Hard drive death ?

Analog Kid · 10-07-2006, 02:00 PM

I have a 200GB hdd for just over a year now, It's been working fine up until this morning when i went to switch it on and it said 'disk boot failure insert system disk.' Which i done and tried to repair it, but it didnt work, it is a legit copy btw.
I've tried a couple of recovery programs and they havent worked either

Offcourse i only want to re-format as a last resort, theres quite a few thing on it that i hadnt backed up, So here's a bit of the puzzle thats confusing me just now.....

In disk management i get this piccy

The yellow circle being my Hard drive, Why it's registering as that gawd only knows....

But then if i look into my device manager it shows up as it should

I didnt have it opened for this screen shot, but in the dvd/cd-rom devices it shows three things. my cd player,dvd player, and another dvd player ( the hard drive )

Any ideas out there ?

I was hoping if it would show up as a hdd i could recover some stuff off it, Why it's coming up as a dvd player is stumping me !!!!

Thanks for any help/advice anyone can give me

**Rashiki** · 10-07-2006, 02:42 PM

For starters i would recommend popping the case and just double checking that the cables are all secure and seated properly.

Then, i would suggest you run the diagnostic tools that maxtor has provided when you bought the hdd (maxblast i think) to check for any errors. If you lost the CD or the software provided isn't correct, search the support/download section of the manufacturers website.

We'll go from there.

**PanamaGal** · 10-07-2006, 03:50 PM

I think the diagnostic program is PowerMax, with MaxBlast being the utility program. I think you'll find your hard drive is bad.

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 10-07-2006, 04:40 PM

Non distructive repair install.

1 - Boot with the Windows XP CD press any to boot XP disk
2 - Boot with the Windows XP CD and at the Setup Screen press Enter
3 - You will be taken to the Windows XP Licensing Agreement. After reading the agreement press F8 to proceed.
4 - The next screen gives you the option to do a fresh (clean) install or to repair the selected Windows XP installation. To run a Repair Install Press "R" at this time.
**Note** if you do not see the option to repair the selected Windows XP installation DO NOT choose the option to continue installing a fresh copy without repairing as that will overwrite your data and cause unrecoverable data loss.

5 - Windows XP will copy the necessary files to your Hard Drive to begin the installation and will then reboot. You will see the message that informs you to "Press any key to boot the CD". Do not press any keys this time just wait a few seconds and the Windows Startup Screen will be displayed. Following this you will be greeted by the Windows XP Setup Screens.
6 - When Setup has completed you should find all of your previously installed apps and settings are intact.

Analog Kid · 10-08-2006, 01:50 PM

Thanks very much to you all for your help

,

But i think the thing is fried

Nothing seems to work

Thanks again

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 10-08-2006, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Why it's coming up as a dvd player is stumping me !!!!

The drive is a dvd burner? then no burning software installed, drives are not properly jumpered/ ribbon defective/

**Rashiki** · 10-09-2006, 02:05 AM

Quote:

I didnt have it opened for this screen shot, but in the dvd/cd-rom devices it shows three things. my cd player,dvd player, and another dvd player ( the hard drive )

dai · 10-09-2006, 02:23 AM

in the device manager click on the controller with the yellow and see what it says is wrong with it

Analog Kid · 10-09-2006, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

in the device manager click on the controller with the yellow and see what it says is wrong with it

the drivers for this device is not installed, click to install

then it said
there was a problem installing this driver

SOJU SCSI controller

an error occured during the installation of the device

the driver installation file for this device is missing a necassary entry. this may be because the INF was written for windows 95 or later. contact your hardware vendor

dai · 10-09-2006, 11:18 AM

if your missing drive is attached to this controller
uninstall the controller in the device manager and reboot and see if windows reinstalls it
if not run your m/b setup disk

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 10-09-2006, 03:50 PM

Check device manager under cd drives are they properly working? //

the scsi controller (!) most likely is used by a device thats not connected to the pc during the screen shot.

10-07-2006, 02:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Analog Kid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 12 OS: XP sp2	Hard drive death ? I have a 200GB hdd for just over a year now, It's been working fine up until this morning when i went to switch it on and it said 'disk boot failure insert system disk.' Which i done and tried to repair it, but it didnt work, it is a legit copy btw. I've tried a couple of recovery programs and they havent worked either Offcourse i only want to re-format as a last resort, theres quite a few thing on it that i hadnt backed up, So here's a bit of the puzzle thats confusing me just now..... In disk management i get this piccy The yellow circle being my Hard drive, Why it's registering as that gawd only knows.... But then if i look into my device manager it shows up as it should I didnt have it opened for this screen shot, but in the dvd/cd-rom devices it shows three things. my cd player,dvd player, and another dvd player ( the hard drive ) Any ideas out there ? I was hoping if it would show up as a hdd i could recover some stuff off it, Why it's coming up as a dvd player is stumping me !!!! Thanks for any help/advice anyone can give me

10-07-2006, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rashiki Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 878 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	For starters i would recommend popping the case and just double checking that the cables are all secure and seated properly. Then, i would suggest you run the diagnostic tools that maxtor has provided when you bought the hdd (maxblast i think) to check for any errors. If you lost the CD or the software provided isn't correct, search the support/download section of the manufacturers website. We'll go from there. __________________ ASUS P5WD2 Premium v0709 \| Intel Prescott 3.2ghz \| 2gb Corsair XMS DDR2-800 PC2-6400 \| Sparkle Power 550w PSU \| ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| CoolerMaster Aluminum Case \| WD Raptor 76gb 10K RPM SATA HDD \|ASUS CD/DVD RW Combo Drive \| Mitsumi 7-in-1 Floppy Combo Drive \| Coolermaster Copper Heatsink

10-07-2006, 03:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
PanamaGal Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 1,240 OS: WinXP Pro SP2; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista Ultimate; Vista Business	I think the diagnostic program is PowerMax, with MaxBlast being the utility program. I think you'll find your hard drive is bad. __________________ It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

10-09-2006, 02:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,168 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	in the device manager click on the controller with the yellow and see what it says is wrong with it __________________

10-09-2006, 11:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,168 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	if your missing drive is attached to this controller uninstall the controller in the device manager and reboot and see if windows reinstalls it if not run your m/b setup disk __________________

10-07-2006, 04:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Non distructive repair install. 1 - Boot with the Windows XP CD press any to boot XP disk 2 - Boot with the Windows XP CD and at the Setup Screen press Enter 3 - You will be taken to the Windows XP Licensing Agreement. After reading the agreement press F8 to proceed. 4 - The next screen gives you the option to do a fresh (clean) install or to repair the selected Windows XP installation. To run a Repair Install Press "R" at this time. Note if you do not see the option to repair the selected Windows XP installation DO NOT choose the option to continue installing a fresh copy without repairing as that will overwrite your data and cause unrecoverable data loss. 5 - Windows XP will copy the necessary files to your Hard Drive to begin the installation and will then reboot. You will see the message that informs you to "Press any key to boot the CD". Do not press any keys this time just wait a few seconds and the Windows Startup Screen will be displayed. Following this you will be greeted by the Windows XP Setup Screens. 6 - When Setup has completed you should find all of your previously installed apps and settings are intact.

10-08-2006, 01:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Analog Kid Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 12 OS: XP sp2	Thanks very much to you all for your help , But i think the thing is fried Nothing seems to work Thanks again

10-09-2006, 03:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Check device manager under cd drives are they properly working? // the scsi controller (!) most likely is used by a device thats not connected to the pc during the screen shot.