It's the only HDD.
    jbzeigler, Dec 5, 2008
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  2. gguerra TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 559

    The BIOS has to recognize before anything else. Change the settings there. You should have an option in the bios something like "HDD Detection". Since I dont know your specifics I cant offer any more advice.
    gguerra, Dec 5, 2008
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  3. jbzeigler Newcomer, in training Posts: 66

    I did have auto detection turned on and everything so I opened up the PC and found that I had the HDD set to master - but it was a single. Oops. Thanks for the advice though.
    jbzeigler, Dec 5, 2008
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