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Hard drive not detected anymore
Name: eli2k Date: January 2, 2009 at 17:17:01 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Core2 Product: Myself / NONE Subcategory: Hard Drives
Comment:
So, I put my computer into hibernate and then brought it back out, and then turned it (the computer in general) back on, now the hard drive is busted. It cannot be detected in the BIOS. I hooked it up to a SATA > USB converter and it spins up, but is not detected. This is a Seagate 7200.11. What else can I try to see if it can be detected? Darn it, I had confidence in Seagate, too, but their *.11 series is looking bleh.
Name: eli2k Date: January 2, 2009 at 22:28:25 Pacific
Reply:
Seatools cannot detect the drive; it just sits there trying to look for devices.
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Response Number 3
Name: aegis1 Date: January 3, 2009 at 09:50:17 Pacific
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Then, no doubt about it, the hard drive is definitely dead.
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Response Number 4
Name: larryf215 Date: January 3, 2009 at 10:32:03 Pacific
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if it is still hooked up, via the usb, you might try hooking it back up internally to a different sata connector, likely won't make a difference but I would try.
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