Omg Help Quick!!!!!!

Oblivion · 05-29-2006, 05:39 AM

ok guys for the last week i have been trying to figure this out..

i unplugged a harddrive in my sony viao and tried to get some stuff off another harddrive off but it didnt work so when i connected the old hard drive again it said reboot and select boot devise or insert boot media devise... I have no idea what that is but i NEED to information off of that hard drive it is CRUTIAL that i get it so if anyone can help me please do..

YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

**The_Other_One** · 05-29-2006, 05:48 AM

Well...is the drive you're trying to get stuff from bootable? You'll need a bootable drive in the machine(most machines need it set as the primary master) then the other drive, probably on the same channel as the slave.

Oblivion · 05-29-2006, 06:19 AM

ok i just hooked up the sony drive back into the computer... same cords same plugs same everything then i turn the computer on.. it says VAIO then Pentium 4 then a black screen with a blinking dash and it says please reboot or w/e

way2evil · 05-29-2006, 12:16 PM

if you messed with the boot order make sure you change that back to. it will say like press ESC to enter boot menu, do that then select your sony hard drive. How is your hd plugged in IDE(long gray cable) or SATA(small cable)?

Oblivion · 05-29-2006, 07:53 PM

its a fat long cable with to fat plugs at one and and another fat plug at the other end that goes into the motherboard

Oblivion · 05-29-2006, 08:30 PM

you guys are the best you have once again solved my problem when i went into the bios i found out that the hard drive cord was dissconntcted so i connected it and now i am up and running...

but incase anyone knows if i put another hard drive in it and then the screen comes up that says run in safe mode run windows and run last configuration that worked and i tried them all and none of them work is there anything i can do?

SC7 · 05-29-2006, 08:46 PM

So you put a different hard drive in there, with a different install, correct? That probably will not work because it was installed for a different motherboard. The installed HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) is different, and therefore, it won't properly work on different hardware. You'll have to run the recovery console from the Windows Xp Disc.

way2evil · 05-29-2006, 11:04 PM

just put the other HDD in there at the same time, have them both plugged in and you should be able to access it from my computer

SC7 · 05-29-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by way2evil

just put the other HDD in there at the same time, have them both plugged in and you should be able to access it from my computer

Well that works to get the files, IDK if he was trying to boot of it.

Oblivion · 05-30-2006, 12:04 AM

yeha just trying to get some pics and songs off the other one....

05-29-2006, 05:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Oblivion Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 127	Omg Help Quick!!!!!! ok guys for the last week i have been trying to figure this out.. i unplugged a harddrive in my sony viao and tried to get some stuff off another harddrive off but it didnt work so when i connected the old hard drive again it said reboot and select boot devise or insert boot media devise... I have no idea what that is but i NEED to information off of that hard drive it is CRUTIAL that i get it so if anyone can help me please do.. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST! __________________ Case: Lian Li 65B Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor Processor: AMD Athlon 3800+ Motherboard: DFI Lanparty Video Card: eVGA Nvidia 7800 GT Screen: 19" RAM: 2 GB Mouse: Logitech MX518 Keyboard: Logitech G15 PSU: Asys 650W

05-29-2006, 05:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,426	Well...is the drive you're trying to get stuff from bootable? You'll need a bootable drive in the machine(most machines need it set as the primary master) then the other drive, probably on the same channel as the slave. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

05-29-2006, 06:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Oblivion Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 127	ok i just hooked up the sony drive back into the computer... same cords same plugs same everything then i turn the computer on.. it says VAIO then Pentium 4 then a black screen with a blinking dash and it says please reboot or w/e __________________ Case: Lian Li 65B Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor Processor: AMD Athlon 3800+ Motherboard: DFI Lanparty Video Card: eVGA Nvidia 7800 GT Screen: 19" RAM: 2 GB Mouse: Logitech MX518 Keyboard: Logitech G15 PSU: Asys 650W

05-29-2006, 12:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
way2evil Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Safe Mode Posts: 739	if you messed with the boot order make sure you change that back to. it will say like press ESC to enter boot menu, do that then select your sony hard drive. How is your hd plugged in IDE(long gray cable) or SATA(small cable)? __________________ Thermaltake Armor Jr. Gaming Case Enermax EG565P 535 Watt Power Supply Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6600 Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Asus P5N32-E 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Corsair XMS2 NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video 320 GB HARD DRIVE x2

05-29-2006, 07:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Oblivion Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 127	its a fat long cable with to fat plugs at one and and another fat plug at the other end that goes into the motherboard __________________ Case: Lian Li 65B Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor Processor: AMD Athlon 3800+ Motherboard: DFI Lanparty Video Card: eVGA Nvidia 7800 GT Screen: 19" RAM: 2 GB Mouse: Logitech MX518 Keyboard: Logitech G15 PSU: Asys 650W

05-29-2006, 08:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Oblivion Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 127	you guys are the best you have once again solved my problem when i went into the bios i found out that the hard drive cord was dissconntcted so i connected it and now i am up and running... but incase anyone knows if i put another hard drive in it and then the screen comes up that says run in safe mode run windows and run last configuration that worked and i tried them all and none of them work is there anything i can do? __________________ Case: Lian Li 65B Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor Processor: AMD Athlon 3800+ Motherboard: DFI Lanparty Video Card: eVGA Nvidia 7800 GT Screen: 19" RAM: 2 GB Mouse: Logitech MX518 Keyboard: Logitech G15 PSU: Asys 650W

05-29-2006, 08:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
SC7 Platinum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey, USA Age: 18 Posts: 757	So you put a different hard drive in there, with a different install, correct? That probably will not work because it was installed for a different motherboard. The installed HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) is different, and therefore, it won't properly work on different hardware. You'll have to run the recovery console from the Windows Xp Disc. __________________ My Rig Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Northwood Intel 845GVSR Motherboard 1 GB PC 3200 DDR BFG Tech FX5500OC 256 Mb PCI Edition 160 GB WD Caviar SE (8 Mb cache) Edition 60 GB WD Caviar SE (8 Mb cache) Edition Sony DVD-Rom/CD-RW Drive Dynex DVD+-R/RW Dual Layer Drive Nice MAG Innovision 17" LCD Flat Panel Monitor.

05-29-2006, 11:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
way2evil Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Safe Mode Posts: 739	just put the other HDD in there at the same time, have them both plugged in and you should be able to access it from my computer __________________ Thermaltake Armor Jr. Gaming Case Enermax EG565P 535 Watt Power Supply Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6600 Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Asus P5N32-E 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Corsair XMS2 NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video 320 GB HARD DRIVE x2

05-30-2006, 12:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
Oblivion Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 127	yeha just trying to get some pics and songs off the other one.... __________________ Case: Lian Li 65B Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor Processor: AMD Athlon 3800+ Motherboard: DFI Lanparty Video Card: eVGA Nvidia 7800 GT Screen: 19" RAM: 2 GB Mouse: Logitech MX518 Keyboard: Logitech G15 PSU: Asys 650W

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