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
Well, it sounds like a case of drive failure. One other thing you could try is to use partition magic to format the drive. It may work, then again it may not. YOu can get partition magic at the site below:
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
YOu could also try to reinstall your operating system and see if that corrects the issue.
Further, if you had access to a windows 98 boot disk, you could try to format the drive using that disk.
It may be that your OS won't let you access it, but you might be able to from DOS...
If nothing works, it would appear that you need to return the defective unit and obtain a replacement. MOst drive manufacturers offer 1-3 year warranties.
Good luck.
BB
if you want you can try http://www.ontrack.com/easyrecoverydatarecovery/
this program might get your music files off the hd
your hd has a big problem
take the hd out
try it on your friends computer with xp and ntfs file system
if i had the hd in my hands i would know if its an rma job
did you use ntfs encription on your other os?
goto the manufacturers website for your hd
they usually have a program that will check the hd out in dos and determine if it is ko'd
i would do all the above before formating
but if you decide to format
hook only one hd to your mb
and use a win98 bootdisk and type fdisk
follow the messages to delete your partitions
then make one active
and format and install xp
egghead
do what egg said but instead of del the partition try fdisk /mbr first almost sounds like your fat table is jacked up...even fdisking does not del the fat.....had a drive with a linux swap drive on it and doing the same thing yours is....but I fdisked recreated the partition with PQ magic...same damn thing then remembered the fdisk/mbr command and after using that and a reformat...BAM fresh working disk.
If you don't have a 98 boot disk you can Go Here and download 98se then un-zip to a floppy & your all set.
I would check those IDE cables one more time first.
Thanks : I took it to the dealer and after doing some tests , he declared that the hard drive is dead and I should contact Fujitsu.
The OS was XP.
There was no os on this drive but it was just an extra drive for storage o data.
PSD
It was not being formetted despite trying several times by me and my tachy.
Quote:
Originally posted by Big Booger
Well, it sounds like a case of drive failure. One other thing you could try is to use partition magic to format the drive. It may work, then again it may not. YOu can get partition magic at the site below:
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
YOu could also try to reinstall your operating system and see if that corrects the issue.
Further, if you had access to a windows 98 boot disk, you could try to format the drive using that disk.
It may be that your OS won't let you access it, but you might be able to from DOS...
If nothing works, it would appear that you need to return the defective unit and obtain a replacement. MOst drive manufacturers offer 1-3 year warranties.
Good luck.
BB
I have had similar problems. I XP on my C: drive (NTSF) and no operating system on my second harddrive (NTSF Too). All I did was reboot and it seems to have fixed the problem each time.
so did u get ur data from it , or is it dead dead , for good , because you could try to connect it to the same cable and set the jumpers as slave and connect it to the slave connector and boot up to try to receive the files , but if it is dead , let me know where you are burying it ill send some flowers ,
or ask for a new circuit board for the drive some times this burnes out and you can just replace this ,