HDD isn't being found or recognized, any ideas?
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Jump to Postthen your only option now is to acquire another hdd and try it in the computer
Hmm, someones seems to steal my advise:D
Jump to Postyes ,but still not accessible ,unless you replace the board,with the exact same one ,most people don't have the means to do so,so the hdd still needs to be replaced
Jump to PostSadly so... Unless you have a disc lab nearby so they can at least recover the data off of it! Expensive though going through a disc lab.
Jump to PostThere are no clicks or clunks of the sort
the power plugs into the circuit board ,if its bad ,power is not getting to the hdd,and will not click or clunk .
Jump to PostBut the DVD ROM is also plugged in the board and is working just fine
what i means in the circuit board on the hard drive ,this has nothing to do with your dvd-rom..
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jingda
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External or Internal ?
Cross213
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Internal
btsuper
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Did you build this computer or did you buy it?
Also, tell whether it's a sata or ide drive.
Cross213
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Not built, bought. IDE not SATA
caperjack
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dead harddrive maybe ,
what if anything have you tried so far to get the computer recognize it
jingda
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How about a spare hard drive. Try and see whether that works. Is the IDE cable damage?
Cross213
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Haven't really tried much, just unplugged it and still nothing and tried to install XP but it says HDD is not present. Also have tried other cables but no difference.
flagstar
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Can your HDD still be detected in BIOS?
Cross213
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I don't think so no
caperjack
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I don't think so no
then your only option now is to acquire another hdd and try it in the computer
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By any chances, did you check each cable to be plugged on your IDE HDD? There should be two cable connected to it, IDE cable and power supply cable.
Cross213
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Yes I checked all cables and swopped and took out and put back in, still nothing
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Follow Caperjacks advice.
Your HDD need a replacement...
you can try those HDD on other computer to confirm that HDD is still usable or not...
jingda
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then your only option now is to acquire another hdd and try it in the computer
Hmm, someones seems to steal my advise:D
Serunson
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Is the HDD clicking or clunking or making any unwanted noises when the power cable is in, or is there no sound at all? If there is no noise's at all, then the HDD isn't getting power to it, which if you've tried different molex plugs, its going to be the HDD controller board that has died most likely. What make and model of HDD is it?
caperjack
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if the problem with the drive is a bad circuit board it will not make clucking noise
Serunson
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Which means that the HDD itself would be fine, as the circuit board died rather than the physical disc!
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yes ,but still not accessible ,unless you replace the board,with the exact same one ,most people don't have the means to do so,so the hdd still needs to be replaced
Serunson
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Sadly so... Unless you have a disc lab nearby so they can at least recover the data off of it! Expensive though going through a disc lab.
Cross213
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Is the HDD clicking or clunking or making any unwanted noises when the power cable is in, or is there no sound at all? If there is no noise's at all, then the HDD isn't getting power to it, which if you've tried different molex plugs, its going to be the HDD controller board that has died most likely. What make and model of HDD is it?
There are no clicks or clunks of the sort
caperjack
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There are no clicks or clunks of the sort
the power plugs into the circuit board ,if its bad ,power is not getting to the hdd,and will not click or clunk .
Cross213
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the power plugs into the circuit board ,if its bad ,power is not getting to the hdd,and will not click or clunk .
But the DVD ROM is also plugged in the board and is working just fine
caperjack
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But the DVD ROM is also plugged in the board and is working just fine
what i means in the circuit board on the hard drive ,this has nothing to do with your dvd-rom..
Cross213
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Oh the circuit board of the HDD, I thought you meant the MB. Well then looks like I may need a new HDD.
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