Correct title (mods pls fix if possible): BIOS/PC Doesn't detects hard disk
Hi all,
I have a seagate 160gb hdd .. 2 years old.. was working perfectly fine till an hour ago.
I suddenly thought my computer was slow .. kinda laggy.. and i also started to hear some voice (weird voice .. like tak-tak-tak .. as if some thing was knocking on one of the components) from inside my cabinet.
So i switched off my comp ..
I restarted .. the sound again came .. very loud and apparent.
I then realised that at the first screen, one of my hard disk (160 gb seagate) was not detected.
I then took it out (of the cabinet) .. this time i made the hdd stand on the floor, attached the power and ide cable .. turned on the comp .. and NOW i realized the sound was coming from this hdd itself. The sound goes like something spinning inside the hdd .. then it would stop .. then again spins .. then again stops .. then again spins, and so on. This (spinning) sound would also continue even when i turn off the comp (although it then gradually decreases and then goes off, and no i'm not talking about the sound fans make). I'm sure i never heard such sound from my hdd.
Nevertheless .. i kept my comp off for like 30 mins .. and then i re-tested it .. and the hard disk still wouldn't detect.
I tested it on my brother's comp .. and it won't work there too.
I then tried to put it as master (jumper) .. but then it would just stick on the first screen (without detecting the drive), and it wouldn't even let me enter the BIOS.. and once again if i remove the jumper.. it doesn't detects the hdd (although now i am able to enter bios).
This is the first time in my life i'm having a feeling that my hard disk has completely died. Which means i have nothing but to cry for all the precious data which was stored in it.
PLEASE help me. Is there ANY solution to this? Do i have to take this dead drive to data recovery center? Is there any workaround for this? (without of course affecting my warranty).
Is my drive even dead or it's just my guess?
My comp config:
p4 2.4
msi pm8m-v
win xp pro running on 200 gb segate hdd (currenly i'm on)
1 gb ram
160gb hdd --> the faulty one
Please help me.
Thanks a lot in advance
Regards
Hi all,
I have a seagate 160gb hdd .. 2 years old.. was working perfectly fine till an hour ago.
I suddenly thought my computer was slow .. kinda laggy.. and i also started to hear some voice (weird voice .. like tak-tak-tak .. as if some thing was knocking on one of the components) from inside my cabinet.
So i switched off my comp ..
I restarted .. the sound again came .. very loud and apparent.
I then realised that at the first screen, one of my hard disk (160 gb seagate) was not detected.
I then took it out (of the cabinet) .. this time i made the hdd stand on the floor, attached the power and ide cable .. turned on the comp .. and NOW i realized the sound was coming from this hdd itself. The sound goes like something spinning inside the hdd .. then it would stop .. then again spins .. then again stops .. then again spins, and so on. This (spinning) sound would also continue even when i turn off the comp (although it then gradually decreases and then goes off, and no i'm not talking about the sound fans make). I'm sure i never heard such sound from my hdd.
Nevertheless .. i kept my comp off for like 30 mins .. and then i re-tested it .. and the hard disk still wouldn't detect.
I tested it on my brother's comp .. and it won't work there too.
I then tried to put it as master (jumper) .. but then it would just stick on the first screen (without detecting the drive), and it wouldn't even let me enter the BIOS.. and once again if i remove the jumper.. it doesn't detects the hdd (although now i am able to enter bios).
This is the first time in my life i'm having a feeling that my hard disk has completely died. Which means i have nothing but to cry for all the precious data which was stored in it.
PLEASE help me. Is there ANY solution to this? Do i have to take this dead drive to data recovery center? Is there any workaround for this? (without of course affecting my warranty).
Is my drive even dead or it's just my guess?
My comp config:
p4 2.4
msi pm8m-v
win xp pro running on 200 gb segate hdd (currenly i'm on)
1 gb ram
160gb hdd --> the faulty one
Please help me.
Thanks a lot in advance
Regards