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Bob I
Connections good? Drive not failing?
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JC HARRIS
I have a WXP PRO SP2 system with two hard disks (C and D). I have programs
on both, but at odd time I keep losing my D drive, so when I go to open a
program loaded there I get a "cannot be found" error. It usually corrects
itself, but I need to know how to fix this issue. I went into Disk
Management and tried everything I could think of but no help. Can anyone
guide me on this?
TIA
on both, but at odd time I keep losing my D drive, so when I go to open a
program loaded there I get a "cannot be found" error. It usually corrects
itself, but I need to know how to fix this issue. I went into Disk
Management and tried everything I could think of but no help. Can anyone
guide me on this?
TIA
F
Frankster
Anything in your event viewer? (run | enentvwr [enter]). Look under Apps
and System.
-Frank
and System.
-Frank
R
R. McCarty
Are C/D separate physical drives or just partitions on a single drive ?
Regardless, have you checked your System Event log ? If the two
drives are separate physical disks have you checked the IDE channel
and made sure it's M/S taps are set for Auto and disabled any unused
taps ( set to None ). You would also want to ensure that BIOS setup
is correctly configured for drive detection. Some disks cannot spin up
fast enough to be detected and need an option called "IDE Delay" set
for a few second delay.
System Event Log accessible by:
Click Start, Run ( type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
Expand the System Category and check for Red Icons in the Right side
pane that denote errors.
Regardless, have you checked your System Event log ? If the two
drives are separate physical disks have you checked the IDE channel
and made sure it's M/S taps are set for Auto and disabled any unused
taps ( set to None ). You would also want to ensure that BIOS setup
is correctly configured for drive detection. Some disks cannot spin up
fast enough to be detected and need an option called "IDE Delay" set
for a few second delay.
System Event Log accessible by:
Click Start, Run ( type) EventVwr.Msc [Enter]
Expand the System Category and check for Red Icons in the Right side
pane that denote errors.
J
JC HARRIS
The device 'ST3400832AS'
(IDE\DiskST3400832AS_____________________________3.03____\5&2150f9d&0&0.0.0)
disappeared from the system without first being prepared for removal.
This is what I am getting. How do I fix this?
(IDE\DiskST3400832AS_____________________________3.03____\5&2150f9d&0&0.0.0)
disappeared from the system without first being prepared for removal.
This is what I am getting. How do I fix this?
F
Frankster
Assuming this is a fixed hard disk, I think you may have the wrong MB
chipset drivers instralled. Looks like your system thinks your drive is
removable. Have you changed drivers since new?
-Frank
chipset drivers instralled. Looks like your system thinks your drive is
removable. Have you changed drivers since new?
-Frank
JC HARRIS said:The device 'ST3400832AS'
(IDE\DiskST3400832AS_____________________________3.03____\5&2150f9d&0&0.0.0)
disappeared from the system without first being prepared for removal.
This is what I am getting. How do I fix this?
R
R. McCarty
Means the drive was disconnected, not dismounted by Windows.
Could either be the drive itself or the controller serving it. I would
go to Seagate's website and run SeaTools. You can either get a
bootable Image to create a CD or run their simpler on-line tests.
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/
If the drive is indicted as bad/going bad - backup your data as
soon as possible. Since Seagate offers a 5-Year warranty you may
be able to get an RMA to exchange the drive for a replacement.
Could either be the drive itself or the controller serving it. I would
go to Seagate's website and run SeaTools. You can either get a
bootable Image to create a CD or run their simpler on-line tests.
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/
If the drive is indicted as bad/going bad - backup your data as
soon as possible. Since Seagate offers a 5-Year warranty you may
be able to get an RMA to exchange the drive for a replacement.
JC HARRIS said:The device 'ST3400832AS'
(IDE\DiskST3400832AS_____________________________3.03____\5&2150f9d&0&0.0.0)
disappeared from the system without first being prepared for removal.
This is what I am getting. How do I fix this?
J
JC HARRIS
Nope. It came preinstalled. HAve not changed anything. Worked fine until
about three weeks ago.
about three weeks ago.
Frankster said:Assuming this is a fixed hard disk, I think you may have the wrong MB
chipset drivers instralled. Looks like your system thinks your drive is
removable. Have you changed drivers since new?
-Frank
J
JC HARRIS
The seagate doesn't help much becasue it doesn't see the drive at all. The
alst time I went into System Tool and did something that recognized the
drive. ISn't there some way to do that?
alst time I went into System Tool and did something that recognized the
drive. ISn't there some way to do that?
R. McCarty said:Means the drive was disconnected, not dismounted by Windows.
Could either be the drive itself or the controller serving it. I would
go to Seagate's website and run SeaTools. You can either get a
bootable Image to create a CD or run their simpler on-line tests.
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/
If the drive is indicted as bad/going bad - backup your data as
soon as possible. Since Seagate offers a 5-Year warranty you may
be able to get an RMA to exchange the drive for a replacement.
R
R. McCarty
I'm not following your thinking on this latest post. If the drive
cannot be seen/detected by either BIOS or Windows there is
not much you can do in the way of diagnostics on it. Since it's
a 400GB/SATA-1 device are you sure the connector is tightly
attached. The one serious drawback to SATA connectors is
no "Locking" mechanism. Also the cables themselves are not
very pliable - any movement of cable can cause the connectors
to work loose. This whole issue could simply be a loose or
misaligned connector on either the Motherboard or at the disk
itself.
cannot be seen/detected by either BIOS or Windows there is
not much you can do in the way of diagnostics on it. Since it's
a 400GB/SATA-1 device are you sure the connector is tightly
attached. The one serious drawback to SATA connectors is
no "Locking" mechanism. Also the cables themselves are not
very pliable - any movement of cable can cause the connectors
to work loose. This whole issue could simply be a loose or
misaligned connector on either the Motherboard or at the disk
itself.