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Old 10-13-2008, 02:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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HDD Error, HD not detected

HI everyone!

I have got two HD in my PC. The 16GB primary HD with Windows XP (which is still working fine) and a 40GB HD (Maxtor 4D040H2. Suddenly my 40GB HD was not detected anymore by my BIOS. (HDD Error) The HD is not accessible via the diskmanager in Windows.

What I have tried already:
  • Tried as Master/Slave (of course with correct jumper), both IDE Chanels, both Cables, did not work
  • Tried with another PC
  • Tried to recovery Tools from Maxtor/Seagate: It does detect the HD, but it shows me that the max LBA is 0. So the size of the HD is shown as 0GB.

There is some quite important data on this disk. Is there anything else I could try? Maybe updating the HD firmware somehow?

Thanks for your help in advance!

best regards
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