Re: Bad Hard drive??
From: Lester Stiefel (tishri215_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 09/23/04
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:10:30 -0400
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:03:03 -0700, zac_haryy wrote:
> This is kind of wierd. I have the computer that it was originally in and on
> hte startup screen (with black and white text) the hard drive shows up on
> there, but when I put it into my computer it doesn't show up on that screen
> nor in windows hard drive management. There are picture files on the hard
> drive that the person wanted me to save with all of there digital photos. I
> would really like to save them if possible but since nothing will get
> reconigzed. I have tried "Steller Phoenix Recovery Suite" but it doesnt show
> up in there because it doesn't even show up in the black and white text
> screen at the begining. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do
> to save the pictures. I think that the people would give anything if I could
> get them off there. Thanks!
>
>
> -haryy
>
>
> "Stephen Harris" wrote:
>
>>
>> "zac_haryy" <zacharyy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7FB51E99-99E5-491E-B140-26379E6C4097@microsoft.com...
>>> Well I got a computer today form a friend and when the computer boots up
>>> it
>>> says "Operating System not found". So I took the hard drive out of the
>>> computer and put it in my computer and at the startup screen (Where it
>>> says
>>> all the devices hooked up to your omcputer) It doesn't say that there is
>>> one
>>> (Although the hard drive is hooked up). I am not sure what is wrong here
>>> and
>>> cant really do to much since it doesnt even get reconigzed. I have tried
>>> every setting (Slave, Cable Select, master) and same thing every time. Is
>>> the
>>> hard drive fried? Thanks for any help!
>>>
>>
>> Test this simply. Since you have it in your computer, unhook the cables
>> from your drive which does work and plug them into the dubious drive.
>> Take the jumper off since you have only one drive working.
>>
>> Set the bios 1st boot device to floppy. Boot with a win98 rescue floppy.
>> Or, if you don't have one, first download a floppy disk file from
>> www.bootdisk.com and use the file to create a bootable floppy.
>>
>> Then boot from the floppy and you will arrive at the A: prompt.
>> type a:\fdisk and then slick show drive information.
>>
>> If it cannot find a disk the disk is bad. Each drive manufacturer
>> has drive testing software.
>>
>> But if it recognizes the drive, that is good. It might have to be
>> formatted. from A: type a:\format c:
>> This will turn it into a fat32 data disk.
>>
>> Actually, I think the very first thing to do when you boot from
>> the floppy to A: is to type C:
>> and it may take you to the c: drive
>>
>> Because a data disk will not boot because it has no operating system
>> installed. But it can be formatted and just being used for data storage.
>>
>> So the error messange that no operating system can be found
>> is not a disaster, but if from the A: prompt you can't find the
>> C: drive, no hard drive found, then the disk is bad.
>>
>> The other thing to do is watch that black and white screen
>> that show bios information when you first boot up. That
>> screen usually reports the physical drives present/presence.
>> Only have one drive hooked up to test this and use my advice.
>> That hard drive will never boot if it is a data drive or its
>> MBR could be corrupt. So don't test booting, test drive health.
>>
>> If you cannot go to C: drive from the A: floppy ( A: C: <enter> )
>> and see the folders/ files by issuing the dir command c:\dir
>> (the drive is ok if this happens)
>>
>> Then try fdisk next, a:\fdisk (and view drive info, option 4 I think)
>> If fdisk cannot find any drive information then the drive is bad.
>>>
>>> -haryy
>>>
>>
>>
>>
Try going in to the BIOS and enabling the diagnostic screen
during POST. Do a drive detect in the BIOS to pre set the
bios. Than save/reboot. Watch the screen closely. If there
is a noticable delay where the suspect drive is installed,
you have failed drive logic.
-- Lester Stiefel In 2 Timothy 3:1-7, there is a list of the qualities that Unregenerate man will have in the last days. Is your quality found there? If So, don't despair - Christ came to save His people.
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