Hard Drive Problem...

leSHok

leSHok

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I took one of my internals out and put it into a case but every time I turn on the hard drive it beeps and nothing shows up my computer. I tried sticking it back in the computer in which it was in before and it just beeps again.

If I reformatted it (if possible) how would I do so?

And if it is reformatted could I run a program to get all the lost data because I restored my old PC and ran a program and got everything back I lost (even a few month old folders came back).
 
What type of drive are you talking about here? ide or sata? If it's an ide drive you could try setting the jumper as master and plug in the end not middle connector. If that was done you would then try the CS or cable select position to see if the bios then recognises the drive. Hopefully the drive didn't simply quit on you explaining the beeps when it was returned to the old case.
 
Please work on your terminology, your question is very confusing...

What "internals" did you remove from the computer? Are you sure you put it back in correctly?

A hard drive will not beep unless something's very wrong with it physically(but they have no speaker) A hard drive has nothing to do with your monitor either, it just holds your info. It also would have no impact if something is displayed on your screen. Sometimes if your hard drive is installed incorrectly, it could keep a machine from POSTing, but that's not the case as (I assume) you ran it with and without the drive?

A drive will not format itself. It is possible to destroy the data on the drive by physically damaging the drive or something, but I find this highly unlikely...

Once we know for sure what you originally removed from the computer, pinpointing the problem shouldn't be too difficult.
 
For an ide hard drive you would buy what is called an ide ribbon cable or a higher priced round ide cable. Moving an ide drive from one system to another won't cause beeping sounds to heard. The lack of any signal seen on the screen and beeping sounds heard sounds more like the video card or memory was somehow lifted up in the slot while you were inside the cases themselves.

A single long beep followed by two short beeps would indicate either a video card or memory problem as a rule on most systems. A little more information would be needed on the systems in general. The data and files currently on the drive itself unless damaged are still there to be found. When working on the cases you may have tugged a cable or the wiring harness against the memory or video card in both.
 
Okay my computer had an 80 gig in it already and I stuck another 80 gig in (that is the one with the problem) and it worked fine for about 3-4 months I had it in and then I took it out and then i realized i wanted it back in the computer with already the 80 gig and it started to beep on startup so then i bought a case for the hard drive and once again it beeps.
 
That's not the drive causing the beeping there. Just what type of beeps are you hearing? Is it a short followed by two or more long beeps or a continuous beep. The pattern will identify the actual problem. Generally the video card or memory is the first items to look at. If you bumped the video card up in the slots in both cases or somehow loosened a dimm that's when an audio alert would be most likely heard. I doubt both video cards in both cases quit at the same time there.
 
I don't get why you are saying stuff about the video card or memory... Wouldn't it just be the hard drive? I don't know about the beeps I will get back to you later on it.
 
Just because you were messing with the hard drive doesn't mean that's the only thing affected. You could of bumped something out of place(all of us techs have :P)

Could you describe the beeps? Different lengths and what not mean different things, as PC Eye mentioned.
 
leSHok said:
I took one of my internals out and put it into a case but every time I turn on the hard drive it beeps and nothing shows up my computer. I tried sticking it back in the computer in which it was in before and it just beeps again.

If I reformatted it (if possible) how would I do so?

And if it is reformatted could I run a program to get all the lost data because I restored my old PC and ran a program and got everything back I lost (even a few month old folders came back).
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i think the beeping sound is a memory problem, video card or processor
 
Any time you start hearing an audio alert that involves a major hardware besides a hard drive installed directly on the board itself. But the coincidence of both cases hearing audio alarms at the same time suggests you bumped the video card or somehow released the locking tab on one or more dimms.

That will send red flags right there. If you were "in a rush" and didn't take notice it's probably just a quick look inside that is all that is needed. But if you saw two different hardwares fail for different reasons that could also explain this.

First take a close look and try reseatin the video card and memory alike. Make sure to take the needed esd precautions when doing this on both cases to avoid damages. If a cpu fails there is usually a constant steady beeping or a "cpu failure" message of some type onscreen on most boards. Let's first if reseating helps and take notes on the pattern if any.
 
How is it doing that it is plugged into a external hard drive case...but the sound it makes is like
. .. . ..
dun da da-dun da da
haha and when i say in "my computer" i mean the explorer window my computer...the computer is fine i just have the weird sounding hard drive hooked up in a usb hard drive case
 
Ok now you are indicating the ide drive is in an external usb drive case. When you stated turning on your hard drive it sounded more like when you were powering up the system. You have to clarify things so people know what you are referring to.

If the adapter has a problem od the drive is bad by the sound of that plus it is still unpartitioned and formatted it simply won't be seen by Windows especially in an external adapter. You could try right clicking on the MyComputer icon. choosing "manage", and then double clicking on "storage" once you are in the "Administrative Tools>Computer Management" section of the control panel. See if the drive is indicated there in the Disk Management section. It should be see as a rectangular block with "unallocated" on it.
 
Either there's a connection or bad adapter problem being seen or you got into a bad drive there. If you just bought the drive try another one if you have a spare hanging around. If that is seen then the drive is folly and needs replacement. The description of noises being heard suggests either a bad drive to begin with or a power connection problem with the adapter causing a stutter with the drive. Can you try the other drive in that adapter? Or is that the sealed external type?
 
Sealed external type. And nooo I do not have an extra drive :(
But is there any way to fix this like you said something about power connection.
Is there still hope in my old 80 gig?
 
If you had just ordered and received the drive(online) you could rma it for an exchange. Otherwise bring it to the store where you bought it. First you have to determine if it is the drive itself. Would it being a presealed casing your options to service it are... 0%! If you tamper with the power connections you void any option for returning it under manufacturer's if not dealer warranty.

For the older 80gb that will depend on condition. If the drive is in good working order you could use that while waiting for a replacement on the mewer drive. The odd sounds sugest the read/write heads are in trouble there on it. If one is swinging loose you would hear a sort of rapping sound like what you were describing as it flung around inside. Your initial descriptions pointed at seeing problems with the 80gb internal however.
 
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