Unable To Dectect WD Blue Hard Drive In Dell Inspiron 1545

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The model number is the WD50000LPVX & it was confirmed that I could use the HDD with this model of laptop. The only problem is BIOS does not detect it nor does the Windows install detect the HDD. Someone said in a related thread that I needed to use a "restore disc" for it to work but I'm installing Windows via a USB drive & not via a DVD. Is the only way to fix this with a DVD install?
 
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If the drive works with "jumper" cables then all you can do is try a different model of drive that would work installed in the drive bay. In the new year check with Dell for their opinion.
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Have you tried different power and comm cables? Cables pushed securely in at both ends? Have you tried the HDD in a different unit? One test to check the cabling for faults and the other to test the drive itself. You need the BIOS to detect it at the basic hardware level before you can begin to have an OS install work
 
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It's a laptop, there aren't any cables that connect it's just seated in a bay & yes I have re-seated them multiple times. At first I thought I just received a DOA HDD from Amazon but I got a replacement & that one does not work either. I've also switched from ATA to ACHI as well as vice versa, still nothing.

Both are detected in my PS3 so they aren't dead. I'm clueless as to why they aren't detected...
 
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All the pins are straight? I assume so as you mentioned no problems seating the drive.

Is this the original laptop drive or a replacement?

Can you, for the purpose of troubleshooting, get some cables to create the link between the two? This means having the drive outside of the laptop for testing so be careful about static.
 
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Yeah again they're seated fine. I even took the HDD out of my PS3 to test if I was seating them incorrectly & I was doing it correctly.

It's a replacement HDD, I have a Seagate currently that's on its last legs (didn't even last 6 months, 2nd drive in a year and a half. Never buying a Seagate drive again) so I bought the WD drive.

I don't have any SATA cables since none came with the laptop. I'd have to buy some.
 
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The Laptop model as well as the replacement HDD you are trying to use is same for me, to be exact its WD5000LPVX 22V0TT0. As well as the same issue I am facing with this HDD, i.e., Hard disk drive not detected during startup. I want to know if you have solved your problem anyhow till now. Please reply.




 
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I had exactly the same problem trying to put WD5000LPVX into a friend's Inspiron 1545.
I figured out that the disk could not be found because it could not actually plug properly to the motherbord connection. That was due to the fact the new disk was 3-4mm thinner than the original one (a Samsung 320GB).
The prolbem was solved and the disk "was found" as soon as I put a piece of folded paper (~3mm thick) on the upper surfice of the disk (immobilized with tape). The paper pushed the disk enough to "click" on the motherbord. So simple! However I am not sure if paper and tape could be a problem when the disk gets hot. I wonder if someone has a better idea on how to replace for disk thickness difference.
 
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I can also confirm that the WD5000LPVX does not work with the Dell Inspiron 1545. The WD5000LPVX is 7mm thick while the Inspiron 1545 hard drive caddy is designed for a 9.5mm thick drive.
 
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The thickness of the new drive seem to be the issue here. Adding something to make the newer and thinner drive as thick as the old one worked for me! However because the drive can become very hot, there might be an issue with heat, Adding Aluminium paper seem to be a better choice than paper. Better would even be adding some spacer, Keeping the gap might help with the heat. Thanks for the solution!!
 
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You sir, are a genius! Thank you for the solution!
 
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I had the same problem with the same replacement drive today. If I took the drive out of the caddy, I could manually insert into the connector and it would be detected. While it was in the caddy? No connection and not detected.
 
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In my case, I had to remove the caddy to insert the drive so that it would connect properly, then fold up a small piece of paper to act as a spacer so that after sliding the caddy back in the screws would reach the drive (so the drive is NOT actually attached to caddy, but the external screws go through the bottom of the caddy and then into the drive)
Kind of a bizarre scenario, but there you have it. Some 7mm drives come with a spacer for just this reason ... the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB alas does not.
 
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