Does anybody know anything about Hard Disc Drives.

Rock_Bottom

I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop and I want to upgrade the Hard Drive but I don't know what to buy. I have an MK 3275G SX Disc Drive at present and it's for a Toshiba C540D-11Q model of laptop, I've seen similar ones on the internet but they don't have the same number ... there is one very close, it is MK 3276G ... would that do the job.?

SeduLOUs

What is the reason for wanting to upgrade? If you just want more space, an external USB hard drive would be a lot easier...

Rock_Bottom

SeduLOUs wrote: »

What is the reason for wanting to upgrade? If you just want more space, an external USB hard drive would be a lot easier...

I accidentaly deleted the Boot Sector ... so now I don't get anything from anywhere ... just my screen with a notice on it saying my laptop needs repair.

k599rag

Try this.

http://www.mytoshiba.com.au/support/items/how-to/230

Rock_Bottom

k599rag wrote: »

Try this.

http://www.mytoshiba.com.au/support/items/how-to/230

I've done all the basic stuff .. my backup discs won't boot and my recovery discs won't boot ... due to the fact there is no boot sector in the laptop.

NiftyDigits

What is the PS****-******* aphanumerical code underneath?

k599rag

Rock_Bottom wrote: »

I've done all the basic stuff .. my backup discs won't boot and my recovery discs won't boot ... due to the fact there is no boot sector in the laptop.

You can boot from a recovery disk though and that does not need a boot sector on the Hard Disk. Is you bios setup to boot from CD/DVD b4 the hard disk?

https://forum.toshiba.eu/showthread.php?66024-How-to-change-boot-order-on-Satellite-L755-172

Rock_Bottom

NiftyDigits wrote: »

What is the PS****-******* aphanumerical code underneath?

What.? ................

Rock_Bottom

k599rag wrote: »

You can boot from a recovery disk though and that does not need a boot sector on the Hard Disk. Is you bios setup to boot from CD/DVD b4 the hard disk?

https://forum.toshiba.eu/showthread.php?66024-How-to-change-boot-order-on-Satellite-L755-172

Tried all that ... won't boot from the HDD or any discs. I changed the boot order several times but no joy I'm afraid.

bsod

a machine can boot without any hard disk in place

how did you accidentally delete the boot sector, and what does this message say

Fightsback

Rock_Bottom wrote: »

What.? ................

A number underneath the laptop that looks like this, it's the precise manufacturers code:

PSC08E-01C00FGR