Hardrive Help!

xpezxcandix · 04-19-2007, 05:41 PM

Ok I'm having a really hard time trying to instal my hardrive so that I can fix my computer..anywho, so when I put the disk in and go to my computer and stuff it takes me to this site

http://file:///D:/Index.html

and then when I click on the device manager thing cuz it tells me that it's the first thing I should do, so it should open a file for me well it doesn't!!!!

So when I click it this shows up ona blank page: devmgmt.msc

I've tried like everything I don't know what to do...can someone plz help me,..how do I instal this thing, and when I boot up the computer and it will say boot from cd and that's it so I press a button and it doens't do anything...so that's why I did it from 'my computer'...
but yea...can you plz help me out...how do I instal this..??

Tumbleweed36 · 04-19-2007, 05:47 PM

You need to tell us what your specs are and be very specific about the type of drive, the brand name of the drive, and how/where you have it hooked up. That way we get a better idea what we are looking at.

xpezxcandix · 04-19-2007, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tumbleweed36

You need to tell us what your specs are and be very specific about the type of drive, the brand name of the drive, and how/where you have it hooked up. That way we get a better idea what we are looking at.

The drive that I'm trying to instal is D, and the brand name is Seanix..it's this disk thing and I juss can't get it to work..cuz when I was reformatting my computer it left the old account on it so now I'm trying to instal this to get rid of it...and juss instal a clean one..

Tumbleweed36 · 04-19-2007, 05:56 PM

I understand the difficulty that you are having, and I must assume you have a Seagate drive, because I never heard of a Seanix drive. Is this correct???

If you have a model number or at least know if it is a Sata drive or an IDE drive, that information is absolutely necessary to begin to look for a cause. Am I also to assume (drive D) that you are not putting an OS on this drive, and that you want to use it only for storage? What brand name and model motherboard do you have?

xpezxcandix · 04-21-2007, 09:06 AM

Ok, hang on, the brand name of the drive is Cicero..that's what it says on the disk, I got it mixed up srry..
and the brand name of the motherboard is Cicero too..and my windows xp home edition installation disk thing is Seanix

dai · 04-21-2007, 11:51 AM

Cicero is a rebranded maxtor of dubious quality

xpezxcandix · 04-22-2007, 05:45 PM

Ok..but still..cuz I tried to reformat it and it wouldn't get rid of my old account so I tried installing the hardrive and it wouldn't work..cuz that's the problem right...as to why it didn't erase the old account...

Tumbleweed36 · 04-22-2007, 06:35 PM

Go HERE and download the Maxtor utility to a floppy, then run it against the drive to see what it tells you.

xpezxcandix · 04-22-2007, 08:11 PM

The link doesn't work it says this page cannot be displayed..

Tumbleweed36 · 04-22-2007, 08:20 PM

Darn, that one has always worked for me. Oh well, here is a link that will work: (you want powermax)

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD

xpezxcandix · 04-23-2007, 02:57 PM

I redirects me to this sea tools page..is that it?
There's like sea tools for DOS , for Windows, and an Enterprise Edition..so which one would I download..?

dai · 04-23-2007, 04:14 PM

d/l the dos version an send it to floppy and then boot the computer from the floppy

xpezxcandix · 04-26-2007, 03:31 PM

So do I juss have to do the tests...I finished the short one but everytime I do the long one my pc keeps turning off..and it doesn't finish..

xpezxcandix · 04-27-2007, 03:41 PM

OK so what do I do after..the tests...

dai · 04-27-2007, 06:06 PM

it seems like an infection follow the 5 steps
http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=15968

04-19-2007, 05:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
xpezxcandix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 72 OS: Vista	Hardrive Help! Ok I'm having a really hard time trying to instal my hardrive so that I can fix my computer..anywho, so when I put the disk in and go to my computer and stuff it takes me to this site http://file:///D:/Index.html and then when I click on the device manager thing cuz it tells me that it's the first thing I should do, so it should open a file for me well it doesn't!!!! So when I click it this shows up ona blank page: devmgmt.msc I've tried like everything I don't know what to do...can someone plz help me,..how do I instal this thing, and when I boot up the computer and it will say boot from cd and that's it so I press a button and it doens't do anything...so that's why I did it from 'my computer'... but yea...can you plz help me out...how do I instal this..??

04-19-2007, 05:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,672 OS: XP Professional	Re: Hardrive Help! You need to tell us what your specs are and be very specific about the type of drive, the brand name of the drive, and how/where you have it hooked up. That way we get a better idea what we are looking at. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

04-19-2007, 05:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,672 OS: XP Professional	Re: Hardrive Help! I understand the difficulty that you are having, and I must assume you have a Seagate drive, because I never heard of a Seanix drive. Is this correct??? If you have a model number or at least know if it is a Sata drive or an IDE drive, that information is absolutely necessary to begin to look for a cause. Am I also to assume (drive D) that you are not putting an OS on this drive, and that you want to use it only for storage? What brand name and model motherboard do you have? __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

04-21-2007, 09:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
xpezxcandix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 72 OS: Vista	Re: Hardrive Help! Ok, hang on, the brand name of the drive is Cicero..that's what it says on the disk, I got it mixed up srry.. and the brand name of the motherboard is Cicero too..and my windows xp home edition installation disk thing is Seanix

04-21-2007, 11:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,702 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Hardrive Help! Cicero is a rebranded maxtor of dubious quality __________________

04-22-2007, 05:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
xpezxcandix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 72 OS: Vista	Re: Hardrive Help! Ok..but still..cuz I tried to reformat it and it wouldn't get rid of my old account so I tried installing the hardrive and it wouldn't work..cuz that's the problem right...as to why it didn't erase the old account...

04-22-2007, 06:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,672 OS: XP Professional	Re: Hardrive Help! Go HERE and download the Maxtor utility to a floppy, then run it against the drive to see what it tells you. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

04-22-2007, 08:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
xpezxcandix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 72 OS: Vista	Re: Hardrive Help! The link doesn't work it says this page cannot be displayed..

04-22-2007, 08:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,672 OS: XP Professional	Re: Hardrive Help! Darn, that one has always worked for me. Oh well, here is a link that will work: (you want powermax) http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

04-23-2007, 02:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
xpezxcandix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 72 OS: Vista	Re: Hardrive Help! I redirects me to this sea tools page..is that it? There's like sea tools for DOS , for Windows, and an Enterprise Edition..so which one would I download..?

04-23-2007, 04:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,702 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Hardrive Help! d/l the dos version an send it to floppy and then boot the computer from the floppy __________________

04-26-2007, 03:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
xpezxcandix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 72 OS: Vista	Re: Hardrive Help! So do I juss have to do the tests...I finished the short one but everytime I do the long one my pc keeps turning off..and it doesn't finish..

04-27-2007, 03:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
xpezxcandix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 72 OS: Vista	Re: Hardrive Help! OK so what do I do after..the tests...

04-27-2007, 06:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,702 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Hardrive Help! it seems like an infection follow the 5 steps http://www.techsupportforum.com/showthread.php?t=15968 __________________