my laptop d"snt recognize hard disk

[danial]

Hallo
i have problem with my laptop dell latitude.
i want to instal the windows but the laptop not recognize any hard disk
than i try to instal via extern harddisk during the installation comes with a blue screen message like these.

A problem has been detected and windows had been shut down to prevent damage to you computer. If this is the firste time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again follow these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this a new installation , aks your hardware or software manufacturer.
If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory option such as caching or shadowing. If you need to safe mode to remove or disbale componets, restart your computer. Press F8 to select advanced start up options, and then select Safe Mode.

Technical Information.
*** STOP: 0x0000C1F5 (0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
 
some one any idea
thanks

[Allan]

Let's start at the beginning. Why are you doing this install?

[danial]

becuse the laptop dont recognize hdd i tried two hdd but the massage is

Primary hard disk drive 0 not found 
no bootable divices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility.
thats all

[Allan]

I'm sorry, but you need to start at the beginning. At some point the system worked, didn't it? What happened?

[danial]

When I bought the man has taken out the hdd
after that i tried to instal the windows with new hard disk

[patio]

Not clear on this ...

[lectrocrew]

Just asking here - no solution. Is this a BIOS setting problem in the boot sequence that the former owner set wrong? Is there a way to re-set the laptop BIOS to default like with a desktop via removing the battery?

[danial]

i removed the battery same problem

[lectrocrew]

I assume your referring to the power supply battery the PC uses to run. I'm basically asking if a notebook has a battery that powers the BIOS memory that would be separate from the PC power supply battery, I don't know? I know that, in most applications anyway, removing this battery on a desktop will reset the BIOS settings to a pre-determined factory setting, therefore setting the hard drive start settings to default.
 I wish I could be more help but... 

[danial]

thanks for replying
the problem is dell has a bad system the battry is welded on the motherboard it can not remove

[Salmon Trout]

This problem, when analyzed, essentially resolves to our old familiar friend "How can I reset the CMOS on a laptop that I bought from some guy?", and if the laptop has a locked BIOS, the answer, surely, must be "If you have proof of legal ownership, take it to a Dell agent, if you don't have proof of legal ownership you bought a brick".

[danial]

the BIOS is not locked even is locked i have the master password.
but its somthing els
its just not recognize the HDD

[Salmon Trout]

the BIOS is not locked even is locked i have the master password.
but its somthing els
its just not recognize the HDD

Is it the right kind of hdd for this machine? Is it connected correctly? Are you sure that it is a working HDD? What model is the Dell? What make and model is the HDD? What size is the HDD?