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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: lostinsanity on August 06, 2009, 07:15:25 AM

Title: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: lostinsanity on August 06, 2009, 07:15:25 AM

I can't seem to get a break when it comes to Hard drives.

I was intending to clone my master 40gb drive to a partition on my 250gb slave drive, but before I did it I wanted to defragment the F: drive.

But every time I try to defrag it, it starts making a nasty grinding noise and then an error box comes up in the bottom right of the screen (screenshot below)

The drive disappears from the system completely until I turn the system off and then turn it on again.

I have also found I get the same error when I try to download things onto it as well.

Does anyone know if there is a way I can fix this?

Screenshot of diskeeper and error message (note that only the C drive shows in diskeeper, and not the F drive)

(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1525/harddriveerror.th.jpg) (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=harddriveerror.jpg)

Title: Re: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: Karnac on August 06, 2009, 07:26:56 AM

I think you should concentrate on removing all data that means anything to you as quickly as you can...forget about any defrag now...your primary concern is to save your data......Back it up and CONFIRM it is backed up......Once you've done this run the manufacturers diagnostic program and confirm the drive unstable.......remember to save data first since the stress of the diagnostic could trash the drive completely.

Title: Re: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: Quantos on August 07, 2009, 09:29:04 PM

Why are you trying to defragment your F drive, is that not your optical drive?

Please tell us what your drive structure consists of.

Title: Re: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: smeezekitty on August 07, 2009, 10:04:20 PM

your drive is probubly going out
backup all data as soon as pos

Title: Re: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: Quantos on August 07, 2009, 10:06:22 PM

Quote from: smeezekitty on August 07, 2009, 10:04:20 PM

your drive is probubly going out
backup all data as soon as pos

Don't give out advice that you have no backing for.

Title: Re: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: smeezekitty on August 16, 2009, 10:08:04 PM

Quote from: Quantos on August 07, 2009, 10:06:22 PM

Don't give out advice that you have no backing for.

i am not clear on what you meant

Title: Re: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: Allan on August 17, 2009, 05:53:06 AM

What is your F: drive?

Title: Re: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: patio on August 17, 2009, 06:37:39 AM

You said Diskeeper...the image is Perfect Disk...

What happens if you clik on Drive Map ? ?
List all your drives in this machine...then list any partitions on each drive.

Title: Re: Hard drive disappears when trying to defrag/download
Post by: BC_Programmer on August 17, 2009, 06:38:46 AM

I had a similar issue, with disappearing drives...

I replaced my power supply... the problem disappeared instead. :)