Laptop harddrive help

[btbam]

I bought a Dell c610 without a harddrive

I bought my own hdd, and when I stuck it in it wouldnt recognize the drive, then found out that I was missing the hdd adapter for the hdd.

The guy sent me the adapter, I put it on, and put the hdd in the laptop and it still acts as if there is no primary disk found.

Any suggestions?

 

[DaFOBulous1]

Get this man some help!

 

[BigJimbo]

check the jumper?

is it plugged in all the way?

 

[montag451]

Firstly, where did you get the laptop from?
ebay? is it sold as seconds from a shop?

secondly, where did you get the hdd from?
new? guaranteed?

Do you know if it is compatible with your laptop?

I know Dell are a bit fluffy about peripherals/components, and they prefer using proprietary hw

 

[Rottie]

Originally posted by: BigJimbo
check the jumper?

is it plugged in all the way?

that would be my guess.

 

[sivart]

believe it or not, on my inspiron 1100 the DVD ROM drive is the primary master and the HDD is the secondary master. Does the BIOS see any drives?