Unable to proceed OS installation on new hard disk

[bingleguy]

Hello All

My SONY VAIO VPCEB15FX laptop has been getting the S.M.A.R.T failures. I checked with SONY and since my laptop is more than 12 months old - could not get them to help me with this issue without paying (laptop started having issues exactly after 15 months- not so good for a branded laptop). So i thought i will try to handle this myself, created the recovery discs, repair disk and backed up all the data in 15 DVDs. I bought a WD Scorpio Blue hard drive (WD5000BPVT - Advanced Format Drive) and replaced the same in my laptop and started off with the recovery discs. I chose to restore complete system and it proceeded. Once it completed the process - the system restarted and the OS Setup began - now comes the issue. When the setup started it throws this error "Windows setup could not configure Windows to run on this computer's Hardware"

This is where i am stuck ... i would really appreciate your help to overcome this problem ...

Now i have ordered the recovery disks from SONY for 40 bucks and planning to re-do the process

[STeALtH]

Hi, just wondering what OS you're using bingleguy?

Have you read this at all?

Code:

http://www.wdc.com/global/products/features/?id=7&language=1

S

[Vulcan]

@bingleguy,

When the setup started it throws this error "Windows setup could not configure Windows to run on this computer's Hardware"

Unfortunately that's a Windows error message and this isn't a Windows support forum. However assuming you're using Windows 7, after 2 minutes of Google I found this MS KB article, which looks like it could easily apply to you, due to your new disk being an Advanced Format disk:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466753

If that doesn't apply for some reason, there were many other hits for your Windows error message in Google. I found one which says the Sony recovery disks are also unlikely to work, as they don't include the appropriate driver to cope with Advanced Format disks using the SATA controller chipset in the Sony laptop in their case (as discussed in that MS KB article).

This is not the correct forum for Windows driver issues, but hopefully I've pointed you in the right direction