Hard Drive recognition

tiking

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Hi all. I just bought me a WESTERN DIGITAL SCORPIO BLACK 160GB 7200RPM SATA/300 16MB . hard drive for my HP laptop. for some reason the computer does not recognizes it. Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP HD X9050 20,1" widescreen (laptop)
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 / 2.4 GHz
    Memory
    DDR II SDRAM 2GB( max 4gb)
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 2600XT 256RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20.1 in TFT active matrix (Ultra BrightView Widescreen)
    Screen Resolution
    max 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Serial ATA : 2x120GB 5400rpm (Work Drive) SATA/300 16MB 1x160GB 7200RPM (Game Drive)
    Mouse
    cordless
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit Ethernet , Ethernet , Fast Ethernet Mobile Broadband
    Other Info
    1.0 Memory , 2.0 Memory card reader , 1.0 ExpressCard 54/34 Interfaces 1.0 x Ethernet - USB 2.0 , 1.0 x USB 2.0 - RJ-11 , 1.0 x Expansion - RJ-45 , 1.0 x Display / video - VGA , 1.0 x Speaker , 1.0 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) , 1.0 x SPDIF , 1.0 x TV-Out , 1.0 x Consumer IR , 1.0 x eSATA , 4.0 x Modem , 1.0 x HDMI , 1.0 x Headphones , 1.0 x Microphone , 2.0 x TV tuner
How is it connected to the laptop ? Firewire ? USB ? We need more info.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire X1700
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    3 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio 21" tv
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 resolution
    Hard Drives
    1 terabyte sata in 1 partition
    Cooling
    fans that came with it
    Mouse
    basic USB
    Keyboard
    basic USB
    Internet Speed
    3 megabits on a cable modem, wired
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