big problem with hd

**tamgunner** · 8th October, 2011, 01:52 PM

hi guys got a problem with a acer aspire 5740 laptop and its hd i went to reinstall windows and it says

This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk and it wouldnt let me go any further. is there anyway i can format from a usb stick or run a check disk.?

i know i could connect it up to a desktop pc as slave and do it that way but havent got the cable at the mo so any help would be great.

**GSI2** · 8th October, 2011, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by tamgunner

hi guys got a problem with a acer aspire 5740 laptop and its hd i went to reinstall windows and it says

This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk and it wouldnt let me go any further. is there anyway i can format from a usb stick or run a check disk.?

i know i could connect it up to a desktop pc as slave and do it that way but havent got the cable at the mo so any help would be great.

Use Gparted download save to CD and boot from it.
GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD

**tamgunner** · 9th October, 2011, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by GSI2

Use Gparted download save to CD and boot from it.
GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD

ta mate so what will i be able to do with this?

**GSI2** · 9th October, 2011, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by tamgunner

ta mate so what will i be able to do with this?

Format HDD like you asked

Originally Posted by tamgunner

...is there anyway i can format from a usb stick or run a check disk.?

**tamgunner** · 9th October, 2011, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by GSI2

Format HDD like you asked

cheers

**seram** · 9th October, 2011, 02:13 PM

maybe the HD read as AHCI....you must change to IDE in BIOS so windows installation CD/DVD can recognise the hardisk.

**tamgunner** · 9th October, 2011, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by seram

maybe the HD read as AHCI....you must change to IDE in BIOS so windows installation CD/DVD can recognise the hardisk.

it does read as ahci so i changed it to ide in the bios but still gives me the same problem when i go to install windows or even ubuntu

**givenhell** · 9th October, 2011, 05:34 PM

try use HDD regenerator first (inside hirens boot CD) to check up your possibility of bad sector

**tamgunner** · 9th October, 2011, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by givenhell

try use HDD regenerator first (inside hirens boot CD) to check up your possibility of bad sector

thanks ill download it and give it a shot

**tamgunner** · 9th October, 2011, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by givenhell

try use HDD regenerator first (inside hirens boot CD) to check up your possibility of bad sector

downloaded hirens boot cd but it doesnt have hdd regenerator?

**jetdede** · 9th October, 2011, 06:29 PM

how big the file you download....it must contain HDD regenerator m8. you must burn it first and booting from CD, find HDD regenerator inside.

**tamgunner** · 9th October, 2011, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by jetdede

how big the file you download....it must contain HDD regenerator m8. you must burn it first and booting from CD, find HDD regenerator inside.

the file was 525mb i downloaded it burned it to cdr im not at the list of options but its not one of them unless its been renamed i dont know.

**jetdede** · 9th October, 2011, 06:47 PM

yes the list when you open it not write directly HDD regenerator, maybe tools or what...check it one by one...

**tamgunner** · 9th October, 2011, 07:12 PM

i found hdat2 which says it repairs bad sectors but when i boot it if detects bios,board,cpu,ram/bus detect then does nothing after it no options nothing

**jetdede** · 9th October, 2011, 09:45 PM

which version did u download...

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