Is my Hard Drive screwed?

2006-10-09 22:23:06

#1

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

Alright just booted up my hard drive on my other computer and i get a message saying Windows can not load because the windows/something/sytem/config is missing or corrupted. So i try a Repain install but i get a message saying there is no hard drive : | Is my hard drive dead?

Last edited by Maj.Do (2006-10-09 22:35:13)

2006-10-09 22:26:12

#2

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7045|Seattle

Try taking the hard drive out and hooking it up to another computer and running checkdisk on it.

You know how to do all that or do you want some directions?

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2006-10-09 22:26:53

#3

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

I did that disk check thing Utility in setup. and the hard drive passes.

2006-10-09 22:29:07

#4

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7045|Seattle

How far into booting up does it get before it gives you that?

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2006-10-09 22:34:53

#5

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

Dell, so it shows the dell logo, then loads something called PBR descr. then i get the error message

2006-10-09 22:39:40

#6

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7045|Seattle

I'd still try running chkdsk /F from another machine if I were you. If it is the hard drive failing, that should confirm or deny it. Your next option is reinstalling windows. Have you messed with the BIOS or anything lately?

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2006-10-09 23:00:10

#7

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

Alright ill have to bring my Hard drive over to my friends to test, the computer im using right now isnt SATA. and my newest computer is at my sisters dorm. : \
Is the disk check utility the same thing (the one in Setup)

2006-10-09 23:07:46

#8

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7045|Seattle

uh...just hook it up to the other computer and check which drive letter it assigned it in My Computer, lets say it's D:

Go to start-->run-->type cmd and hit enter

Then, in the command prompt, type

Code:

chkdsk d: /F

and hit enter

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2006-10-09 23:08:53

#9

..teddy..jimmy: Member; +1,393|7097

King_County_Downy wrote:
Try taking the hard drive out and hooking it up to another computer and running checkdisk on it.

2006-10-09 23:12:38

#10

bakarocket: Member; +12|6997

It sounds like your master boot record could have been corrupted. It's not so hard to fix if you still have your windows disk, or if you have a copy of a linux distro on Live cd. If you have neither, you can go to a internet cafe and download Knoppix and burn one there, but really all that allows you to do is save all the info you have on the hard drive right now. Without the Windows cd, you can't rewrite the MBR, and your data could be lost.

2006-10-09 23:15:18

#11

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7045|Seattle

bakarocket wrote:
It sounds like your master boot record could have been corrupted. It's not so hard to fix if you still have your windows disk, or if you have a copy of a linux distro on Live cd. If you have neither, you can go to a internet cafe and download Knoppix and burn one there, but really all that allows you to do is save all the info you have on the hard drive right now. Without the Windows cd, you can't rewrite the MBR, and your data could be lost.

You're scaring him. Just hook it up to another computer.

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2006-10-09 23:17:25

#12

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

Uhhh doesnt look my hard drive could plug into my old computer. looks like one of those old ones.
Also its IDE

Last edited by Maj.Do (2006-10-09 23:29:59)

2006-10-09 23:21:58

#13

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7045|Seattle

Make it so.

https://www.uploadfile.info/uploads/722cc0a1d5.jpg

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2006-10-09 23:24:38

#14

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

Also i got a huge project due on wednesday so im just gonna buy probably a small hard drive as a backup one. Any suggestions on a hard drive? Might get another 160 gig to raid it if my current one is ok(should know by tommorrow)

2006-10-09 23:27:53

#15

Richard2000: Banned; +39|6993|England

is your hd sata or ide?

2006-10-09 23:29:18

#16

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

Sata

2006-10-09 23:55:11

#17

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7049|132 and Bush

Did you delete the partion and create a new?

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2006-10-10 00:06:28

#18

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

Whoa i didnt create a partion, and new i didnt do anything to the bios.

2006-10-10 00:08:32

#19

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7049|132 and Bush

Maj.Do wrote:
Whoa i didnt create a partion, and new i didnt do anything to the bios.

Do it from your windows install disk. Make sure you don't do it quick, do it the long way.

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2006-10-10 00:10:19

#20

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7200|good old CA

Alright ill do that tommorrow morning when i have time, Im not so sure about the long and quick way?? and im assuming ill run a chkdsk /f in cmd after creating that partion?

Last edited by Maj.Do (2006-10-10 00:11:54)

2006-10-10 00:15:51

#21

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7049|132 and Bush

Maj.Do wrote:
Alright ill do that tommorrow morning when i have time, Im not so sure about the long and quick way?? and im assuming ill run a chkdsk /f in cmd after creating that partion?

Yes, I forget the exact option names when creating one. But one of the options is quick,do not select that one. Your HD is probably fine it's just not properly partitioned.

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2006-10-10 00:16:33

#22

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|7045|Seattle

do the check disk first, then try what they're saying.

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2006-10-10 00:21:23

#23

Reciprocity: Member; +721|7029|the dank(super) side of Oregon

I know what system32 .exe your talking about. once that sucker disappears your HD is gone. you can try reinstalling it all you want with the utility junk, but it won't fix it. sorry dude.

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