WD IDE HD is not recognized anymore.

buddhistgrandma · 04-11-2009, 10:57 PM

I have a WD 160gb IDE HD. The computer originally came with a SATA drive, but that drive kicked the bucket, and I got a new drive. Previously, after the manufacturer's logo loading screen finished, a prompt would pop up saying that the disk wasn't found, and press f1 to continue, or press f2 for the setup utility. When I pressed f1, it loaded my disk fine.

This morning, I had to reinstall my OS. After installing many drivers, I had to restart to get the drivers to take effect. Suddenly, the disk would no longer load. The computer wont find the disk at all. I've checked all the wiring, and it all seems to be in place. After the manufacturers logo screen, a prompt comes up listing the types of drives (SATA, Primary, Secondary) and saying that they were not found. When I press f1 to continue, it tells me "No boot device available. Strike f1 to retry boot, f2 for setup utility." Under BIOS options, the drive is "unknown".

Does anyone know anything that I might try to get this device working again? Any help would be greatly appreciated, and a solution that solves my problem would make me get down on my knees and

Thanks in advance.

**belfasteddie** · 04-11-2009, 11:23 PM

Remove the jumper clip that selects Master or Slave and reboot. Or try cable select.

buddhistgrandma · 04-12-2009, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by belfasteddie

Remove the jumper clip that selects Master or Slave and reboot. Or try cable select.

I've tried this. I doesn't work for me :(

**vladimirb** · 04-12-2009, 10:25 AM

Hello and welcome to TSF...

This 160GB is brand new right????

I would replace cables just to make sure connection is good...

And, I would suggest testing your HDD for possible bad sectors.
Check what make/model is your HDD, visit manufacturers Web Site,
download diagnostic tools and test your HDD for possible bad sectors...

Keep us posted...

buddhistgrandma · 04-12-2009, 11:29 AM

The HD is not brand new. I've been using it for about 7 months. I am on my way to radioshack to get a new IDE cable. If that doesn't fix it, I will be trying some of the diagnostics tools. However, I cannot seem to get the disk drives to open either. I dont know whether I'm not far enough into the loading process to get the disks to open, or that there is another problem, perhaps the power source.

buddhistgrandma · 04-12-2009, 12:52 PM

hmm. I think its defiantly that I'm not getting any power to the HD or my dvd/cd drives.

04-11-2009, 10:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
buddhistgrandma Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: XP SP2	WD IDE HD is not recognized anymore. I have a WD 160gb IDE HD. The computer originally came with a SATA drive, but that drive kicked the bucket, and I got a new drive. Previously, after the manufacturer's logo loading screen finished, a prompt would pop up saying that the disk wasn't found, and press f1 to continue, or press f2 for the setup utility. When I pressed f1, it loaded my disk fine. This morning, I had to reinstall my OS. After installing many drivers, I had to restart to get the drivers to take effect. Suddenly, the disk would no longer load. The computer wont find the disk at all. I've checked all the wiring, and it all seems to be in place. After the manufacturers logo screen, a prompt comes up listing the types of drives (SATA, Primary, Secondary) and saying that they were not found. When I press f1 to continue, it tells me "No boot device available. Strike f1 to retry boot, f2 for setup utility." Under BIOS options, the drive is "unknown". Does anyone know anything that I might try to get this device working again? Any help would be greatly appreciated, and a solution that solves my problem would make me get down on my knees and Thanks in advance.

04-11-2009, 11:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
belfasteddie Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Belfast N.I. Posts: 1,551 OS: Puppy Linux 4.12	Re: WD IDE HD is not recognized anymore. Remove the jumper clip that selects Master or Slave and reboot. Or try cable select.

04-12-2009, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
vladimirb Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Serb Republic Posts: 3,689 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003, Windows 7 Professional x64bit My System	Re: WD IDE HD is not recognized anymore. Hello and welcome to TSF... This 160GB is brand new right???? I would replace cables just to make sure connection is good... And, I would suggest testing your HDD for possible bad sectors. Check what make/model is your HDD, visit manufacturers Web Site, download diagnostic tools and test your HDD for possible bad sectors... Keep us posted... __________________ MCP - MCSA Cisco SMB Account Manager

04-12-2009, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
buddhistgrandma Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: XP SP2	Re: WD IDE HD is not recognized anymore. The HD is not brand new. I've been using it for about 7 months. I am on my way to radioshack to get a new IDE cable. If that doesn't fix it, I will be trying some of the diagnostics tools. However, I cannot seem to get the disk drives to open either. I dont know whether I'm not far enough into the loading process to get the disks to open, or that there is another problem, perhaps the power source.

04-12-2009, 12:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
buddhistgrandma Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4 OS: XP SP2	Re: WD IDE HD is not recognized anymore. hmm. I think its defiantly that I'm not getting any power to the HD or my dvd/cd drives.