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Follow-up from the original poster
Thanks a lot for those who tried to help me. Here is the history of what
happened next. First, to follow Ben's suggestion, I yesterday downloaded Max Power and tested the problem disk. To my surprise, it passed all the test and thus it appears the disk does not bear any problem as far as Maxtor Power was concerned. Secondly, to test Don's suggestion, when I used it as the primary, the computer BIOS did not recognize it.and failed to boot.(I also tested it with another computer but the result is the same.) When I used floppy disk to boot the computer followed by FDISK, it responded that there is no hard drive. Accordingly I am unable to examine its partion status. Today, when I booted the computer with anothe drive as the primary and the problem disk as a slave, the BIOS recognized the primary disk as expected but did not detect the slave. This is a different situation from the time when I posted initially when BIOS recognized both drives and later the device manager listed both as working properly. It appears the problem somewhat worsened since then. After the above setting the computer booted to Windows, but Windows did not recognize the problem disk as judged by Windows Explorer obviously because the device manager now did not list it, either. Now I wonder if there is any way to correct the problem without reformatting the problem disk. I do not even know if reformatting is possible because floppy-booted computer does not recognize the presence of this disk. As the last resort I tried the Maxtor Plus installation disk, but it conveyed that there is no harddrive. In my long computer experiences, I never encountered a situation like this. If anyone still can offer suggestions, I would really appreciate it. |
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"Chiropter" wrote in message
... When I used floppy disk to boot the computer followed by FDISK, it responded that there is no hard drive. Accordingly I am unable to examine its partion status. Today, when I booted the computer with anothe drive as the primary and the problem disk as a slave, the BIOS recognized the primary disk as expected but did not detect the slave. . . . As the last resort I tried the Maxtor Plus installation disk, but it conveyed that there is no harddrive. In my long computer experiences, I never encountered a situation like this. So three independent tests suggest this hard drive does not work. What do you conclude? -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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See if Maxblast can do anything with it.
http://downloads.maxtor.com/_files/m.../maxblast3.exe Ben "Chiropter" wrote in message = ... Thanks a lot for those who tried to help me. Here is the history of = what=20 happened next. First, to follow Ben's suggestion, I yesterday downloaded Max Power = and=20 tested the problem disk. To my surprise, it passed all the test and = thus=20 it appears the disk does not bear any problem as far as Maxtor Power = was=20 concerned. Secondly, to test Don's suggestion, when I used it as the primary, the = computer BIOS did not recognize it.and failed to boot.(I also tested = it=20 with another computer but the result is the same.) When I used floppy disk to boot the computer followed by FDISK, it=20 responded that there is no hard drive. Accordingly I am unable to=20 examine its partion status. =20 Today, when I booted the computer with anothe drive as the primary and = the problem disk as a slave, the BIOS recognized the primary disk as=20 expected but did not detect the slave. This is a different situation=20 from the time when I posted initially when BIOS recognized both drives = and later the device manager listed both as working properly. It = appears=20 the problem somewhat worsened since then. After the above setting the computer booted to Windows, but Windows = did=20 not recognize the problem disk as judged by Windows Explorer obviously = because the device manager now did not list it, either. =20 Now I wonder if there is any way to correct the problem without=20 reformatting the problem disk. I do not even know if reformatting is=20 possible because floppy-booted computer does not recognize the = presence=20 of this disk. As the last resort I tried the Maxtor Plus installation = disk, but it conveyed that there is no harddrive. In my long computer=20 experiences, I never encountered a situation like this. If anyone still can offer suggestions, I would really appreciate it. =20 |
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Chris:
Sometimes the partition table of a drive gets FUBARDed so bad that none of the standard tools can sort out what is going on. Assuming there is no physical damage to the disk's surface erasing the partition table will let you use FDISK / FORMAT to get the disk back in service. You will loose all the data however. There are two ways to do this. Get the ZAP utility from he http://www.digitalissues.co.uk/html/...-wipe-zap.html It will blindly write zerows to the partition table and you should then be able to partition and format the drive. You can also go the old school route and use the DEBUG script from here to do the same thing: The DEBUG script to "wipe" a HDD can be found he http://www.fdisk.com/fdisk/HardDrive.htm or http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;106419 Good Luck John -- \\\\\// "Don't take life so seriously... | | ...it's only a temporary condition." (.) (.) ========================================oOO==(_)== OOo== _____________________________________________ | John G. Dulak | | Gnomeway Services | /)| E-mail me from my home page at: |(\ / )| http://users.telerama.com/~jdulak/email.htm |( \ ( (|____________________________________________ |) )_ ((( \ \ /_) ( \ / / ))) (\\\ \ \_/ / \ \_/ / ///) \ / \ / \ _/ \_ / / / \ \ |
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