Hard drive fault I think

isayoldchap

I have another computer which is a Dell Dimension 4400.I got a boot failure system halted the other day and after doing a CTRL-ALT-D it came up as no IDE.I guess that meant the hard drive is knackered(Only one on this machine.)

I have yet to install another one.read a some reviews about Western Digital from a computer magazine,I not so sure about these now.However on ebuyer
it did come up trumps.I feel I may want to invest in a Seagate(around £32+).

I realise that I will need an IDE around 80GB I am going for,however as I only took out 20GB I am unsure if this will be compatiable .
Also can I remove data from a corrupt harddrive?
Your info will be grateful

toonfan

hard drive failure would be my first prognosis but I would check cables connection etc and also perhps try it in another IDE slot on the Mboard to make sure itsnt the M/board controller -unlikely though but worth a check.
You could also try asking the machine in BIOS to auto detect the drive if it currently has a differnet setting - unlikley to work but you never know your luck
Western digital IDE drives have been v good for me but Seagate have been even better - especially if you download and use ther disk managemtn formatting software
from their website.
I cant see you having any comatibility issues, I never have. Though 9x versions of windows had hard drive size configuration issues that i never truly understood - other IT helpers on here are more qualified than me to comment. .
I have had mixed success getting data from a failing drive, there may be other more technical methods but I have installed windows on the newly purchased drive. Set the old one up as a slave to the new master (need to change jumpers etc) boot up and x fingers windows picks it up and I can transfer data then before drive gives up ghost.

amcluesent

Try putting the knackered drive in the deep-freeze overnight. Then connect it as a slave or secondary drive to a working PC. This often gets a disk running long enough to copy critical documents.

isayoldchap

http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/index/1,1083,model,00.html?interface=ATA&capacity=60%2E1%5F150&system=

It's going to be an 80GB IDE.Should I get the ST380011A?
However unsure if the ST3802110A will be better.Also appears to come with a 5yr guarantee instead of the one year offered with ebuyer(11a out of stock)

wonderfullife_2

Hi
You can't go wrong with Seagate drives, one of the best, thats why they give you the 5yr warranty, never had on fail me yet.

Hope this helps

PS I got a 250gb Seagate for £60+ about 2weeks ago.
Have a look here
http://www.cclonline.com/product-categories.asp?category_id=111

toonfan

Stunning reviews for both arent they? not sure how they differ other than what it says on reviews that 2110A might be updated version. Only difference I can see on seagate site is (2110A )
"RoHS Compliant - Meets or exceeds all current and proposed environmental standards and legislation"

i have two seagate 80g ST380023A (guess it is older version of the one you are thinking about)- running in my PC and they have been flawless for the two years I think it is now I have had them

albertross_2

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