Toshiba Equium Laptop Harddrive not recognised

[Stevewilz]

Hi there has anyone found out how to replace a Toshiba Equium Laptop Harddrive?
The harddrive is exactly the same spec as the one its replacing (Hitachi 120Gig sata)
When I try to use a Valid XP disc the windows installation software says no hard disc found?
The harddrive is there in the bios in the main page, but in the security page there is a line called 'Built in HDD Password' with a space in brackets saying 'User only'
Does this indicate some sort of password is required? If so could anyone please advise me where I might find such a thing?
There is no help that I could find on the Toshiba home page on this matter...
 

[patio]

Dont use a password...
Is it a SATA HDD ? ?
If so very early on in the Win re-install process there will be a prompt stating"Press F6 to install additional drivers " .....at that point insert the Driver CD for the laptop and the drivers will be automaticallly installed...
Best of Luck.

[Stevewilz]

Hi there yes it is a sata drive but I have never had a drivers disc, when I have reinstalled this laptop in the past, before my harddrive died windows found all the drivers from its own store of drivers!

Dont use a password...
Is it a SATA HDD ? ?
If so very early on in the Win re-install process there will be a prompt stating"Press F6 to install additional drivers " .....at that point insert the Driver CD for the laptop and the drivers will be automaticallly installed...
Best of Luck.

[patio]

Never rely on Windows drivers...,
DLoad the appropiate Drivers from the manuf. site and either burn them to a CD or put them on a flash drive...
Then follow the recipe above...