strange harddrive problems, I need help! - Page 3

**linderman** · 04-13-2007, 07:02 PM

thanks for the tip >>> will do

4thwall · 04-17-2007, 04:32 PM

Ok...its a basic disk, ***.

**linderman** · 04-17-2007, 04:38 PM

what is the total capacity of the drive suppose to be again

**linderman** · 04-17-2007, 04:39 PM

are there any jumper shunts active on the front of the drive ????

that would in efffect limit this drive to 32 gig ?????

http://www.computing.net/windows95/w...um/157159.html

**linderman** · 04-17-2007, 04:42 PM

there is no file system on that drive either strange

did you try deleting the Unknow partition ???????????????

**linderman** · 04-17-2007, 04:45 PM

check your PM's

4thwall · 04-17-2007, 05:11 PM

I deleted all the partitions, its clean.

4thwall · 04-17-2007, 05:13 PM

Jumper shunts? I put it in a external enclosure and brought it to my friends computer.

**linderman** · 04-17-2007, 06:19 PM

look at the upper screen above where you wrote "thats it"

see the two partitions that have no drive letter and the partition stucture is labeled unknown ????

windows is saying its confused

thats why you cant access it

those partitions are not deleted

you need to try using a program like partition table doctor to fix or delete those partitions

**linderman** · 04-17-2007, 06:21 PM

after you delete those partitions on that drive

then reformat the drive from within disk management

send fresh screen shot

4thwall · 04-17-2007, 08:44 PM

Well, its a basic disk, thats known. There seems to be only one hardrive in disk managment now, its unkown cause its external. I might give up on this harddrive, use it as a slave drive or get another to treat as slave drive.

**linderman** · 04-18-2007, 05:25 AM

the "unknown" label is not a result of it being "externally" connected

4thwall · 04-18-2007, 07:30 AM

Well, its label C now. I just windows xp on it and linux. I've been posting with many forums. Everythings working fine except the size, I think I'm gonna let this one go and just get a new HDD thanks for everything.

4thwall · 04-18-2007, 07:31 AM

Oh yeah after I reformatted it, it stayed the same.

04-13-2007, 07:02 PM	#41 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! thanks for the tip >>> will do __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

04-17-2007, 04:32 PM	#42 (permalink)
4thwall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 OS: XP+Freespire+Ubuntu+Mandriva+etcetc	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! Ok...its a basic disk, ***.

04-17-2007, 04:38 PM	#43 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! what is the total capacity of the drive suppose to be again __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

04-17-2007, 04:39 PM	#44 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! are there any jumper shunts active on the front of the drive ???? that would in efffect limit this drive to 32 gig ????? http://www.computing.net/windows95/w...um/157159.html __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by linderman; 04-17-2007 at 04:41 PM.

04-17-2007, 04:42 PM	#45 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! there is no file system on that drive either strange did you try deleting the Unknow partition ??????????????? __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

04-17-2007, 04:45 PM	#46 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! check your PM's __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

04-17-2007, 05:11 PM	#47 (permalink)
4thwall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 OS: XP+Freespire+Ubuntu+Mandriva+etcetc	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! I deleted all the partitions, its clean.

04-17-2007, 05:13 PM	#48 (permalink)
4thwall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 OS: XP+Freespire+Ubuntu+Mandriva+etcetc	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! Jumper shunts? I put it in a external enclosure and brought it to my friends computer.

04-17-2007, 06:19 PM	#49 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! look at the upper screen above where you wrote "thats it" see the two partitions that have no drive letter and the partition stucture is labeled unknown ???? windows is saying its confused thats why you cant access it those partitions are not deleted you need to try using a program like partition table doctor to fix or delete those partitions __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

04-17-2007, 06:21 PM	#50 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! after you delete those partitions on that drive then reformat the drive from within disk management send fresh screen shot __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

04-17-2007, 08:44 PM	#51 (permalink)
4thwall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 OS: XP+Freespire+Ubuntu+Mandriva+etcetc	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! Well, its a basic disk, thats known. There seems to be only one hardrive in disk managment now, its unkown cause its external. I might give up on this harddrive, use it as a slave drive or get another to treat as slave drive.

04-18-2007, 05:25 AM	#52 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,402 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! the "unknown" label is not a result of it being "externally" connected __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

04-18-2007, 07:30 AM	#53 (permalink)
4thwall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 OS: XP+Freespire+Ubuntu+Mandriva+etcetc	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! Well, its label C now. I just windows xp on it and linux. I've been posting with many forums. Everythings working fine except the size, I think I'm gonna let this one go and just get a new HDD thanks for everything.

04-18-2007, 07:31 AM	#54 (permalink)
4thwall Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 38 OS: XP+Freespire+Ubuntu+Mandriva+etcetc	Re: strange harddrive problems, I need help! Oh yeah after I reformatted it, it stayed the same. Last edited by 4thwall; 04-18-2007 at 07:34 AM.