My Laptop is Inspiron 1545. Bought in 2007.
Recently the HDD ( WD5000BEVT) gave errors and diagnostics said to replace Hard Drive,
Dell CS recommended and sent a New HDD - Seagate - ST500LT012.
Firmware : 0002SDM1
I replaced the HDD physically.
On booting the system, it says : Hard drive not detected. try reseating - I have done reseating more than a couple of times now!
What should I do now? I searched the net for Solutions- some recommend changing the HDD, some say to update the BIOS....
How to update BIOS - with a USB ? the computer does not see/read anything from the USB...
The Device Driver CD with the Laptop - when I put in the DVD, it says program not present on the device or CD....
What should I do --- Please suggest!!