HardDisk Problem

Recca · December 2nd, 2002

Guys i need your help
yesterday my HDD went hawires and is now, well think its ****ed.
i was watching a movie and when it finished all of the sudden my comp restarted, but it didn't wanna boot windows XP Pro, so i restarted and it made a scandisk and then restarted again, then i started doing something called checkdisk and when it finished it restarted.
And now i can't do anything, each time it reaches dos-promt it tells me that i can't find my drive and tells me to restart.
I tried formating my comp but when its finished it tells me it was unable to format it, its as if my c: drive dosn't exist.
Whats going on

campi · December 2nd, 2002

start the comp with startup disk and run fdisk and delete the current partition and create a new one and then try formatting

Recca · December 2nd, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by campi
start the comp with startup disk and run fdisk and delete the current partition and create a new one and then try formatting

I was thinking of doing that, but is there a chance my pc is broken or might screw up

**Betamax** · December 2nd, 2002

1. check the bios startup screen. If your drive isn't mentioned, open the comp up and check that a cable hasn't come loose

2. If the drive is detected its probs a farked up partition follow campi's instructions

3. If the drive is making wierd noises and /or fdisk can't write the partition it's busted.

Recca · December 2nd, 2002

It doesn't make noises, that i know.
I will check the cables when i get home.
Otherwise im gonna try fdisk

if others have any advice please tell.

Ali · December 2nd, 2002

So!...... Ur buyin a new Harddisk lolz

Joking

Ali

Gamer1 · December 3rd, 2002

If you have a boot sector virus.... you are pretty much screwed... have fun getting rid of that without a virus protector... the best virus protector is probably PC-Cillin.... free upgrades... unlike others.... Mcaffe... cough... norton... cough....cough....

maybe a faulty RAM....

maybe there is a short on your Power Supply...

or you have a mobo with an auto shutdown if the cpu gets too hot or if the fan fails... and its acting up. (guessing on this one)

If the bios could see the hard drive.... its most likely not your hard drive...

Sampah · December 3rd, 2002

Perhaps your harddisk has a bad sector on it or maybe your power supply already run out of power

metal_ash · December 3rd, 2002

too many maybe eh?....if that all wont be able to fix your problem....just buy a new one.

Recca · December 3rd, 2002

My brother fixed using my HDD as an external one for his Laptop and then using partition magic on it.
Thanx for your support guys

December 2nd, 2002	#1 (permalink)
Recca Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Where ever fate shall lead me. Posts: 3,946	HardDisk Problem Guys i need your help yesterday my HDD went hawires and is now, well think its ****ed. i was watching a movie and when it finished all of the sudden my comp restarted, but it didn't wanna boot windows XP Pro, so i restarted and it made a scandisk and then restarted again, then i started doing something called checkdisk and when it finished it restarted. And now i can't do anything, each time it reaches dos-promt it tells me that i can't find my drive and tells me to restart. I tried formating my comp but when its finished it tells me it was unable to format it, its as if my c: drive dosn't exist. Whats going on __________________ この世に悪があるとすれば、それは人の心だ。エドワ-ド・D・モリスン

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Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	1. check the bios startup screen. If your drive isn't mentioned, open the comp up and check that a cable hasn't come loose 2. If the drive is detected its probs a farked up partition follow campi's instructions 3. If the drive is making wierd noises and /or fdisk can't write the partition it's busted. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

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Recca Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Where ever fate shall lead me. Posts: 3,946	It doesn't make noises, that i know. I will check the cables when i get home. Otherwise im gonna try fdisk if others have any advice please tell. __________________ この世に悪があるとすれば、それは人の心だ。エドワ-ド・D・モリスン

December 2nd, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,613	So!...... Ur buyin a new Harddisk lolz Joking Ali __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

December 3rd, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	If you have a boot sector virus.... you are pretty much screwed... have fun getting rid of that without a virus protector... the best virus protector is probably PC-Cillin.... free upgrades... unlike others.... Mcaffe... cough... norton... cough....cough.... maybe a faulty RAM.... maybe there is a short on your Power Supply... or you have a mobo with an auto shutdown if the cpu gets too hot or if the fan fails... and its acting up. (guessing on this one) If the bios could see the hard drive.... its most likely not your hard drive... __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

December 3rd, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Sampah The Handsome Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unlucky Place Posts: 881	Perhaps your harddisk has a bad sector on it or maybe your power supply already run out of power __________________ PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz RAM: Kingstone 512MB PC3200 MOBO: ECS Nforce4 A939 VGA: Pixelview Geforce 6600GT (Golden Limited Edition) 128MB OS: WinXP pro Service pack 2

December 3rd, 2002	#9 (permalink)
metal_ash V\|rus Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: house Posts: 521	too many maybe eh?....if that all wont be able to fix your problem....just buy a new one. __________________

December 3rd, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Recca Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Where ever fate shall lead me. Posts: 3,946	My brother fixed using my HDD as an external one for his Laptop and then using partition magic on it. Thanx for your support guys __________________ この世に悪があるとすれば、それは人の心だ。エドワ-ド・D・モリスン

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