Hard Drive Failure

jonno112 · 06-19-2005, 06:44 PM

I have a fujitsu 40 gig HD which i think has failed in fact i am pretty sure it has failed, i've just hooked it up to the primary ide of another system and it's not appearing on load up.

I have taken all the other devices of the board cdroms other hard drives so its only the fujitsu.

The cables are on the right way, the jumper is set to master.

Even the hard drive test can't find it.

Any suggestions?

**Terrister** · 06-19-2005, 07:11 PM

If you need to recover information from this drive. try this. http://www.runtime.org/

If not, it sounds like a dead drive. Time for a new one.

jonno112 · 06-19-2005, 07:23 PM

Heres a something i have noticed this is the 3rd hard drive i have sent back in five years to fujitsu.

2000 Feb 10 gig dead swapped over for another 10 gig
2003 Jan Replacement 10gig swapped for 20gig
2004 Aug 20 gig dead replaced with 40gig
2005 april 40 gig presumed dead now looking for another replacement

Theres a pattern there they keep getting bigger, i know they keep breaking i gotta get my moneys worth.

(Don't buy Fujitsu)

I don't need to recover data.

I really need to make sure it's dead before i send it back.

**Terrister** · 06-19-2005, 09:30 PM

Sounds like you have tried everything. If it does not show up in cmos and the manufactors program can not test it, time to send it back.

jonno112 · 06-19-2005, 11:02 PM

Thanks Terrister

Looks like thats the thing to do.

**linderman** · 06-20-2005, 04:47 AM

Is Fuji owned by Maxtor ????????

jonno112 · 06-20-2005, 11:04 PM

Fujistu

I don't think so

Thanks um for the help

MAQ_FR · 06-21-2005, 12:43 AM

LOL @Linderman...........

"Is Fuji owned by Maxtor ????????"

r u looking for the easy answer there?

Jonno: sounds like it is as dead as a dodo but have you tried adding the disk to another as a slave to see if it can be read that way? (remember to change the jumpers!).

Try the Disk utilites here: http://www.fel.fujitsu.com/home/drivers.asp?L=en
or better still, the FJ-IDE Drive Initializer Utility on the same page.

Also, if it isn't seen in Bios at all it could be your mobo or the controller - do other drives detect & work ok?

jonno112 · 06-21-2005, 01:29 AM

Thanks for the reply and thanks for the links

I was using an ibm tool didn't think it would make any difference but i will give the fujitsu tools and the slave idea ago, the board is ok.

06-19-2005, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
jonno112 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: melbourne Posts: 246 OS: XP, 2k3server, Vista	Hard Drive Failure I have a fujitsu 40 gig HD which i think has failed in fact i am pretty sure it has failed, i've just hooked it up to the primary ide of another system and it's not appearing on load up. I have taken all the other devices of the board cdroms other hard drives so its only the fujitsu. The cables are on the right way, the jumper is set to master. Even the hard drive test can't find it. Any suggestions?

06-19-2005, 07:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	If you need to recover information from this drive. try this. http://www.runtime.org/ If not, it sounds like a dead drive. Time for a new one. __________________

06-19-2005, 09:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Sounds like you have tried everything. If it does not show up in cmos and the manufactors program can not test it, time to send it back. __________________

06-20-2005, 04:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,433 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Is Fuji owned by Maxtor ???????? __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

06-21-2005, 12:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
MAQ_FR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Switzerland (origin: Scotland) Posts: 134 OS: WinXP pro: 2003 Server: 2008 Server: RHES 4	LOL @Linderman........... "Is Fuji owned by Maxtor ????????" r u looking for the easy answer there? Jonno: sounds like it is as dead as a dodo but have you tried adding the disk to another as a slave to see if it can be read that way? (remember to change the jumpers!). Try the Disk utilites here: http://www.fel.fujitsu.com/home/drivers.asp?L=en or better still, the FJ-IDE Drive Initializer Utility on the same page. Also, if it isn't seen in Bios at all it could be your mobo or the controller - do other drives detect & work ok? __________________ regardz à tous Maq

06-19-2005, 07:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
jonno112 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: melbourne Posts: 246 OS: XP, 2k3server, Vista	Heres a something i have noticed this is the 3rd hard drive i have sent back in five years to fujitsu. 2000 Feb 10 gig dead swapped over for another 10 gig 2003 Jan Replacement 10gig swapped for 20gig 2004 Aug 20 gig dead replaced with 40gig 2005 april 40 gig presumed dead now looking for another replacement Theres a pattern there they keep getting bigger, i know they keep breaking i gotta get my moneys worth. (Don't buy Fujitsu) I don't need to recover data. I really need to make sure it's dead before i send it back.

06-19-2005, 11:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
jonno112 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: melbourne Posts: 246 OS: XP, 2k3server, Vista	Thanks Terrister Looks like thats the thing to do.

06-20-2005, 11:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
jonno112 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: melbourne Posts: 246 OS: XP, 2k3server, Vista	Fujistu I don't think so Thanks um for the help

06-21-2005, 01:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
jonno112 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: melbourne Posts: 246 OS: XP, 2k3server, Vista	Thanks for the reply and thanks for the links I was using an ibm tool didn't think it would make any difference but i will give the fujitsu tools and the slave idea ago, the board is ok.