HDD is dead?

[fier]

Hello everyone.

I got an old IBM Pentium 3 desktop. After switching it goes into the DOS looking screen asking to load a floppy. No bootable disk is doing a thing.

I created 6 Win XP Pro installation diskettes (by Microsoft's recommendation), but after going through the start up process it looks like the HDD is dead as I get a message that the HDD cannot be found.
Is there a way to check for sure? THe HDD is Fujitsu HDD - MPE3136AT-EP / 13,6G. I checked all the contacts and cables and nothing is laying loose.

I have a spare HDD (Fujitsu MPF3204AT -B4 20.4GB), but it has slightly diffrent voltage requirement, i.e.
Suspected dead HDD 12V-0.40A 5V-0.67A
Working HDD 12V -0.4A 5V-0.50A

Will this diffrence cause any problem?

Appreciating your ssistance.

Fier

 

[DaveFarquhar]

No problem whatsoever. The working drive will actually pull a little bit less power than the old one.

If the new drive works and the other doesn't, you've isolated your problem.

Dave Farquhar

http://dfarq.homeip.net