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  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    So do you have a drive caddy? If not then there are some linux based recovery tools (either google or wait for recommendations). The only snag being your disk will almost certainly be NTFS and older linux stuff doesn't like that.
  • bigblackdog
    bigblackdog Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    macman wrote: »
    Are your sure you are looking at the hard drive and not the DVD drive?

    yes certain , would anything to do with the dvd drive cause this problem do you think?
    my favourite food is spare ribs
  • bigblackdog
    bigblackdog Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    edited 22 February 2011 at 11:30AM
    kwikbreaks wrote: »
    So do you have a drive caddy? If not then there are some linux based recovery tools (either google or wait for recommendations). The only snag being your disk will almost certainly be NTFS and older linux stuff doesn't like that.

    no i dont have a drive caddy , i am a complete novice at this . I presume a drive caddy is some kind of connection to another laptop?

    just googled it , so see what it is
    my favourite food is spare ribs
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    bigblackdog wrote: »
    yes certain , would anything to do with the dvd drive cause this problem do you think?

    No, was just checking as you didn't seem sure.
    USB drive caddy enables you to connect the drive to another computer by USB where it will just appear as an external drive. That way you can check if the drive is working or not, and copy your data if it is.
    You will need a laptop caddy (2.5"), not a desktop one (3.5").
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    edited 22 February 2011 at 11:54AM
    You'll also need to check the drive connectors to see if it is SATA or PATA and get the appropriate one if you do decide to go that way - PATA has two obvious rows of pins for data SATA just a narrower slot arrangement (just google for images to see the difference if unsure - it is very obvious but hard to describe).
  • spakkker
    spakkker Posts: 1,322 Forumite
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    edited 22 February 2011 at 11:56AM
    If you boot into bios , F2/F3 on startup I think, is your h/d being seen ?? You may have to navigate around a bit to find it.
    If the h/d is connected by cable can you check other end, motherboard , if you can get to it.
    If its a sata drive can you plug it into another pc ? Same connects,use dvdone's for temp.
    Trying to find out if hdd is broke or just your windows install.
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    edited 22 February 2011 at 11:59AM
    If it wasn't being seen then there wouldn't be a read error message.


    Using another PC is a good substitute for buying a caddy though. As I've always had caddies around I never thought of that.
  • bigblackdog
    bigblackdog Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    spakkker wrote: »
    If you boot into bios , F2/F3 on startup I think, is your h/d being seen ?? You may have to navigate around a bit to find it.
    If the h/d is connected by cable can you check other end, motherboard , if you can get to it.
    If its a sata drive can you plug it into another pc ? Same connects,use dvdone's for temp.
    Trying to find out if hdd is broke or just your windows install.
    it has booted into BIOS , now what? lol i am amazed to see something on screen other than the usual message
    my favourite food is spare ribs
  • bigblackdog
    bigblackdog Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    there is hard disc drive on the boot menu , with a + next to it
    my favourite food is spare ribs
  • bigblackdog
    bigblackdog Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    bigblackdog wrote: »
    there is hard disc drive on the boot menu , with a + next to it
    just tells me its hitachi when i press enter
    my favourite food is spare ribs
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