New hard drive will not load, help Compaq Maxtor

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Ricky Spartacus

My new used Maxtor 5T020H2 20G HD arrived today and when loading the
Compaq full restore software into this hard drive it says, "Error, out
of memory" halfway into the loading process. The loading process is
halted. I notice the hard drive light in front of the computer rarely
comes on as quick flashes. No flashes or just 2 seconds flash on per 5
min.

It could be my Compaq restore software. But why do other hard drives
work with Compaq restore? I bought the 5T020H2 because it's known to
work with Compaq restore. If that means I may need to get a new
operating system I need to confirm it before I go get one. So what
could be the problem?
Thanks.
 
Ricky Spartacus said:
My new used Maxtor 5T020H2 20G HD arrived today and when loading the
Compaq full restore software into this hard drive it says, "Error, out
of memory" halfway into the loading process. The loading process is
halted.
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Maybe the restore application is tied to the ID on the hard-drive you had
originally? I wouldn't put it past Compaq and any OEM to do that.

@drian.
 
Have you called their tech support...Maxtor? They are excellent in helping you,
they did me. Your hd has a 3 year warranty. have you partition your new drive
yet?
 
You could be right. This is my second attempt to do a restore. The
other one was a 130G Maxtor. It did not work. But during 30 minute of
restore, the 20G Maxtor, I've not heard a single click from the hard
drive. The clicks only happen during boot. I`d like to run a
diagnostic because I think it`s broken. I`ll also attempt a formatting
using the `windows startup disk.`

The 130G Maxtor and it did not work, that`s why I got the old
fashioned Maxtor 20G. With the 130G Maxtor it says, `Your computer
serial # does not match, please enter correct #.` I am thinking of
buying the Presario S4020WM and load up this 20G Maxtor.
I wouldn't put it past Compaq and any OEM to do that.
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Btw, what do you mean?
Ri
 
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