i cannot complet recovery OEM OS

[marsitr]

hello im sorry for my bad english im slovak. i have Sony Vaio EB1S1E a bought nwe HDD but when i recover OS from recovery DVD, installation is not complet. at finish installation when install service write error: "installation could not be completed because hardware" i dont know what doing now.

[Blencogo]

Hi marsitr and welcome.

What is the make and model of the new hard disc?

Is it an 'Advanced Format' large hard drive?

[marsitr]

HDD is Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT 500GB SATA2 S/N: WXM1EC1JDHTW. what do you mean it 'Advanced Format' large hard drive?

[Blencogo]

Unfortunately, that is an 'Advanced Format' hard drive.  Advanced Format uses larger sector sizes and allows larger hard drive capacities to be produced.

Any PC running Vista SP2 or Windows 7 will support AF hard drives but unfortunately, the Sony Recovery Discs do not recognise this new format.  You can try contacting Vaio Support about this.

I think you can do one of the following: -

1. Exchange the HDD for a standard format drive.

2. Create a 'mirror' of your old drive and copy this to the new AF Drive.

3. Do a 'clean install' of a comercially available version of Windows onto the AF Drive.

Option 1 is easiest if you can arrange an exchange. Here is a guide to the WD model numbers: -

http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/other/2579-001028.pdf

I think you need a WD5000BEVT drive.

[marsitr]

so dont work with with old version of Intel Rapid Storage (IRS) but with version 9.6 and newer it is possible or not? Can i load new driver IRS during recovery OS?

[marsitr]

which can i use it?

• http://www.hgst.com/internal-drives/mobile/travelstar/travelstar-5k500b Hitachi 500GB HTS545050B9A301
• or
• http://storage.toshiba.eu/cms/en/hdd/product_overview/product_detail.jsp?productid=411 Toshiba 500GB, MQ01ABD050