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by dgurjala
Tue May 12, 2009 3:48 am
Forum: My hard drive isn't recognized
Topic: Possible to update BIOS to work with new 4kb/sector HDDs?
Replies: 1
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Possible to update BIOS to work with new 4kb/sector HDDs?

Hey guys, just figured out a major problem I'm having. Trying to install the Toshiba MK2431GAH hard drive in my Sony TZ270N with a Phoenix BIOS. I get an 0200: Failure Fixed Disk error, which I think is because this drive uses the new 4096 bytes per sector format. Is it possible to update the BIOS t...
by dgurjala
Mon May 11, 2009 1:06 pm
Forum: Notebook BIOS and other problems
Topic: 0200 Failure Fixed Disk on brand new hard drive, pls HELP!!!
Replies: 5
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Could anyone tell me if the problem is indeed a BIOS limitation? Better yet, if someone could tell me how to modify the BIOS to accept the larger hard drive, I'd really appreciate it! The Sony TZ uses a Phoenix BIOS.
by dgurjala
Sun May 10, 2009 11:39 pm
Forum: Notebook BIOS and other problems
Topic: 0200 Failure Fixed Disk on brand new hard drive, pls HELP!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 12437

0200 Failure Fixed Disk on brand new hard drive, pls HELP!!!

Hello all, I'm a proud owner of a Sony TZ270N. It came with a 120gb Toshiba MK1214GAH hard drive, and I want to upgrade to the 240gb Toshiba MK2431GAH drive. Both are PATA ZIF 1.8" drives. The new one physically went in fine, but my problem is now that I can't install an OS onto the drive because of...

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