Hard Disk Problem
- Thread starter Nitrous
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Did you change anything to your setup? Check the cables. Is the drive itself spinning, powering up? Does it show when you boot your computer/in the bios?
Depending on what the 'problem' is with it, you can get data back or not.
Depending on what the 'problem' is with it, you can get data back or not.
Hobbezak
Garden Designer
Do you have some network drives or usb sticks in?
I have had a HDD which was mapped on say H:\, but H:\ also was a network drive, so I didn't look there.
I would, apart from checking the bios, check (somewhere in the configuration if you're using windows) system management, then computer management, and somewhere there drive management. (the names might not be 100% correct, my windows is in Dutch.
).There you can see all partitions and hard drives that you have.
Firstly restart your computer and see if that helps
Then I would also check out disc management. If it is properly connected/powered up (which i advise you check) it should show up there. It will give you the status of all your drives too. Firstly if you find it i would try changing the drive letter. Im not a pro, usually i frig around with **** till it works.
But it may be corrupt, so if you find it, I would run checkdisc on it. Then i would probably back up what i wanted and format it from disc manager.
To see disc manager in windows:
Start --> Control Panel --> Administrative tools (classic view) --> Computer management --> Disc Management (is on the side bar under 'Storage')
Then I would also check out disc management. If it is properly connected/powered up (which i advise you check) it should show up there. It will give you the status of all your drives too. Firstly if you find it i would try changing the drive letter. Im not a pro, usually i frig around with **** till it works.
But it may be corrupt, so if you find it, I would run checkdisc on it. Then i would probably back up what i wanted and format it from disc manager.
To see disc manager in windows:
Start --> Control Panel --> Administrative tools (classic view) --> Computer management --> Disc Management (is on the side bar under 'Storage')
BlackWolf
Landscape Designer
Noob owned
Another hard disk problem.
This time it's my external hard drive.
Thw power supply is working. The connection is working fine i think - like when I unplug the USB connection, the PC recognises that it has been unplugged and makes that noise.. Same when I plug it in, but when I click on the drive that appears when I plug it back in under My Computer, it says please insert disc.
HELP!
This time it's my external hard drive.
Thw power supply is working. The connection is working fine i think - like when I unplug the USB connection, the PC recognises that it has been unplugged and makes that noise.
. Same when I plug it in, but when I click on the drive that appears when I plug it back in under My Computer, it says please insert disc. HELP!
BlackWolf
Landscape Designer
Yeah this time you should reboot first... specially before you make posts here... as we assume you have done all kind of basic noob stuff like rebooting BEFORE posting.
If I have understood right your now talking of removable drive, if nothing else works try opening its case, removing HD, plug it straight to comp and see if that works. That can narrow it down where problem is.
If drive works on comp but not after you plug it back to its casing = casing fault, if it still doesnt work on both cases = HD prob.
If I have understood right your now talking of removable drive, if nothing else works try opening its case, removing HD, plug it straight to comp and see if that works. That can narrow it down where problem is.
If drive works on comp but not after you plug it back to its casing = casing fault, if it still doesnt work on both cases = HD prob.
In Nitrous' defence rebooting sucks! lol. I hate having to reboot my computer so will wait as long as humanly possible before doing so!
But yeah, reboot to avoid being slapped by BW!
But yeah, reboot to avoid being slapped by BW!
Garrett
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well in bw's defense there are basic steps that users should know and use before 'escalating' a problem. escalation in this case being asking for help in a public area.
you don't have to know anything about comps to ask for help... but along with the problem people should list what they have tried or admit they've done nothing because they aren't sure where to start.
if you know you should reboot and most updates require rebooting anyway (should you need an update), you should try that no matter how painful before asking for the 'magic fix' that would probably cause you to reboot again anyway.
that helps diagnose all problems not just nitrous, imo.
you don't have to know anything about comps to ask for help... but along with the problem people should list what they have tried or admit they've done nothing because they aren't sure where to start.
if you know you should reboot and most updates require rebooting anyway (should you need an update), you should try that no matter how painful before asking for the 'magic fix' that would probably cause you to reboot again anyway.
that helps diagnose all problems not just nitrous, imo.
BlackWolf
Landscape Designer
Try connecting your HD to some other comp... format it... and then after it all fails just realize that those removable drives are very very simple to put together and they are simply small frame, small card with some very basic chips and normal hard drive connected with cable to that small card which translates that data to USB format.
People have been replacing those HDs with bigger ones for ages.
People have been replacing those HDs with bigger ones for ages.
Phone the company who make the hard drive, they'll prob be able to give you the best advice!!
(not that BW doesn't know his stuff i'm sure)
(not that BW doesn't know his stuff i'm sure
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