Hard Drive Issues

TupacRulz · 01-21-2006, 10:33 AM

I brought a 160 IDE Hard Drive for christmas and to start off with it worked fine. But when I placed it into another computer, it doesnt work. The BIOS picks it up with the correct Cylinder numbers and that, but in My Computer there is no second hard drive. I have the correct jumper settings, I have tried formatting it but it says it cannot read or write the Hard Drive. Some help please.

johnb35 · 01-21-2006, 04:22 PM

if goback is installed on that drive then the OS won't read that drive. you would have to uninstall goback first.

TupacRulz · 01-21-2006, 05:15 PM

I cant uninstall anything because I can't connect to the drive at all. I have also tried putting it in another PC with a different OS but that still doesnt work. And also what it goback? So I'm guessing since I dont know what it is that it isnt on the drive.

Trizoy · 01-22-2006, 01:25 AM

The computer your trying to put the HD into, what windows is it? 98/me? or is it winxp/2000?

TupacRulz · 01-22-2006, 02:34 AM

I originally had it in a computer running XP but now I'm trying to put it in 98SE.

**ceewi1** · 01-22-2006, 05:18 AM

98/ME won't detect NTFS partitions. You're not going to be able to read that HDD on a 98 system. If you don't mind deleting all the data on it (and it doesn't sound like you do, given that you want to format it), load up a W98 boot disk and run FDISK. Delete that NTFS partition then recreate it (the bootdisk will recreate it as a FAT32). You can then format and use it.

TupacRulz · 01-22-2006, 06:15 AM

I've done what you said but it says: "No partitions to delete", then I tried setting an active partition and it said "Only partitions on Drive 1 can be made active", THEN I tried creating a Primary DOS Partition and it has Verifying Drive Intergrity and that stays on 0%. I let that run for a couple of hours then it said No Space To Create A DOS Partition. And Ceewi1 why the hell do u need 570GB?

TupacRulz · 01-23-2006, 06:10 AM

Just a bit more information which might make a difference I'm not sure but the Master drive is on a different IDE cord than the Slave one which isnt working. Also the Slave drive is on the same IDE cable as my DVD Burner and the DVD Burner doesn't work once I have connected the Slave drive on that channel. The CMOS picks up bothe the DVD Burner and the Secondary drive but do not show up in My Computer.

**ceewi1** · 01-23-2006, 07:38 AM

What is the DVD burner set to? Master or slave?

TupacRulz · 01-23-2006, 08:56 AM

Atm Its set to Master. But I have tried both combanations: DVD - Master Hard Drive - Salve, and Hard Drive - Master DVD - Slave, but neither combanations work. Also I tried the same with the two hard drives on the same channel also didnt work

01-21-2006, 10:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
TupacRulz Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 38	Hard Drive Issues I brought a 160 IDE Hard Drive for christmas and to start off with it worked fine. But when I placed it into another computer, it doesnt work. The BIOS picks it up with the correct Cylinder numbers and that, but in My Computer there is no second hard drive. I have the correct jumper settings, I have tried formatting it but it says it cannot read or write the Hard Drive. Some help please.

01-22-2006, 01:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Campbell, Ca Posts: 4,652	The computer your trying to put the HD into, what windows is it? 98/me? or is it winxp/2000? __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

01-22-2006, 05:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,237	98/ME won't detect NTFS partitions. You're not going to be able to read that HDD on a 98 system. If you don't mind deleting all the data on it (and it doesn't sound like you do, given that you want to format it), load up a W98 boot disk and run FDISK. Delete that NTFS partition then recreate it (the bootdisk will recreate it as a FAT32). You can then format and use it. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides Last edited by ceewi1; 01-22-2006 at 05:23 AM.

01-22-2006, 06:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
TupacRulz Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 38	I've done what you said but it says: "No partitions to delete", then I tried setting an active partition and it said "Only partitions on Drive 1 can be made active", THEN I tried creating a Primary DOS Partition and it has Verifying Drive Intergrity and that stays on 0%. I let that run for a couple of hours then it said No Space To Create A DOS Partition. And Ceewi1 why the hell do u need 570GB? Last edited by TupacRulz; 01-22-2006 at 07:14 AM.

01-23-2006, 07:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,237	What is the DVD burner set to? Master or slave? __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

01-21-2006, 04:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IL, USA Age: 38 Posts: 830	if goback is installed on that drive then the OS won't read that drive. you would have to uninstall goback first.

01-21-2006, 05:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
TupacRulz Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 38	I cant uninstall anything because I can't connect to the drive at all. I have also tried putting it in another PC with a different OS but that still doesnt work. And also what it goback? So I'm guessing since I dont know what it is that it isnt on the drive.

01-22-2006, 02:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
TupacRulz Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 38	I originally had it in a computer running XP but now I'm trying to put it in 98SE.

01-23-2006, 06:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
TupacRulz Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 38	Just a bit more information which might make a difference I'm not sure but the Master drive is on a different IDE cord than the Slave one which isnt working. Also the Slave drive is on the same IDE cable as my DVD Burner and the DVD Burner doesn't work once I have connected the Slave drive on that channel. The CMOS picks up bothe the DVD Burner and the Secondary drive but do not show up in My Computer.

01-23-2006, 08:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
TupacRulz Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 38	Atm Its set to Master. But I have tried both combanations: DVD - Master Hard Drive - Salve, and Hard Drive - Master DVD - Slave, but neither combanations work. Also I tried the same with the two hard drives on the same channel also didnt work

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