<div dir="ltr">What are these "SATA test cables"? Also, I would recommend always having the laptop plugged in when installing an OS, especially if the battery is 5 yrs old. Try powering it up without the hard drive and see if you still hear ticking. It might be a fan. You might also try the hard drives in another system to see if they can be accessed. </div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 3:57 PM, gordon webb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gordonwebb1@yahoo.com" target="_blank">gordonwebb1@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<span>Hello Ethan, and Alison<br></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:18.6667px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif"><br><span></span></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;font-size:18.6667px;background-color:transparent;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif"><span>The new hard drive came. With the " No Problem no need to </span><span>transferring firmware" I installed the new Hard Drive. Same problem as the first hard drive when trying to install Ubuntu 13.10. The first 2 screens come up then it goes to a reverse video message something about chash and a bunch of numbers. When I
used the SATA test cables with the new hard drive I get the same ticking sound as the origional. Some one thought it might be the power supply but its a battery powered laptop. Back to trouble shooting or may be its time to replace this 5 year old HP G-60t-200.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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<div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 11:53 AM, Ethan Allen <<a href="mailto:lodis4@gmail.com" target="_blank">lodis4@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div><div><div>
I have replaced hundreds of hard drives over the years and none have
ever given me trouble. There are some specific security setups that
read disk/device serial number, however, if you were in such a
situation: 1. transferring firmware would not help resolve the
serial number change and 2. I doubt you would have presented this
question to the group as you would be aware of the answer already.<br clear="none">
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In most cases, especially running Linux, you can pop in a new drive
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As an aside, at the enterprise level I have updated disk firmware on
HP hardware for various reasons, mostly due to poor performance or
increased visibility and reporting on hardware health.<br clear="none">
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Just got a new Hard Drive for my HP G60t-200 Lap top. Will the
new Hard Drive's Firmware need to be transfered? The new Hard
Drive model number is: WD1600-BEVT- 60ZCT10. Same Model as
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