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Originally Posted by RyRoRyan
The previous owner took the drive out due to data security reasons. They also do not know where the original CD is for it. Here is my problem. I got a new drive for it...500 GB WD. Obviously there is no OS on this drive, so I cant get the system to come up.
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As you guessed, the OS is on the drive in the 1100 (some models keep it in flash instead). Even if you had the CD, it wouldn't help - you need to be running the OS in order for Assist to find the server and update it.
You're going to need a drive with SnapOS already on it, at least as a source to copy from.
Also, note that you need a recent (in geological terms
) version of SnapOS in order to support LBA48 on the 1100. So, don't panic if your 500GB is only recognized as 137GB or so - once you upgrade the OS, you can re-format the data partition to achieve the full capacity (I'm running some 750GB's in 1100's). Just keep an eye on the power requirements of the drive - most newer drives use less power than smaller capacity older units, but not always.