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I bought a dell 630m with out hard drive. I install a 80g hd. I went to reformatt and when it start loading I get i386halaacpi.dll could not load error code 7.I then changed HD to another one and got the same thing.I tried f5 and that did not help.Any one have any ideas.The bios seems to work good. Probably got ripped.
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Posted 28 May 2009 - 05:02 AM
Hi,
If I understand what is going on, you bought the pc without a hdd, bought a new 80gb hdd and are currently trying to format it?
What are you formating it with?
Do you have an operating system disc in the tray and bios set to boot from cd?
The os disk should handle what you need as you go through the process of installing the os.
Rommel
If I understand what is going on, you bought the pc without a hdd, bought a new 80gb hdd and are currently trying to format it?
What are you formating it with?
Do you have an operating system disc in the tray and bios set to boot from cd?
The os disk should handle what you need as you go through the process of installing the os.
Rommel
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Posted 28 May 2009 - 05:34 AM
It is the os disk for the laptop, also I have a store bought full copy of xp, both doing the same thing.I have the drivers disk also, I just cant go into any windows.Th HD is new. thanks for all the help
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Posted 28 May 2009 - 07:18 AM
Hopefully someone with more experiance will respond to your problem.
Beyound having replaced your laptop hdd with a compatible one, jumper set in the correct postion, if a jumper is required for this single hdd.
The system should boot into bios and ask to press any key to boot from cd and from there its follow the choices as it runs set up.
Sorry I don't have more to offer.
Have you contacted the seller about this?
If its a company hopefully it had at least a warrenty period.
Perhaps a google search with your enquiry may bring an answer if no one else replies?
Rommel
Beyound having replaced your laptop hdd with a compatible one, jumper set in the correct postion, if a jumper is required for this single hdd.
The system should boot into bios and ask to press any key to boot from cd and from there its follow the choices as it runs set up.
Sorry I don't have more to offer.
Have you contacted the seller about this?
If its a company hopefully it had at least a warrenty period.
Perhaps a google search with your enquiry may bring an answer if no one else replies?
Rommel
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Posted 28 May 2009 - 07:26 AM
I believe that error is related to a file that wasn't being completely read through the CD. For some reason THAT FILE couldn't be loaded during setup.
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Posted 28 May 2009 - 09:26 AM
Hi William, Have a look at this and see if it is helpful: ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/comphelp/msg0311060923412.html coastie
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Posted 28 May 2009 - 12:45 PM
williami said:
I bought a dell 630m with out hard drive. I install a 80g hd. I went to reformatt and when it start loading I get i386halaacpi.dll could not load error code 7.I then changed HD to another one and got the same thing.I tried f5 and that did not help.Any one have any ideas.The bios seems to work good. Probably got ripped.
Just to make sure that I understand, when you say you "start loading..." are you talking about booting off the Windows install CD to install Windows on the new hard drive?
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Posted 28 May 2009 - 02:37 PM
I have downloaded the linux OS, I am going to try it tonight when I get home.also I replaced the cd drive with one I know is good. could the bios be bad, Only reason I say this is it has a new blank hd in it and soon as I start the win install I get the message.I want to thanks everyone for the helpful information.
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Posted 29 May 2009 - 12:21 AM
I tried linux last night, and no luck, I tried it on another old laptop and it did work. This is weard, I took a HD out of a laptop that is the same just to make sure, It done the same thing trying to load, but I left it on and it tried to boot up, this one has win XP on it, The win xp sign was very dim, would not do nothing but it seems to load a little.I am going to try to update bios. they is too newer versions out now, I just have to copy it too cd and do it from there. thanks for all the help.
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Posted 29 May 2009 - 12:27 AM
yes, i bought a old 630 m, with no hd, The bios setup works fine. I put the new hard drive in and tried to boot off os disk and got nothing, I have a store bought copy and it wont boot either. I tried linux last night and it would do nothing either. I tried different cd drive. and two different HDs just to make sure.
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Posted 29 May 2009 - 01:10 AM
Okay, this morning I went in the bios setup and turned everything off wireless,etc, now my windows is loading with no messages. I took the wirless card out and disabled everything I could. I read this on one of the sites that was sent to me. Now I have to figure out what i stopped that made it work?
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