i had 2 hard drives C and F on my PC with XP operating system.
I can not access drive F now .
any help to fix this and to retrieve data on my drive F will be highly appreciated.
PSD
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i had 2 hard drives C and F on my PC with XP operating system.
I can not access drive F now .
any help to fix this and to retrieve data on my drive F will be highly appreciated.
PSD
Welcome PSD.
Could you post the exact access error message.
Is the drive recognized in "my computer" and device manager?
what os is on f:
is drive c: ntfs?
is drive f: ntfs?
Check that the power and ide cable connections of that drive are firmly in place.
follow Conan's suggestion,if you still have the problem after checking the cables then there is a strong possibility that the hard drive may be faulty.
How old is the HDD?
Thanks for recent replies to help me out. when I click on drive F in my computer i get the following message
F:\ is not accessible
Error performing inpage operation.
It was working till friday but stopped working suddenly.
Thanks for the help
I am a Novice and do not know how to do it , but I guess cable is in place.Quote:
Originally posted by Conan
Check that the power and ide cable connections of that drive are firmly in place.
No OS on F , XP on CQuote:
Originally posted by egghead
what os is on f:
is drive c: ntfs?
is drive f: ntfs?
Both NFTS and were working till friday aug 17th
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HD is fairly new for 20 GIGs and drive C is 60 GIGs.Quote:
Originally posted by Reverend
follow Conan's suggestion,if you still have the problem after checking the cables then there is a strong possibility that the hard drive may be faulty.
How old is the HDD?
Well it looks to me like a trip to the computer repair shop would be in order. Is it a Branded PC or a custom built one?
the exact error message isQuote:
Originally posted by Reverend
Welcome PSD.
Could you post the exact access error message.
Is the drive recognized in "my computer" and device manager?
F:/ is not accessible
Error performing inpage operation
Yes the drive is recognized in my computer and device manager.
and was working OK till friday PM
generic one !!!!!Quote:
Originally posted by Conan
Well it looks to me like a trip to the computer repair shop would be in order. Is it a Branded PC or a custom built one?
Then I would bring it back to where you bought it, if that is not possible then a trip to a reputable PC repair shop would be the best bet.
Thanks - that is always the choice but a bit of a hassle in taking the CPU out.Quote:
Originally posted by Conan
Then I would bring it back to where you bought it, if that is not possible then a trip to a reputable PC repair shop would be the best bet.
Was hoping to have some suggestions from this forum.
What Conan suggests seems like the logical option. Though below are somethings you can try.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;Q141117&
There is a notice about the error you are receiving. It would seem that your drive is messed up, though it could mean that you just lost all the data on the drive and you have to reformat...
If you dont mind losing the data, simply right click the drive and hit the format. Choose NTFS and it should work for you.
If the data is worth more than 1000 US, I would recommend a professional data recovery option. If not, reformat then get to collecting new data.
ANd welcome to techzonez.
BB
I can not reformat this drive and have tried several times.
I also see this message " Incorrect parameter " when I click on Drive F - says can not aceess - incorrect parameter.
I do not have expensive data except some music files
Thanks
QUOTE]Originally posted by Big Booger
What Conan suggests seems like the logical option. Though below are somethings you can try.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;Q141117&
There is a notice about the error you are receiving. It would seem that your drive is messed up, though it could mean that you just lost all the data on the drive and you have to reformat...
If you dont mind losing the data, simply right click the drive and hit the format. Choose NTFS and it should work for you.
If the data is worth more than 1000 US, I would recommend a professional data recovery option. If not, reformat then get to collecting new data.
ANd welcome to techzonez.
BB [/QUOTE]
Thanks for your welcome message !!!!!!
[/QUOTE]Quote:
Originally posted by PSD
I can not reformat this drive and have tried several times.
I also see this message " Incorrect parameter " when I click on Drive F - says can not aceess - incorrect parameter.
I do not have expensive data except some music files
Thanks
QUOTE]Originally posted by Big Booger
What Conan suggests seems like the logical option. Though below are somethings you can try.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;Q141117&
There is a notice about the error you are receiving. It would seem that your drive is messed up, though it could mean that you just lost all the data on the drive and you have to reformat...
If you dont mind losing the data, simply right click the drive and hit the format. Choose NTFS and it should work for you.
If the data is worth more than 1000 US, I would recommend a professional data recovery option. If not, reformat then get to collecting new data.
ANd welcome to techzonez.
BB