i bought the drive off of ebay. and it's not recognizing no disks
2006-10-25 17:35:22 · 4 answers · asked by playniu 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
This would not be a software problem. First you need to check to make sure the drive power and data cables are plugged in all the way. Then make sure the jumper settings on the drive are correct for how you are using it. And finally, go into the BIOS and make sure that the channel that the drive is connected to is turned on. Dell will turn off ports that are not being used from the factory. If all this doesn't work then you probably got a bad drive, return it.
2006-10-25 17:39:55 · answer #1 · answered by james 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should open the case up, and make sure that the cablees are firmly into theh drive
it should automatcally recognize it
make sure that you put the drive in when all power is off.
then reboot and it should work
2006-10-26 00:37:37 · answer #2 · answered by f1avor_f1av 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try http://www.dell.com then in the downloads section choose what system you have,enter your Customer number and serial number then click submit.You'll then see your system pictured along with the items supplied.You can then download updates.
2006-10-26 00:43:56 · answer #3 · answered by brainman214 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what he said and if it doesn't work then it won't, there are no drivers to install
2006-10-26 00:38:29 · answer #4 · answered by metallhd62 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋