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karrenstar

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    Hard Disk Disappeared?
    « on: September 09, 2009, 05:11:11 AM »
    My computer[running on Windows XP] cannot detect one of the secondary hard disks. It used to occur occassionally. Now it doesn't appear at all. My computer went through a Restore session half a month ago using Ghost. Can anyone please help?

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    Allan

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    Re: Hard Disk Disappeared?
    « Reply #1 on: September 09, 2009, 05:13:20 AM »
    Go to Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management. Does the drive show there? If so, what is its status and drive letter?
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    karrenstar

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      Re: Hard Disk Disappeared?
      « Reply #2 on: September 10, 2009, 06:51:48 AM »
      no it does not show there
      but all other hard disks and external hard disk show and they are in good condition
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      Re: Hard Disk Disappeared?
      « Reply #3 on: September 10, 2009, 08:03:06 AM »
      You may want to go to the manufactures web site and download the disk tools. Run them against the drive to be sure its still good.

      To me it sound like its a bad drive.

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        Re: Hard Disk Disappeared?
        « Reply #4 on: September 10, 2009, 10:22:10 AM »
        Boot into the BIOS and see if the drive appears there.  If not, probably a bad drive. :-[

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        Re: Hard Disk Disappeared?
        « Reply #5 on: September 10, 2009, 02:04:01 PM »
        do you have another computer available? If you do, I would try connecting hard drive in question to it and see if the second computer can access it.
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