2nd hardrive...

bigsoomo · 11-25-03, 04:35 PM

hey my slave 20 gig hd shows up...but cant get into it and wont format...what could be the problem? o yeah i dont have raid and i have a 40g on master and the 20 on slave...it used to read then it stopped all of a sudden and wont let me get into it...and when i try to click it open it says it isnt formated and if i would like to format...then i do and it says could not complete the format...is the hd screwed? or is ther something i can do

Th0r · 11-25-03, 04:42 PM

Download some diagnostic tools for your drive and try that... your drive might be dying....

mrgreenjeans · 11-25-03, 05:02 PM

Did you set the jumpers correctly?

bigsoomo · 11-25-03, 05:33 PM

yeah the jumpers r set right...it could be dying imma try to get diagnostic tools...

bigsoomo · 11-25-03, 06:20 PM

o right...i unplugged the master and set the slave to master to see if i can fdisk it but i cant, it says no fixed drive present...and when i try to format it says format not supported...so i guess its dead huh???

K1ll1nT1m3 · 11-25-03, 06:53 PM

Is it seen in the BIOS POST?

bigsoomo · 11-25-03, 07:03 PM

yeah its second in line(1st is 40g, 20g is second,dvd-rom,cdrw) but yeah it does show up in bios...

K1ll1nT1m3 · 11-25-03, 07:09 PM

If its NOT a SATA I would remove the other drives and set it up as the Primary Master IDE drive. ( making sure it shows up in BIOS as that ) Then try and run the diagnostic. I would think if it shows up in bios, you should be able to test it. Good luck

bigsoomo · 11-25-03, 07:48 PM

yeah its not sata and i have removed the master and set the slave to master then tried to run WD diagnostix and guess what...it says its not supported then i try to boot up again...then it wont even boot...

K1ll1nT1m3 · 11-25-03, 08:13 PM

Sorry to hear that. Guess what... Good luck!!!

bigsoomo · 11-25-03, 08:38 PM

hahah thanks man...i give up...imma ebay it for like 10 bucks

11-25-03, 04:35 PM	Thread Starter #1
bigsoomo Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Verrrrginia	2nd hardrive... hey my slave 20 gig hd shows up...but cant get into it and wont format...what could be the problem? o yeah i dont have raid and i have a 40g on master and the 20 on slave...it used to read then it stopped all of a sudden and wont let me get into it...and when i try to click it open it says it isnt formated and if i would like to format...then i do and it says could not complete the format...is the hd screwed? or is ther something i can do
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11-25-03, 04:42 PM	#2
Th0r Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: England. Liverpool, Aintree	Download some diagnostic tools for your drive and try that... your drive might be dying....
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11-25-03, 05:33 PM	Thread Starter #4
bigsoomo Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Verrrrginia	yeah the jumpers r set right...it could be dying imma try to get diagnostic tools...
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11-25-03, 06:20 PM	Thread Starter #5
bigsoomo Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Verrrrginia	o right...i unplugged the master and set the slave to master to see if i can fdisk it but i cant, it says no fixed drive present...and when i try to format it says format not supported...so i guess its dead huh???
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11-25-03, 06:53 PM	#6
K1ll1nT1m3 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: KC. Mo	Is it seen in the BIOS POST?
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11-25-03, 07:03 PM	Thread Starter #7
bigsoomo Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Verrrrginia	yeah its second in line(1st is 40g, 20g is second,dvd-rom,cdrw) but yeah it does show up in bios...
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11-25-03, 07:09 PM	#8
K1ll1nT1m3 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: KC. Mo	If its NOT a SATA I would remove the other drives and set it up as the Primary Master IDE drive. ( making sure it shows up in BIOS as that ) Then try and run the diagnostic. I would think if it shows up in bios, you should be able to test it. Good luck
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11-25-03, 07:48 PM	Thread Starter #9
bigsoomo Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Verrrrginia	yeah its not sata and i have removed the master and set the slave to master then tried to run WD diagnostix and guess what...it says its not supported then i try to boot up again...then it wont even boot...
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11-25-03, 08:13 PM	#10
K1ll1nT1m3 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: KC. Mo	Sorry to hear that. Guess what... Good luck!!!
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11-25-03, 08:38 PM	Thread Starter #11
bigsoomo Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Verrrrginia	hahah thanks man...i give up...imma ebay it for like 10 bucks
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