Installing a driver on a new hard drive

greekmaster · 10-12-2005, 10:50 AM

I have a toshiba portege 2000, and I recently had to purchase a new hard drive. It is a 1.8 inch drive. I am trying to install a software but I have a problem. The cd drive is an external pcmcia drive but that came with a 3.5 floppy containing the driver. The 3.5 floppy drive is usb. How on earth am I supposed to get the driver on the hard drive when there is no operating system. Consequently, the cd drive is not recognized when the computer boots. I feel trapped. I need the cd drive to install the operating system, but I need the driver for the cd drive, but I need an operating system for the driver for the cd. What's up?

Nathan

glasshousebltr · 10-12-2005, 07:14 PM

Try pressing F12 at start, then select boot from removable device, with the OS disk in the cd drive.

Just a thought.

Bob

10-12-2005, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
greekmaster Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 32 OS: XP Pro	Installing a driver on a new hard drive I have a toshiba portege 2000, and I recently had to purchase a new hard drive. It is a 1.8 inch drive. I am trying to install a software but I have a problem. The cd drive is an external pcmcia drive but that came with a 3.5 floppy containing the driver. The 3.5 floppy drive is usb. How on earth am I supposed to get the driver on the hard drive when there is no operating system. Consequently, the cd drive is not recognized when the computer boots. I feel trapped. I need the cd drive to install the operating system, but I need the driver for the cd drive, but I need an operating system for the driver for the cd. What's up? Nathan

10-12-2005, 07:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
glasshousebltr Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 29 OS: XP pro	Try pressing F12 at start, then select boot from removable device, with the OS disk in the cd drive. Just a thought. Bob