unrecognized HDD

[4dP]

recently i got the BSOD nd when i rebooted i got an error that a dll was missing so i went on looking for my windows installation disc once i found it the pc was fully working once i rebooted again once i got back to windows i looked at my computer and one of my hdd i have 3 internal and 2 external

i looked at the device manager and it didn't see the hdd i turned off my pc and checked the connections unplugging then plugging back in and still nothing

my specs are
windows pro x64
74gb 10k, 240gb(missing), 500gb
mobo evga 780i
ram 4gb
...

[Canadajames]

is this an external or internal and is it always on. usually hdds come with installation cds like what you talk about if you think you can replace everything that was mosssing just do that but i would suggest uninstalling the program then reinstalling. if its internal no ideas.

[4dP]

its internal and the disc your talking about is usally to install the fat32 driver which most external hdd are formated as but since i have win xp it automatically detects it with out the use of any disc

[whitetop]

take the wire out and leave it for a few hour then try it mite be heating up a bit to much thats what my hdd's do

[4dP]

my hard drive is still not working even after i tried whitetop's suggestion

[whitetop]

just plug it in and install partition magic if that does not find the hdd there is something more tech probs here

[Canadajames]

try it on another com and see if you have the same problems.

[4dP]

ok i'll try that

[phenomenal]

Is it SATA? if so, install the drivers

[4dP]

well i have a 500gb hdd thats also sata and it detects it ok

[phenomenal]

hmm, it is correctly connected with the cables right? if it still doesnt, it could be a defect in the cable

[4dP]

hmm, it is correctly connected with the cables right? if it still doesnt, it could be a defect in the cable

well i tried the same cable from the not working hdd with the 500 and it worked and vise versa and sata still not working i installed drivers and put the hdd back in and still nothing i still haven't tried puting it in another pc

[Canadajames]

can you access it all on your com. i know theyre are prgrams that can scan and get into any of those things. Uninstall and reinstall all the software for the drive. did you try it on another com? if worse comes to worse format it or bring it into a comp shop they can usually figure things out.

[SkaLou]

How old is this hard drive? Based on everything you've said, and assuming you've tried all the suggestions in this topic, my guess is going to be that the controller board on the hard drive has died, especially if that drive is older than 3 years. Though it's highly unlikely since device manager doesn't see it, check in computer management (control panel, administrative tools, computer management, disk management).

Dying controller boards is simply something that happens with hard drives! This is also why it's important to keep redundancy on all of your data.

There are a few things you can try, which all depend on how important the data on that drive is. The first, which I'd certainly try is the freezer trick. Put the hard drive into two ziplock freezer bags and put it in the freezer for a few hours, overnight is best. Take the drive out of the freezer, pop it back into the computer, and you have a short time to rescue any important data.

If your data is really important, check out this:
http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations.html

The guy explains lots of methods for in home hard drive recovery. I doubt you have anything worth sending out to a professional service on that drive.

Good luck!

-Lou

[MattZani]

http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations.html

[SkaLou]

Sorry I'm used to posting on an SMF forum where anything that starts with http:// automatically becomes a link.

[4dP]

well i tried the freeze aside from almost giving me a frost bite when taking it out nothing happened

i still haven't tested on another pc so next week i'll be able to give to a friend and let them test it out

[Grimoire]

Wow...some odd suggestions...:P
Try this. while its hooked up. as you think it should be....right click 'my computer' and go to Manage. You should see "Disk Management" Click that and should see your disks. Find the one thats greyed out, right click on it and go to active or make a partition or something like that, I cant remember. Im pretty sure its 'new partition'. Leave it at the default size and format NTFS.
Should work fine. I have to do that everytime I add a HDD, external or internal. SATA and IDE. If that doesnt work, IM me.