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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: win2007 on April 25, 2009, 07:10:57 PM

Title: i just lost my storage hard drive :(
Post by: win2007 on April 25, 2009, 07:10:57 PM

Well. i am really not sure if i have lost it.. its gone from my device manager. When I refresh that its still missing.. I checked and its still pluged into the motherboard..

how do I check it and see if it is really gone?? I did have much info in it just some anime, movies and some porn.

Any thoughts would be helpful.. thank

Title: Re: i just lost my storage hard drive :(
Post by: quaxo on April 25, 2009, 07:18:47 PM

You didn't have to divulge the contents of the drive. Files are files.  :P

1. Check that it appears in the BIOS.
2. Try it in another computer (as a slave drive).

Title: Re: i just lost my storage hard drive :(
Post by: Geek-9pm on April 25, 2009, 07:37:14 PM

If a drive does not get up to its normal speed, the BIOS may treat it as a failure and not log it in. This can be unexpectedly caused by:
1. Erratic power connectors.
2. Worn bearings or dirt in the drive HDD motor.
3. A weak power supply

And the are the usual every day things, which you shooed have already checked out..
1. Somebody three the PC off the desktop.
2. At last night's party they put beer in the PC fan.
3. Your ferrets got in and chewed wires.

Title: Re: i just lost my storage hard drive :(
Post by: win2007 on April 25, 2009, 08:09:01 PM

can i get a little step by step info on how to check my storage if it's on the right place's thanks

Title: Re: i just lost my storage hard drive :(
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on April 25, 2009, 09:08:25 PM

You are talking checking device manager. In order to do that, you must run Windows, which is run from your hard drive.

Do you have more than one physical hard drives in your computer?

Title: Re: i just lost my storage hard drive :(
Post by: patio on April 26, 2009, 07:03:29 AM

Right click My Computer and select Manage...then Disk Management...does it show up there ? ?