Computer help needed

Ziltoid · #1 07-11-2009, 07:47 PM

Well it's just that I'm not sure about this so if somebody could confirm or tell me what's wrong.

My other computer won't boot up correctly it keeps asking me to put the boot-cd in it so it can boot from cd, So seeing that I assumed my HD was fryed/broke so i went into the Bios and it tells me all my Sata ports are empty, wich is were my HD was plugged, weird enough.

So i un-plugged the computer switched my HD cable for a new one and plugged it into another sata port, still nothing.

I mobo doesn't gives me any error message and keeps showing the fully functional code.

Is it what I think? is my Hard drive broke? And what else should I check n stuff just so i don't go and buy a new HD for nothing tomar.

Yes I'm noob

rcarraher · #2 07-11-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ziltoid

Well it's just that I'm not sure about this so if somebody could confirm or tell me what's wrong.

My other computer won't boot up correctly it keeps asking me to put the boot-cd in it so it can boot from cd, So seeing that I assumed my HD was fryed/broke so i went into the Bios and it tells me all my Sata ports are empty, wich is were my HD was plugged, weird enough.

So i un-plugged the computer switched my HD cable for a new one and plugged it into another sata port, still nothing.

I mobo doesn't gives me any error message and keeps showing the fully functional code.

Is it what I think? is my Hard drive broke? And what else should I check n stuff just so i don't go and buy a new HD for nothing tomar.

Yes I'm noob

Dollar to a donut, your hard drive went south. Does it make any odd noises? is it warm? Unplug the CD/DVD and plug that cable into the hard drive. Same results? These things will only confirm that its the drive, but if BIOS can't see it, the controller (on the drive) went bad.

RWP · #3 07-11-2009, 08:12 PM

Do you hear the drive spinning? If you do chances are it's gone south. Suggestion. Get 2 drives at the store and backup. XP? If so Casper is a great imaging software. It will let you copy your boot drive to a second HD. Then if this happens again you just swap the cables and you are back up and running.

http://www.fssdev.com/products/casper/

Ziltoid · #4 07-11-2009, 08:16 PM

That comp was what I'd call a gaming comp mainly, nothing important on it but my music and my .psd files and some bookmarks.

Ima head there and check what rcarraher mentionned and the spin sound, be back posting in no-long

Ziltoid · #5 07-11-2009, 08:20 PM

K well now it's apparently working but the comp si acting uber-weird, I'll try to see what's going on, dont be surprised to see me posting around here in no-long :/

rcarraher · #6 07-11-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ziltoid

K well now it's apparently working but the comp si acting uber-weird, I'll try to see what's going on, dont be surprised to see me posting around here in no-long :/

If you get it to boot to windows, go to "My Computer" Right click on the suspect drive, and choose properties, then select Check for Errors on the Tools Tab. It'll want you to reboot and let it run check disk. But chances are that the drive just cooled down long enough to get a boot. This is actually good as it'll give you time to get your files off it.

hover · #7 07-11-2009, 08:30 PM

Yeah. If you can get a stable boot, migrate your tunes NOW.

Ziltoid · #8 07-11-2009, 08:39 PM

I'm currently checking stuff that could of went wrong, i ran orthos and did a few rounds for cpu/ram, those things works perfectly. then went to dxdiag checked the gfx card worked to. Only thing left is pretty much the Hd. transfering my files atm but the comp is acting really slowish#buggy type of, dunno this is strange...

Ziltoid · #9 07-11-2009, 08:53 PM

I didnt had much to save that wasnt on my recent backups, so i did the my comp/tool/check thing.
At the disk check-up page. It does the first thing (1/5) sayign many stuff
Deleting corrupt attribute record segment :3651
Deleting corrupt attribute always the same (128,0 " ")
from file (the file changes at every line but the error is the same)

Then it goes to the indexes (2/5)
Deleting indexes blabla many many lines, the screens scrolls
Recoverign orphaneds

and then 3/5
Inderting data atribute into ... (for a few lines)
Check of th eusn journal

after, 4/5
its currently at 2% ill edit later
i hate computers

rcarraher · #10 07-11-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziltoid

I didnt had much to save that wasnt on my recent backups, so i did the my comp/tool/check thing.
At the disk check-up page. It does the first thing (1/5) sayign many stuff
Deleting corrupt attribute record segment :3651
Deleting corrupt attribute always the same (128,0 " ")
from file (the file changes at every line but the error is the same)

Then it goes to the indexes (2/5)
Deleting indexes blabla many many lines, the screens scrolls
Recoverign orphaneds

and then 3/5
Inderting data atribute into ... (for a few lines)
Check of th eusn journal

after, 4/5
its currently at 2% ill edit later
i hate computers

Let it run it sounds like it is trying to relocate bad sectors. Yu may just get the drive back, without relacing it. If it completes here, run a full AV scan. If it locks up somewhere along the Check Disk process, the there is most likely a bas spot on the drive. Replace it, drives are cheap.

Ziltoid · #11 07-11-2009, 09:18 PM

I guess, anyways i still have childish hopes that its all gunna solve by itself/ wont happen?

edit : its at 47% still going up slowly

rcarraher · #12 07-11-2009, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziltoid

I guess, anyways i still have childish hopes that its all gunna solve by itself/ wont happen?

Drives are funny creatures, you would not believe some of the ones I have brought back from the dead doing easy stuff like this. Still, the way it "died" on you makes me think it is going south. Good lick with it, and if you need some more help/advice, feel free to PM. At least you were able to get your files off.