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mark_atkin-barrett

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Missing Hard Drive
« on: October 17, 2007, 02:11:14 AM »
Recently my second hard drive has gone missing...i cant see it in 'My Computer' and when i save a document i cant see it!. My other hard drive (C Drive) is still showing.

Can anyone help the missing Hard Drive.

Thanks in advance

Mark
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kbm292



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    Re: Missing Hard Drive
    « Reply #1 on: October 17, 2007, 06:53:26 AM »
    Can we get more info about your computer?  What operating system are you using?  Have you made any hardware/software changes prior to the hard drive going missing?
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    litespeed14



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      Re: Missing Hard Drive
      « Reply #2 on: October 17, 2007, 07:15:55 AM »
      Look in Device Manager under Disk Drives, also see if you have the driver loaded under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers...You might start there? Does it it boot up with the 2cd drive loaded,  but then other times it is not? Also "kbm292". need alot more info to help you
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      mark_atkin-barrett

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      Re: Missing Hard Drive
      « Reply #3 on: October 17, 2007, 12:04:55 PM »
      I can see it via the 'Disk Management' screen but it still does not appear in 'My Computer'. I did notice that when i recently ran my anti virus it picked up a trojan virus that seemed to be on my missing hard drive...the problem was the anti virus software (AVG free) could not delete it. Since then i have deleted AVG and installed Nortons Antivirus 2007...but when i run it, it does'nt find the missing drive and therefore cannot locate and delete the virus!!!

      Help
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      kbm292



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        Re: Missing Hard Drive
        « Reply #4 on: October 17, 2007, 01:00:52 PM »
        Quote from: kbm292 on October 17, 2007, 06:53:26 AM
        Can we get more info about your computer?  What operating system are you using?  Have you made any hardware/software changes prior to the hard drive going missing?

        Can you answer this?  I noticed you said you just installed Norton.  So that's one change.  In disk management what does it say is the status of the disk?  Does it still say healthy?
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        mark_atkin-barrett

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        Re: Missing Hard Drive
        « Reply #5 on: October 17, 2007, 02:05:29 PM »
        Yes... the status is healthy.
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        Re: Missing Hard Drive
        « Reply #6 on: October 17, 2007, 10:45:53 PM »
        CIH virus is able to cause it.
        Read here: http://www.grc.com/cih.htm
        They have a free tool to fix it, IF that's the cause, but worth to try...
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        mark_atkin-barrett

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        Re: Missing Hard Drive
        « Reply #7 on: October 17, 2007, 11:42:42 PM »
        Just tried this website but still have the same problem...anyone got any other ideas?

        Thanks

        Mark
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        Re: Missing Hard Drive
        « Reply #8 on: October 17, 2007, 11:49:46 PM »
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        Can we get more info about your computer?  What operating system are you using?
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        kbm292



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          Re: Missing Hard Drive
          « Reply #9 on: October 18, 2007, 05:46:28 AM »
          mark_atkin-barrett can you answer my first set of questions first please?   ;D
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