fx201 doesnt recognise disk

[ggero]

I have a vaio fx201 and i change the 6gb hd with an 30gb..From the time i disconected the 6gb the laptop doesnt recognize any disk at post.only the combo drive..the disk works fine on a pc via usb box...i have tried flashing bios all versions but i have the same problem..the laptop doesnt recognize at post the 6gb or the 30gb hd..i wonder if the solution is to change the cable from hd to mobo..any ideas???thanks...

[kee-lo_]

Try partitioning your hard disk into 5x6GB
If this doesn't work then maybe the BIOS doesn't support that much space

[rich912]

If your notebook is no longer recognising either the 6Gb or the 30Gb drive then it would appear to be a hardware/cabling problem. I am almost certain that your original BIOS would support 30Gb.
Check that you have not damaged any connector pins during the removal/installation of hard disks and that the cable is correctly aligned and seated. Otherwise, yes, try a new cable.

[ggero]

The cable from disk to mobo can be damaged while the disk sounds like working?(of course doesnt been recognized in bios)