estudio c281 wont boot up possible hard drive

[yannii33]

The machine wont fully boot, get to the screen with copier picture and wont go further. I noticed the hard drive was making a loud noise and so I replaced it with a new one. Now it boot and says No Data on HDD and I cant get into Service mode 05/08 etc. Maybe I replaced it with the wrong HDD because its on 20gig the original was 80gig please advise any help is appreciated

[emujo]

On this Toshiba, you can't just simply swap the HDD, the drive must be formatted, partitioned, and then firmware (HDD/UI) must be reloaded. I would call a Toshiba rep and have them perform this for you. The original HDD for the 281 was at least 60gig and I have never seen one with less than an 80 gig so the hdd is of the appropriate size. Assuming the HDD is in working condition, it will probably run you about 125-150 to have this done for you. Save yourself the fustraion and get it done. As you are paying for the hour, have the MFP cleaned and the newest drivers and firmware installed at the same time. Firmware takes about 10-15 min, clean for 1/2 hour and provide newest drivers for your IT support to install. Emujo