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Mirka · Interesat Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 13

Hi,..... please scroll down to new article ...
its a prooven HDD. 30GB (It works fine in an ACER Laptop)
Fresh formatet . emty.
Insert MS Win XP Pro to CD/ROM ...Windows Start Setup ... it runns for a while untill the part where I am asked. " Doe you want to install XP now?"
... Enter .... followed by the message ... " No HDD found " (Press F3 for exit".

Same if I go for it again... and than chose Repar Windows "press R"
No HDD found ...etc.

This T41 drives me crazy ... Please give me a helping hand on this supject.

Best regards Mirka

Reo51st · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:20 pm Post subject:

Was there a hard drive in this T41 before.

You do know that the drive for the T4x series goes in upside down.

It is also best to turn the T4x unit upside down when installing the drive.

It helps to line up the connector and pins whin pushing it in.

Let us know.
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Mirka · Interesat Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 13

Hi,
no problem.... the HDD is in place and firmley in.
! Note Linux is able to see the HDD. I can write on it ... I see HDD control LED is flickering while linux is writing on the HDD .

See you Mirka

Reo51st · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:23 pm Post subject:

I am not able to help any further.

But try this forum. "I have been on Think Pad forum for years"

http://forum.thinkpads.com/index.php

But please let us know how things turn out.

Good luck.
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Mirka · Interesat Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 13

Hello, shame to IBM an MS.....

Put a old Knopix 3.8(Linux) in Drive D: ...... it takes less than 2 minutes and I am able to got to Internet...
or chek HDD ..... it goes to C: reading Zylinders, testing etc. NO problems.

Thank you for the link to "thinkpads.com" (UK) ?

See you ...... Mirka

Mirka · Interesat Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 13

Hello,
Now I am sticking at a T41p with the same problem.
Onley difference
The Linux Trick is not working here.
Putting a Win 98 CD in it also says similar to " No HDD found "
going back to old DOS while print in D:\WIN\setup.exe it answers "You have to prepare a DOS Partition first ???

No idea... how can I doe this .... anny help ???
Best Regards Mirka

bob · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:36 pm Post subject:

The drive may have a blank MBR.

Boot with WIN 98 disk and run fdisk /mbr to clean it up and initiate a MBR record for that drive to be used with DOS/NTFS partitions. Or boot with a WINXP CD enter in repair console and run fixmbr then create partitions with diskpart utility.

If you want to setup WINXP from a DOS drive then execute winnt.exe from i386 folder.

Hopefully that helps

Mirka · Interesat Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 13

Hi.
Thanks very much.... I will try. See you .... Mirka
P.S.
I insert the HDD in to a Siemens Lifebook . Installed Windows XP it works fine without anny problems.
XP has all drivers for Siemens .. It comes up WITH sound and graphik . !! No need for installing Intel chip driver, Audio driver ,Ati graphik driver etc.
OK . so far.
Than back to reparplace ..erased partition made new partition with Paragon Partition Manager . Insert the HDD to the IBM mashine... installed XP.....it worked .....
Problem is solved ..... best regards Mirka