I have a Dell XPS1530 and am trying to change to IDE mode, as someone suggested to my problem I'm having not being able to run hdderase 4.0. I can see in the BIOS being able to switch to ACH1 and back, but nowhere does it show an option for IDE mode. My problem is that hdderase is not recognizing my drives at the prompt for erasing. How can I get DOS to recognize my drives? Someone please help!! Thanks in advance. This is my topic about the hdderas that I posted:

I am trying to run HDDerase version 4.0 on my Dell with Windows 7 and am having an issue.

I run the boot disk in DOS and am getting the 3 steps and getting to the options for the drives.
This is the problem.

I'm getting
P0 is NONE
P1 is NONE

Its like its not recognizing the drive.
This is all it says and does nothing. I've read countless posts on here and other sites, only a couple have gotten this and no one has ever had a response to fix it. I'm hoping with as long as its been since anyone has posted here maybe someone will have an answer for me. Please!
It's supposed to be so easy and I just don't understand it. Have read all the readme files and whole bunches of stuff, and no explanation on this. Thanks in advance.

Well Think Different , do it in another PC

or look @ ur Bios IDE Config. instead of ACHI use IDE

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Its a laptop, I don't know how to take the drive out and do it in another, or if you can even do that. I have tried changing to IDE, there is no BIOS setting to change, thats what I'm asking how to do, when I can't find the setting. The person that programmed hdderase told me he didn't know how other than in the BIOS, and obviously not a lot of people do, or there is no other way.

What does your BIOS show as the alternative to AHCI?

It can be called IDE, Legacy Mode, ATA, something like that.

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You don't have to backup all of your files, just the ones you want to keep.

ATA is it, no IDE mode, I've already looked through everything. I guess my Dell doesn't have it as an option. I've changed between both, it doesn't work on either.

ATA is the same as IDE mode. If that is not working then there is some other issue.

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You don't have to backup all of your files, just the ones you want to keep.

Will look at it again and try it, let you know.

It is simple to remove this HDD. On the back of your laptop there is some door or covers. Normally one for the memory and one for the HDD. You can unscrew both of them there and look inside. Then on the HDD port there is like 2 to 4 screws holding this one in place. Also there is a pull tab normally black. You pull it either up or towards you to release the HDD inside. This sits in a craddle. It is help in place by 4 screws. Undo them and it will drop the HDD out. Then go to the market and buy a SATA to IDE connector. Then put it on a working PC and go from there. It is not that hard to remove this from your laptop.

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