HELP, My E Drive has gone!!!

[bugalugs]

Hello There Again bugalugs.

Have you tried the system restore feature that Windows XP offers.

Restore to an earlier time when the problem did not exist?

Try the below site to do system restore. :-?


http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/390

I tried system restore & it wont help me with my problem either  

[street1 (RIP)]

It appears as Dilbert pointed out,you have loose connections to the
drive,or the drive has gone bad.Unless dad ain't 'fessing up.

[patio]

Have you checked anything that has been suggested yet ? ?

patio.   8-)

[bugalugs]

I have tried everything and everything seems normal  :-/ :-?

[street1 (RIP)]

When you boot to your BIOS does the drive appear there?

[bugalugs]

wat u mean bios?

[bugalugs]

& how do I get there to check it out?

[street1 (RIP)]

& how do I get there to check it out?

Usually when you enter setup when booting on a HP you will need to press
F1,or F2.This should appear on your screen when you are restarting your computer.....To enter setup F1,or F2.

[bugalugs]

& how do I get there to check it out?

Usually when you enter setup when booting on a HP you will need to press
F1,or F2.This should appear on your screen when you are restarting your computer.....To enter setup F1,or F2.

i will check now, pls give me 5 mins

[bugalugs]

i cant see it there unless im doing something wrong  

[street1 (RIP)]

i cant see it there unless im doing something wrong  

If your drive is not being reported in the BIOS.....

It is either completely dead,or not getting a signal from the IDE port on
the mother board,or not plugged in properly,or your BIOS has gone
whacko.Does a led light- light up on your CD/DVD Rom drive?

Does your BIOS screen look like the below picture?

[bugalugs]

i cant see it there unless im doing something wrong  

If your drive is not being reported in the BIOS.....

It is either completely dead,or not getting a signal from the IDE port on
the mother board,or not plugged in properly,or your BIOS has gone
whacko.Does a led light- light up on your CD/DVD Rom drive?

when i put a cd in (a blank one) the light comes on for about 10 seconds then it turns off  :-?

[street1 (RIP)]

SWAG:Can you boot with your recovery disk?

It appears Your Cd-rom is bad or needs cleaned.
I don't put a lot of stock in cdrom cleaning disks you
can buy to clean the optical disk but,give it a try.

What model number of HP Pavillion do you have?

[bugalugs]

It says hp pavilion f1703 on the monitor & hp pavilion f740a on the hard drive!

i will take a pic of wat the bios says now!!! brb

[street1 (RIP)]

I must go to work will return in 9 or 10 hours.Someone else should continue helping you.