HDD problem

PCDude18 · 08-29-2006, 07:03 PM

Hey guys

I need some opinions on this one, I have an old PC (Intel pentium3 600Mhz, 128MB RAM, 13Gb HDD, ALS4000 soundcard, and a voodoo VGA) that hasn't been in work for a long time. Yesterday i decided to fix it so i fortmated and installed Windows XP pro in my HDD and installed the drivers. When i installed the ALS4000 driver, my sound settings had been disabled and i decided to uninstall the drivers an reinstall them. During the uninstall my PC frozed and i pushed the reset button. When the PC rebooted a message was shown "Primary master hard disk fail" and my HDD made a noise like the HDD head was stuck. What should i do?? Should i replace my old HDD with a new one?

Liam · 08-29-2006, 07:16 PM

Try reformatting it again, re-install XP pro, if that doesn't work replace HDD.

**The_Other_One** · 08-29-2006, 11:02 PM

If you actually hear the drive making noises, that's usally a pretty sure sign of a bad drive... There's usally not much you can do. I suppose you could try to scan the drive for bad sectors and what not, but it's probably beyond repair.

08-29-2006, 07:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
PCDude18 New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6	HDD problem Hey guys I need some opinions on this one, I have an old PC (Intel pentium3 600Mhz, 128MB RAM, 13Gb HDD, ALS4000 soundcard, and a voodoo VGA) that hasn't been in work for a long time. Yesterday i decided to fix it so i fortmated and installed Windows XP pro in my HDD and installed the drivers. When i installed the ALS4000 driver, my sound settings had been disabled and i decided to uninstall the drivers an reinstall them. During the uninstall my PC frozed and i pushed the reset button. When the PC rebooted a message was shown "Primary master hard disk fail" and my HDD made a noise like the HDD head was stuck. What should i do?? Should i replace my old HDD with a new one?

08-29-2006, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,418	If you actually hear the drive making noises, that's usally a pretty sure sign of a bad drive... There's usally not much you can do. I suppose you could try to scan the drive for bad sectors and what not, but it's probably beyond repair. __________________ 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

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08-29-2006, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Liam Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: United Kingdom- Manchester. Posts: 134	Try reformatting it again, re-install XP pro, if that doesn't work replace HDD.