Commander Outcast Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Well I think my hard drive just took a dump. I tried turning it on a couple of days ago and I couldn't recognize my windows drive. Luckily most of my stuff is on the second drive, which is fine. Anybody have an idea whats wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 So when you swicth on it doesn't boot up? Do you get any beeps or onscreen messages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 hmm.... 1st Rocky is building a pc for someone else... now tech support? What has this world come too? j/k Rocky is correct though, we need more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Built a PC for someone else, now building my own, still have time to help out where possible though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoQuarter Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Don't know what you have tried so far but if I were you the first thing I would do is... Power off, crack open the case and switch the HDD to another SATA connector on the MoBo. Then access your BIOS setup during POST, see if the hard drive is now recognised, and if it is double-check to see if your boot sequence (HDD order) needs to be changed back to the original drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Rocky has built several computers over the years since GR has been released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyHaired Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 try to reset cmos. could be the battery as well. does it boot up at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Outcast Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 What is odd is that BIOS does not recognize either of the SATA drives. However, the computer will boot off a live Linux CD. Once linux is up and running the storage SATA drive (not the windows drive) is accessible. Also, no POST codes during power up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARDelta Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Hmmm, a faulty onboard SATA controller or driver? Try all of the SATA ports on your board. Some mobos do not use the same drivers and controller for all SATA ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Maybe the bios reset and it emulating raid instead of ide Check the settings for the controller in the bios. Do you have xp? boot of the cd, see if the boot cd sees the drive. if so do the repair. It will take you to the recovery console. Do a chkdsk help. Look for the setting to check even if flagged not dirty. Type the command.reboot. If still not seen, try a fixboot within the recovery and reboot. Also before all this, check your sata connections, power and sata cable. Early boards didn't lock them very well and it may be loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Outcast Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Okay, we went out and bought a new SATA so I guess that means the old one was dead. Odd, I figured they'd be more dependable. So we just finished getting Windows back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCO*AFZ* Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Ah so it was the drive? How old? What brand? You may be able to rma it for a spare. Seagates for example have 5 year warranties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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