another "is my drive bad" thread

Bageland2000 · 07-07-11, 12:54 PM

I searched the threads but couldn't find an answer to my question so I posted another one.

I just moved from Georgia back to Illinois temporarily. When I plugged my external eSATA drive in it told me that it couldn't read the drive and would need to format it. WHAT!? I have over a TB of movies backed up to it... I tried to connect it via USB, no luck. Tried running a checkdisk, it stated that it couldn't read the drive. Any thoughts?

Zerix01 · 07-07-11, 09:11 PM

Download this
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

and run some disk checks. There are some programs that can recover lost files as well in case the drive is on its way out. Be careful with some programs like MHDD which is awesome for diagnosing a hard drive but some of the tests are destructive and don't give much warning. I say start with getting the SMART data from the drive. If you can access this then it might give better feedback as to what is wrong and we can go from there.

If you go to the overview link on the left of the page it gives descriptions of each program on the disk.

Also you said you just moved? This is the first time you've tried using the drive? It is likely it could have taken a shock at some point and maybe a connector is loose. Try taking apart the drive enclosure and see if anything is unplugged or looks damaged. Or even reseat parts and see if it will work. Try a different port if you have more than one on the computer.

Neuromancer · 07-07-11, 09:29 PM

I would leave the drive sit. Do nothing until you have a enough space to back up any data you can recover from it. then check out the drive.

Save yourself some heart ache.. get another drive, use recovery software to pull any data off, and then try fixing the old drive.

RJARRRPCGP · 07-09-11, 08:02 PM

Looks like the HDD took a crap. Possibly the PCB of the HDD took a crap.

FYI, for drives that are USB-based, it may be a bad USB port.

BlueBall · 07-27-11, 07:32 PM

Put your HDD in the freezer overnight (in a sealed bag to prevent condensation).

It worked for me. At least until it warmed up and stopped again. Two freezes and I recovered 500GB.

Bageland2000 · 08-17-11, 10:36 AM

UPDATE:
The drive is fine. I plugged it in internally and there are zero issues with it. Ran hdTune tests etc. Everything is 100% GO.

The problem comes when plug it into one of the two eSATA ports on my Mobo. The 1st port recognizes the drive at POST but it will not show in the OS. The 2nd slot also recognizes it at post, but will not progress past the windows boot screen unless I turn the drive off (it also will not shutdown with the drive on). If I plug the drive in via USB then it works fine. could this be a controller issue (FYI I'm in AHCI mode)? or is there likely something physically wrong with the ports...?

jason4207 · 08-18-11, 12:44 PM

Sounds like the port or controller for that port.

My neighbor managed to insert the USB-B plug (the one that is almost square, but w/ 2 corners cut at 45°) into his external HDD incorrectly. He forced it in at a 90° rotation from correct. It blew the port or controller out. We tore apart the enclosure, and the HDD worked fine internally or in another external case he had.

Bageland2000 · 08-18-11, 04:38 PM

So you think it is a problem with the case and not the ports on the Mobo?

jason4207 · 08-19-11, 08:58 AM

It's hard to say for sure. You really need to test the HDD+Enclosure in another mobo and test a known working eSata device on your mobo to eliminate variables.

Bageland2000 · 08-19-11, 10:14 AM

When I get home from training I'll do that, thanks for the advice!

07-07-11, 12:54 PM	Thread Starter #1
Bageland2000 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	another "is my drive bad" thread I searched the threads but couldn't find an answer to my question so I posted another one. I just moved from Georgia back to Illinois temporarily. When I plugged my external eSATA drive in it told me that it couldn't read the drive and would need to format it. WHAT!? I have over a TB of movies backed up to it... I tried to connect it via USB, no luck. Tried running a checkdisk, it stated that it couldn't read the drive. Any thoughts? __________________ Main Rig............................................... ........HTPC OS:Windows 7 x64......................................Windows 7 x64 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH.....Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2H CPU: i5 3570K............................................. e6600 RAM: 2x4GB Crucial Ballistix TT 1866............2x2GB Patriot DDR2 GPU/VIDEO: Sapphire 6950 2GB..................Onboard, Hauppauge PVR-1800 HDD: Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD ..............Samsung 830 128GB SSD Display: Hanns-G 28" 1080p.........................LG 42" LCD (42LD400) Sound: Onboard........................................... Auzentech X-Mystique Gold, Logitech Z-5500 .:HEAT:.
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07-07-11, 09:11 PM	#2
Zerix01 Join Date: Mar 2007	Download this http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html and run some disk checks. There are some programs that can recover lost files as well in case the drive is on its way out. Be careful with some programs like MHDD which is awesome for diagnosing a hard drive but some of the tests are destructive and don't give much warning. I say start with getting the SMART data from the drive. If you can access this then it might give better feedback as to what is wrong and we can go from there. If you go to the overview link on the left of the page it gives descriptions of each program on the disk. Also you said you just moved? This is the first time you've tried using the drive? It is likely it could have taken a shock at some point and maybe a connector is loose. Try taking apart the drive enclosure and see if anything is unplugged or looks damaged. Or even reseat parts and see if it will work. Try a different port if you have more than one on the computer. __________________ Deepthought 2.0: AMD FX 8320 4.4GHz Water Cooled ASUS Sabertooth 990FX 8GB Patriot DDR3 2000MHz (clocked@2133Mhz) 2x Gigabyte 550 Ti 1GB Water Cooled 2x64GB Crucial m4's in RAID 0 + 3x500GB Hitachi HDD's in RAID 5 Fedora 16 64-bit KDE Spin
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07-07-11, 09:29 PM	#3
Neuromancer Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tau'ri	I would leave the drive sit. Do nothing until you have a enough space to back up any data you can recover from it. then check out the drive. Save yourself some heart ache.. get another drive, use recovery software to pull any data off, and then try fixing the old drive.
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07-09-11, 08:02 PM	#4
RJARRRPCGP Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA (Springfield, Vermont)	Looks like the HDD took a crap. Possibly the PCB of the HDD took a crap. FYI, for drives that are USB-based, it may be a bad USB port. __________________ Asus Maximus II Gene- Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6 Ghz (450x8.0) -ICH10R - eVGA GeForce 9500 GT-Fortron FSP500-60GLN(80) 500W PSU " holy cow!! you find a rat in there too!?!?!? " -turbohans "Reinstall winders." -jivetrky "I think I am going to need another coke before I start this up." -cadman420 "Soon Windows will be 50 gb! lololol" -Tokae "NOT FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA."
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07-27-11, 07:32 PM	#5
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08-17-11, 10:36 AM	Thread Starter #6
Bageland2000 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	UPDATE: The drive is fine. I plugged it in internally and there are zero issues with it. Ran hdTune tests etc. Everything is 100% GO. The problem comes when plug it into one of the two eSATA ports on my Mobo. The 1st port recognizes the drive at POST but it will not show in the OS. The 2nd slot also recognizes it at post, but will not progress past the windows boot screen unless I turn the drive off (it also will not shutdown with the drive on). If I plug the drive in via USB then it works fine. could this be a controller issue (FYI I'm in AHCI mode)? or is there likely something physically wrong with the ports...? __________________ Main Rig............................................... ........HTPC OS:Windows 7 x64......................................Windows 7 x64 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH.....Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2H CPU: i5 3570K............................................. e6600 RAM: 2x4GB Crucial Ballistix TT 1866............2x2GB Patriot DDR2 GPU/VIDEO: Sapphire 6950 2GB..................Onboard, Hauppauge PVR-1800 HDD: Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD ..............Samsung 830 128GB SSD Display: Hanns-G 28" 1080p.........................LG 42" LCD (42LD400) Sound: Onboard........................................... Auzentech X-Mystique Gold, Logitech Z-5500 .:HEAT:.
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08-18-11, 12:44 PM	#7
jason4207 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Concord, NC	Sounds like the port or controller for that port. My neighbor managed to insert the USB-B plug (the one that is almost square, but w/ 2 corners cut at 45°) into his external HDD incorrectly. He forced it in at a 90° rotation from correct. It blew the port or controller out. We tore apart the enclosure, and the HDD worked fine internally or in another external case he had. __________________ MAIN RIG: 3570K @ 4.5GHz 1.272v H100i Extreme4-Z77 8GB-G.Skill @ 2200MHz 9-11-11-28 1.60v CM_430-Elite GTX670_DCuII_TOP @ 1358/7244 1.212v Xplosion-DTS 256GB-Samsung_830 1TB-Black Seasonic_X-750 27.5"-1200P-LCD Z5500-5.1 \|\| PLV-Z4_720P_Projector_95" Paradigm_6.1_DTS-ES G9_Mouse Logitech_Illuminated_KB Logitech_G27_Wheel+Microsim_Racing_Pod *HEAT* GAMING HTPC: i3-550 @ 4.5GHz 1.35v H70 MSI_H55M-ED55 4GB-G.Skill @ 1875MHz 7-9-7-23 1T GTS450 @ 970/1940/2100 240GB_Sandisk_Extreme 640GB_Blue Corsair_CX430 Panny 42S2 1080P Plasma unRAID FILE SERVER: E5200-M0 @ 2GHz 0.856v MSIP43Neo3-F 4GB-Corsair @ 800MHz CM590 Antec550W 19TB-Parity_Protected_Storage / 1TB-Cache / 2TB-Parity / 10x2TB 2x1TB
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08-18-11, 04:38 PM	Thread Starter #8
Bageland2000 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	So you think it is a problem with the case and not the ports on the Mobo? __________________ Main Rig............................................... ........HTPC OS:Windows 7 x64......................................Windows 7 x64 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH.....Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2H CPU: i5 3570K............................................. e6600 RAM: 2x4GB Crucial Ballistix TT 1866............2x2GB Patriot DDR2 GPU/VIDEO: Sapphire 6950 2GB..................Onboard, Hauppauge PVR-1800 HDD: Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD ..............Samsung 830 128GB SSD Display: Hanns-G 28" 1080p.........................LG 42" LCD (42LD400) Sound: Onboard........................................... Auzentech X-Mystique Gold, Logitech Z-5500 .:HEAT:.
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08-19-11, 08:58 AM	#9
jason4207 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Concord, NC	It's hard to say for sure. You really need to test the HDD+Enclosure in another mobo and test a known working eSata device on your mobo to eliminate variables. __________________ MAIN RIG: 3570K @ 4.5GHz 1.272v H100i Extreme4-Z77 8GB-G.Skill @ 2200MHz 9-11-11-28 1.60v CM_430-Elite GTX670_DCuII_TOP @ 1358/7244 1.212v Xplosion-DTS 256GB-Samsung_830 1TB-Black Seasonic_X-750 27.5"-1200P-LCD Z5500-5.1 \|\| PLV-Z4_720P_Projector_95" Paradigm_6.1_DTS-ES G9_Mouse Logitech_Illuminated_KB Logitech_G27_Wheel+Microsim_Racing_Pod *HEAT* GAMING HTPC: i3-550 @ 4.5GHz 1.35v H70 MSI_H55M-ED55 4GB-G.Skill @ 1875MHz 7-9-7-23 1T GTS450 @ 970/1940/2100 240GB_Sandisk_Extreme 640GB_Blue Corsair_CX430 Panny 42S2 1080P Plasma unRAID FILE SERVER: E5200-M0 @ 2GHz 0.856v MSIP43Neo3-F 4GB-Corsair @ 800MHz CM590 Antec550W 19TB-Parity_Protected_Storage / 1TB-Cache / 2TB-Parity / 10x2TB 2x1TB
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08-19-11, 10:14 AM	Thread Starter #10
Bageland2000 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	When I get home from training I'll do that, thanks for the advice! __________________ Main Rig............................................... ........HTPC OS:Windows 7 x64......................................Windows 7 x64 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH.....Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2H CPU: i5 3570K............................................. e6600 RAM: 2x4GB Crucial Ballistix TT 1866............2x2GB Patriot DDR2 GPU/VIDEO: Sapphire 6950 2GB..................Onboard, Hauppauge PVR-1800 HDD: Corsair Force GS 240GB SSD ..............Samsung 830 128GB SSD Display: Hanns-G 28" 1080p.........................LG 42" LCD (42LD400) Sound: Onboard........................................... Auzentech X-Mystique Gold, Logitech Z-5500 .:HEAT:.
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