PLEASE HELP! NO HD AT ALL! TOSHIBA a215

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Product SpecificationsOperating SystemMicrosoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)ProcessorAMD® Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Processor TL-52Level 2 Cache2 x 512KB Level 2 CacheData Bus Speed1600MHz HyperTransport System SpeedRAM Installed / Max RAM Supported1024MB PC-5300 DDR2 RAM (Expandable to 4GB)Memory Configuration(2) 512MB SO-DIMM Memory ModulesMemory Slots Available(0) Available 200-pin SO-DIMM SlotsHard Drive160GB 5,400RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive

 

 

 

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FeaturesPart number HDD2D60Formatted capacity 160,042 MByteForm factor 2.5 inchInterface type Serial ATASupported interface standards ATA-7Serial ATA 1.0aSerial ATA II 1.2Head/actuator technology "Ramp-Load" TechnologyPMR (Write)/TMR (Read)Shock detection Shock sensor circuitS.M.A.R.T. The SMART command set is supported.Physical parametersNumber of platters 2Number of cylinders 85,536Number of heads 4Bytes/sectorBytes/sector 512Access timesAverage seek time 12 msMaximum seek time 22 msTrack-to-track seek time 2 msTransfer ratesInternal From 335 MBit/s to 613 MBit/sSATA (Host) 150 (optional: 300) MByte/sRotational speedRotational speed 5,400 rpmBufferBuffer size 8,192 kByteCache Read-ahead cacheWrite cacheReaction timesStart time (Spin-up time, typical) 3.5 sStart time (Spin-up time, maximum) 9.5 sRecovery time (from stand-by, typical) 3.5 sRecovery time (from stand-by, maximum) 9.5 sReliability specificationsSeek error rate 1 error per 10^6 seeksNon-recoverable error rate 1 error per 10^13 seeksProduct life 5 years or 20,000 POH (whatever comes earlier)Preventive maintenance No preventive maintenance is requiredPower consumptionStart (Maximum) 4.7 WSeek (Average) 2.7 WRead (Average) 2.2 WWrite (Average) 2.2 WLow-power idle (Average) 0.8 WSleep (Average) 0.15 WStand-by (Average) 0.25 WPower supply motorSupply voltage +5 V (+/- 5 %)Allowable noise/ripple Max. 100 mVPower supply logicSupply voltage +5 V (+/- 5 %)Allowable noise/ripple Max. 100 mVMechanical specificationsDrive width 69.85 mmDrive height 9.5 mmDrive depth 100 mmDrive weight 0.101 kgDrive orientation The drive can be installed in all axes (6 directions)Mounting instructions (Screwing) Four screws should be tightened equally with 0.39 Nm torque. The depth should be 3.0 mm minimum and 3.5 mm maximumTemperatureOperating From 5 °C to 55 °CNon-operating From -40 °C to 60 °CShipping From -40 °C to 70 °CHumidityOperating From 8 % to 90 %Non-operating From 8 % to 90 %Shipping From 5 % to 90 %Wet bulbOperating (Maximum) 29 °CNon-operating (Maximum) 40 °CVibrationOperating (Maximum) 1 G, with 5 - 500 HzNon-operating (Maximum) 5 G, with 15 - 500 HzShockOperating (Maximum) 325 G, with 2 ms half sine waveNon-operating (Maximum) 850 G, with 1 ms half sine waveShipping (Maximum) 0.7 m free drop with no unrecoverable error. Drive must be packed in Toshiba´s original shipping package. Apply shock in each direction of the drive´s three mutually perpendicular axes, one axis at a time.AltitudeOperating From -300 m to 3,000 mNon-operating From -300 m to 12,000 mAcoustic noiseIdle mode (Disk spinning) Max. 25 dBRandom seek Max. 27 dBBIOS specificationsNumber of cylinders (logical) 16,383Number of heads (Logical) 16Number of sectors/track (Logical) 63