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| 47643 | 2002-05-07 22:47:00 | Hi! well i got another H/D query, ive got a H/D thats being detected on bios startup. but is not booting into the system files, even if i set the H/D as a slave, it still wont boot into the main H/D, it has been formatted and loaded with S/W. listening to the H/D its spinning, but doesnt sound like the arm is moving to read any data, and the H/D spins for about 5 seconds, stops, and trys again in about 10 seconds, which looks as if the H/D has had its day. but what would be the chance of getting any data off the H/D, or even someone able to repair the H/D??????? | Guest (0) | ||
| 47644 | 2002-05-08 07:34:00 | If you were able to format this disk, then it is obvoiusly able to read/write data, the fact that your system did not detect it, shows a completely differant issue. How about some more info, what size drive? what is your system? |
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| 47645 | 2002-05-08 10:51:00 | I don't get your question entirely? 'It still won't boot to the main H/D?' So I guess your booting with a god drive(c) and have this one as slave(d) and you can't see it in windows? Try checking the jumpers? Try checking the BIOS settings for booting? Check IDE cable? Did that help? |
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| 47646 | 2002-05-08 23:13:00 | Sorry, here is more info. the hard drive was already formatted with data on it before i got it. and it was working, but since it has been moved it doesnt work any more. and if it is setup as a master on its original computer it will detect new hardware but thats as far as it goes. so my question was it had data on it, and i need to get the data off it, but it is not booting into the operating system Note: H/D is a old 130 MB running off a 286 with Dos 6.2 |
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| 47647 | 2002-05-09 05:12:00 | If it can't boot on its original computer, you've done something to it. Try an FDISK /MBR on it (in the 286 box). If that doesn't bring it up, you might be able to find someone with Linux, who would be willing to install it and use Linux fdisk to make a MS FAT16 partition. (The Linux fdisk is non-destructive). Then if it still won't read, Norton's Disk Doctor *might* work. Linux could probably make a 128 MB file of it with 'dd if=hdxy of=old286data.bin bs=512' ... and you might be able to extract bits and pieces with 'some' work, |
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| 47648 | 2002-05-11 11:48:00 | Have you tried booting up the 286 from a DOS 6.22 boot floppy and then attempting to access the C: drive. If that works, you could recover your data by installing something like Fastlynx II (DOS-based) on that drive and on another computer and pumping it off the 286 (you need a Laplink cable to connect the 2 computers). | Guest (0) | ||
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