in ThinkPad: P and W Series Mobile Workstations https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-P-and-W-Series-Mobile-Workstations/2100-Detection-error-on-HDD0-Main-HDD-Can-t-get-anywhere-HDD-or-System/m-p/2058310 ThinkPad: P and W Series Mobile Workstations topics Wed, 08 Apr 2015 01:19:49 +0000 tp07_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058310 Ok, so my wife shot herself in the foot and dropped, then fell on her W520.  Now, it tries to come up but

get's the 2100 message.  I can get to the "boot menu" with the following two options:

ATAPI CD0: HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT33N
PCI LAN: IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1 ]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2015 01:19:49 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058310 03bluecoupe <![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058375


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Ok, so my wife shot herself in the foot and dropped, then fell on her W520.  Now, it tries to come up but

get's the 2100 message.  I can get to the "boot menu" with the following two options:

 

The hard drive is the weakest part of the system, and if it was running when it was dropped, then I would suspect the d ]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:09:07 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058627 Fullmetal99012 <![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058632 Thanks - I've been putzing with it some more this morning and was able to get into the BIOS with F1 and everything looks ok there so I'm leaning toward a HDD fail.  

 

I have a complete Rescue and Recovery backup on an external Buffalo hard drive. If it is only the HDD and I Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:35:21 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058632 03bluecoupe <![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058650 It should recognize the ethernet drive. not sure how win PE does with ethernet.

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Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:57:52 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058650 Fullmetal99012
<![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058669 Well, we'll see. ;)  She was having a virtual cow so I went and got a new HDD put it in and it *looks* like R&R is bringing the stuff back from the NAS drive.   I did hardwire the W520 directly to the router.  Fingers crossed - will report back.   They had a 460GB SDD there for $160 that I  w ]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:43:48 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058669 03bluecoupe <![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058670 Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:48:05 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058670 03bluecoupe <![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058672 Hopefully it restores properly!!

 

and yeah SSDs are the best. I got one for my W530, and it made a ton of difference. now I just need to fix the 30 second battery life :smileyvery-happy:

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Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:53:41 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058672 Fullmetal99012
<![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058675 Thanks - it's working on it.  They didn't have the 7200's in stock so she's being downgraded to a 5400 platter. :(  It says the restore is at 28% now so I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

For $160 I may spring for an 460GB SSD for my T530.  I agree, battery life could be a bit better. I ]]>
Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:59:09 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058675 03bluecoupe
<![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058682 5400 vs 7200 shouldn't kill performance that badly.

 

I just got a 128GB SSD since it was what I could afford. it was an mSATA so i still have the 500GB drive.

 

I've been able to get a couple of minutes out of my Ws battery, but its been getting worse.

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Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:12:12 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058682 Fullmetal99012
<![CDATA[ Re: 2100: Detection error on HDD0 (Main HDD) Can't get anywhere - HDD or System? ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058736 Success - thank you gentlemen!  It's slower than all get out with that 5400 in there so now that I know the backup is ok - I'm going to go get 2 SSd's - one for her - one for me. :D

 

She hadn't backed up since I setup the RAID system in November and did the initial full backups. (In ]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:48:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1306/2058310/2058736 03bluecoupe