Boot Disc Failure

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Clubz

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So i was trying to put my HDD into a computer that did not have one so i could use the computer, upon installing the HDD and starting up the computer i got an error "Boot Disc Failure" after trying many thing to fix the problem i found out it could not detect my HDD,i gave up and moved the HDD back to my computer...only to get the same error. I spent more time on trying to fix it including messing with the bios, making sure the plugs were in right, moving wires,inserting the start up disc like the error asked but i still have the same problem, please help as soon as possible :(

extra info: the HDD is IDE
 
Unfortunately it sounds like that HDD has failed. If you have connected it back into your computer exactly how it was before and the bios does not detect it then it is dead.

1. Did you drop the disk during any of the transferring?
2. Was the IDE cable hard to get in at any point? ie check the pins are not bent inside the socket.
3. Can you confirm the drive is spinning. Just put your hand on it while running you should be able to feel it. Some of the old molex power cables had bad connections and you had to wiggle the wire around to get it to spin up.
4. Are you using the same IDE cable in both computers? These can be delicate, if you have another one try it.
5. Did you Earth yourself during the transfer. I have seen people get a static buildup then touch the controller board on the bottom of the HDD and kill it. Did you happen to feel any zaps during the transfer?

Good luck. Hopefully there isn't too much important data on there as it doesn't sound promising.
 
To begin with you can't put a hard drive from one system into another and expect windows to boot up like nothing happened. It's either gonna blue screen or give you an error when booting up as the system you put it in has different hardware then the original system. You can always put it in another system and use it as a data drive though but you can't boot windows. You will have to put the drive back in the original machine and do a repair install on it.
 
correction and reply

Sry but the hdd is actually a SATA not idea, hope that makes things better, also I didn't get zaped at all during transfer, also I do have a spare connection cable from the other computer, should I try replacing them?
 
Well being a SATA drive it is less likely to be a problem with the connector or the cable. Definately try the other cable just in case, however I don't think it would be that.

If you have tried the drive in two different computers and it is not detected by either BIOS then I think unfortunately it is a dead disk.

Chris
 
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