Toshiba E-Stuidio 355se Can Not Find HDD data

[TheMetroGnome]

Hello,

I recently purchased an E-Stuido 355se on an auction by accident (long story). They removed the HDD from the machine and I get "Can Not Find HDD data" when powered on. I tired putting in an old 400GB hdd formatted to NTFS, exFat, and partitioned it to 10gb with Fat32 (the rest non-partitioned) all with the same error. When I try [C 3] 3: All partitions Delete and Create Loader Partition, it seems to stall on Initializing HDD Table (3 days before I just shut it off).

What formatting does the HDD need to be? Should I try a smaller drive? Do I need the firmware ahead of time? I can't find the firmware anywhere and there is no local Toshiba seller.

Thanks ahead of time!

[blackcat4866]

It needs to be a Toshiba Wipe Drive (encrypting), and the firmware cannot be pre-loaded. It must be loaded through the machine. Look for part # G0-00732000 or G0-00733000. =^..^=