A2 problem! ~ Hard Disk Replacement

empimempi · 03-01-2009, 14:10

Hey guys, how are you?

I've got a little problem... I hope some of you can help me

My A2 fell out of my bag, and when I tried to turn it on it just displayed a mini A2 pic with a big red 'X' on it.

I opened it up - and all the plugs were alright but I'm afraid that my hard disk died.

Now...I read some posts here - and some said that I can replace it with a new hard disk from Ebay/Amazon.

so...I got a few questions:

1) Could the problem may be belong to some other part in the A2 (instead of the hard disk)?

2) If (let's say that the problem is only in the HD) I get a new HD and I plug it in - should it work immediatly? or do I need to install an operation system (or something) on it?

3) I took a look at this site: http://www.toshibastorage.com
and it seems that all of those hard disks is in the right physical size:
30GB MK3006GAL (HDD1442) --> That's the one I had
60GB MK6014GAL (HDD1801)
30GB MK3008GAL (HDD1642)
120GB MK1231GAL (HDD1813)
80GB MK8031GAL (HDD1814)
40GB MK4007GAL (HDD1622)
40GB MK4009GAL (HDD1682)
You think that the A2 support bigger memory like 80/120 gb? (or at least 40/60 gb)

4) Did anyone who tried it can tell me exactly what the process, and does it worth it?

please help me guys, being without my pmp driving me crazy

doniago · 03-01-2009, 16:28

Have you read the sticky thread on this very topic?

03-01-2009, 14:10	#1
empimempi Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	A2 problem! ~ Hard Disk Replacement Hey guys, how are you? I've got a little problem... I hope some of you can help me My A2 fell out of my bag, and when I tried to turn it on it just displayed a mini A2 pic with a big red 'X' on it. I opened it up - and all the plugs were alright but I'm afraid that my hard disk died. Now...I read some posts here - and some said that I can replace it with a new hard disk from Ebay/Amazon. so...I got a few questions: 1) Could the problem may be belong to some other part in the A2 (instead of the hard disk)? 2) If (let's say that the problem is only in the HD) I get a new HD and I plug it in - should it work immediatly? or do I need to install an operation system (or something) on it? 3) I took a look at this site: http://www.toshibastorage.com and it seems that all of those hard disks is in the right physical size: 30GB MK3006GAL (HDD1442) --> That's the one I had 60GB MK6014GAL (HDD1801) 30GB MK3008GAL (HDD1642) 120GB MK1231GAL (HDD1813) 80GB MK8031GAL (HDD1814) 40GB MK4007GAL (HDD1622) 40GB MK4009GAL (HDD1682) You think that the A2 support bigger memory like 80/120 gb? (or at least 40/60 gb) 4) Did anyone who tried it can tell me exactly what the process, and does it worth it? please help me guys, being without my pmp driving me crazy

03-01-2009, 16:28	#2
doniago I, Like, Do Stuff Here. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 4,651	Have you read the sticky thread on this very topic? __________________ DonIago Iron Mod "When you do things right, people won't be sure you did anything at all."

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