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01-18-2006, 01:25 PM
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Disk Boot Failure
ok i have this computer and on bootup it says DISK BOOT FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER. now im sure its a hardware problem so i reversed cables on hd and nothing happend. So i took the hard drive and tested it in another computer but still the same thing and it wont even read the thing. I went into bios and used auto detect and it does not come up. Im convinced that the hard drive is dead unless somebody has a different view on this any help would be good thx.
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01-18-2006, 01:29 PM
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If the drive does not show up in the BIOS and you are sure you have it connected properly, it is probably dead.
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01-18-2006, 01:32 PM
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Did this drive ever work?
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01-18-2006, 01:38 PM
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Yes the drive did work and now its giving me this error i was thinking is there a windows xp start up disk cause maybe its not comming up because there is no partition so i was thinking FDISK and creating one. But the strange thing is that xp was already installed so there should be a partition on it im confused.
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01-18-2006, 03:40 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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What brand is the hard drive?
Go to the manufacturer's web site and download the diagnostic utility to test the hard drive with.  Cricket
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01-18-2006, 03:40 PM
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Does anybody know an anwser for me
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01-18-2006, 03:41 PM
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how can i test the hard drive if i cant see it
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01-18-2006, 03:48 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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Since another computer couldn't see this hard drive it's probably dead.
What brand is it? Cricket
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01-18-2006, 03:53 PM
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its a Fujitsu
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01-18-2006, 04:01 PM
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is there anyway i can get any of the stuff that was on the hard drive off
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01-18-2006, 04:03 PM
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Not unless you are willing to spend some serious dough.
Does the drive spin up at all? Do you get any noises from it? |
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01-18-2006, 04:20 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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I've had some luck getting data off dying IBM hard drives (the ones suffering from the "Click Of Death") by turning them upside down and smacking them with my open palm a few times while they're powered up. Not sure what it does but the clicking stops and I'm able to access the data for a short while. Not sure if this will work in your case though.
Cricket
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01-18-2006, 04:29 PM
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lol sounds like a good plan but yea i do hear it spin so that has to be a plus for something
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01-18-2006, 04:32 PM
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Hard disk drive is bad, not formatted:
When attempting to type fdisk you receive a message saying "No Fixed Disks preset", then this could be a bad hard drive or possibly loose connections thats all i needed to know thx guys for your help just found it on this website http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000047.htm |
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