I think my HD is dead - Hardware & Software

I think my HD is dead Hi guys. I'm back. This build is starting to piss me off. This is the third part which have broke since i built this last year. 3x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 Dominator 1066 mHz (3, i know. It's weird. But one of the slots broke aswell for some stupid reason) Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard OCZ StealthXStream PSU Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB HD Core 2 Quad Q6600 8 MB (Intel Boxed) CPU ASUS EAH4870/HTDI (512 MB) GPU Yesterday evening I was just gaming as usual. Nothing weird happened. I turned my computer off and went to bed. Today when i came home, i booted the computer but i get the messasge "Disk boot failure, Insert system disk and press enter" And so I do. but when I try to repair, I get an error message. I looked at the details and it said something about "no harddrive"... I tried resetting CMOS, checked the BIOS, i even tried to put the harddisc in another SATA drive. BTW. I should mention that the startup is really slow! And it took me like 15 minutes to enter the Win Vista repair.

Can you see if it works in another pc? Maybe you can repair it in another pc. Also plug in hdd to your system and power it on in a way that you can hold it to your ear and see if its spinning. If it isn't spinning it's either dead or your power cord for it is broken.

Enlighten me, how is HD related?

[QUOTE=Blarg190;18822318]Can you see if it works in another pc? Maybe you can repair it in another pc. Also plug in hdd to your system and power it on in a way that you can hold it to your ear and see if its spinning. If it isn't spinning it's either dead or your power cord for it is broken.[/QUOTE] It's definently spinning. I might be able to test it on another computer tomorrow. How would i go about "repairing" it??

[QUOTE=johanz;18822530]Enlighten me, how is HD related?[/QUOTE] HD = Harddrive. [editline]05:46PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Gumpen;18822632]It's definently spinning. I might be able to test it on another computer tomorrow. How would i go about "repairing" it??[/QUOTE] Put it in and boot from the windows disk like you tried before on your pc.

[QUOTE=Blarg190;18822687]HD = Harddrive. [editline]05:46PM[/editline] Put it in and boot from the windows disk like you tried before on your pc.[/QUOTE] I'll try that tomorrow. Thanks for your help. Sorry about the confusion with HD or HDD or whatever.

HDD = Hard disk drive. It's more or less which ever you fell like typing.

HD associates with High definition more than hard drive.

I've had that happen once. Turns out a cable wasn't all the way in. How it got loose I have no idea being that I never touch my tower unless something is wrong. Double check that it's all in secure.

[QUOTE=johanz;18823070]HD associates with High definition more than hard drive.[/QUOTE] Look at the context and use common sense, it's not hard to figure out what he was saying.

I just plugged the HD into another computer of the similar build, and i get the same error.. Is there any way I can still save the data on it?

Try plugging the HDD into another computer and install recuva on that computer and use recuva to recover the data. [url]http://www.piriform.com/recuva[/url]

[QUOTE=Teddypimm;18854315]Try plugging the HDD into another computer and install recuva on that computer and use recuva to recover the data. [url]http://www.piriform.com/recuva[/url][/QUOTE] But how should i run the program when I can't even turn the computer on?? How is it possible to have two HDs on the same PC??

[QUOTE=Gumpen;18856469]But how should i run the program when I can't even turn the computer on?? How is it possible to have two HDs on the same PC??[/QUOTE] It's a long and time consuming process, but here's how you do it: 1) Connect second hard drive 2) Set jumpers properly if there are any 3) In BIOS set a different boot drive or just press F8/whatever key the bios gives you to choose the boot volume.

[QUOTE=Murkrow;18856721]It's a long and time consuming process, but here's how you do it: 1) Connect second hard drive 2) Set jumpers properly if there are any 3) In BIOS set a different boot drive or just press F8/whatever key the bios gives you to choose the boot volume.[/QUOTE] Lol. I get it. Thought it was pretty complicated when you had several harddiscs.

OP this might be interesting. I had the exact same problem and they fixed it with 0% dataloss. [quote] Customer update : Seagate has isolated a potential firmware issue in certain products, including some Barracuda 7200.11 hard drives and related drive families based on their product platform*, manufactured through December 2008. In some circumstances, the data on the hard drives may become inaccessible to the user when the host system is powered on. Retail products potentially affected include the Seagate FreeAgent® Desk and Maxtor OneTouch® 4 storage solutions. As part of our commitment to customer satisfaction, we are offering a free firmware upgrade to those with affected products. To determine whether your product is affected, please visit the Seagate Support web site. [url]http://seagate.custkb.com...e/search.jsp?DocId=207931[/url] Support is also available through Seagate's call center: 1-800-SEAGATE (1-800-732-4283) Customers can expedite assistance by sending an email to Seagate (discsupport@seagate.com). Please include the following disk drive information: model number, serial number and current firmware revision. We will respond, promptly, to your email request with appropriate instructions. For a list of international telephone numbers to Seagate Support and alternative methods of contact, please access [url]http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/about/contact_us/[/url] *There is no safety issue with these products. Description An issue exists that may cause some Seagate hard drives to become inoperable immediately after a power-on operation. Once this condition has occurred, the drive cannot be restored to normal operation without intervention from Seagate. Data on the drive will be unaffected and can be accessed once normal drive operation has been restored. This is caused by a firmware issue coupled with a specific manufacturing test process. Root Cause This condition was introduced by a firmware issue that sets the drive event log to an invalid location causing the drive to become inaccessible. The firmware issue is that the end boundary of the event log circular buffer (320) was set incorrectly. During Event Log initialization, the boundary condition that defines the end of the Event Log is off by one. During power up, if the Event Log counter is at entry 320, or a multiple of (320 + x*256), and if a particular data pattern (dependent on the type of tester used during the drive manufacturing test process) had been present in the reserved-area system tracks when the drive's reserved-area file system was created during manufacturing, firmware will increment the Event Log pointer past the end of the event log data structure. This error is detected and results in an "Assert Failure", which causes the drive to hang as a failsafe measure. When the drive enters failsafe further update s to the counter become impossible and the condition will remain through subsequent power cycles. The problem only arises if a power cycle initialization occurs when the Event Log is at 320 or some multiple of 256 thereafter. Once a drive is in this state, there is no path to resolve/recover existing failed drives without Seagate technical intervention. For a drive to be susceptible to this issue, it must have both the firmware that contains the issue and have been tested through the specific manufacturing process. Corrective Action Seagate has implemented a containment action to ensure that all manufacturing test processes write the same "benign" fill pattern. This change is a permanent part of the test process. All drives with a date of manufacture January 12, 2009 and later are not affected by this issue as they have been through the corrected test process. Recommendation Seagate strongly recommends customers proactively update all affected drives to the latest firmware. If you have experienced a problem, or have an affected drive exhibiting this behavior, please contact your appropriate Seagate representative. If you are unable to access your data due to this issue, Seagate will provide free data recovery services. Seagate will work with you to expedite a remedy to minimize any disruption to you or your business. [/quote] Updating the firmware won't work for you since it is already fucked, so either a pc shop who has a flash device or a seagate company has to do it. [quote] Q: What should I do if I think I have a Seagate drive affected by this issue? A: Since only some drives have this problem, there is a high likelihood your drive is working and will continue to work perfectly. However, Seagate recommends that all drives in the effected families be update d to the latest firmware as soon as possible. Seagate realizes this recommendation may present challenges for some customers, particularly those with large distributed installed bases. Seagate will work with customers to correct this problem, but requests customers take the following initial actions depending on what type of customer they are. For individual end-users, please contact Seagate Technical Support via web, phone or email. [url]http://seagate.custkb.com...e/search.jsp?DocId=207931[/url] or 1-800-SEAGATE (1 800 732-4283), or discsupportnseagate.com. If emailing, please include the following disk drive information: model number, serial number and current firmware revision. [/quote]

That is perfect!! Thank you so much.! So all I have to do is basicly to send an email to Seagate?? :)

Check it's pulse, Just to be sure.

Oh god it's a Seagate, having the exact same problem at the moment, you're completely fucked.

[QUOTE=jcallan;18862422]Oh god it's a Seagate, having the exact same problem at the moment, you're completely fucked.[/QUOTE] What do you mean? :'( No way out?

You need to either bring it to a PC store to get flashed with an updated firmware, which could be pricey or you could send it to seagate, who may repair it. Apparently this works, I have to do it tomorrow :aaaaa:

No Seagate will fix this 100% free with 0% dataloss. I mailed them. Some mail dude picked my hdd up A week later a different mail dude delivered it back to me (I marked it and I got the exect same drive)

[QUOTE=taipan;18868729]No Seagate will fix this 100% free with 0% dataloss. I mailed them. Some mail dude picked my hdd up A week later a different mail dude delivered it back to me (I marked it and I got the exect same drive)[/QUOTE] Wow awesome. You live in The US though. Right?

[QUOTE=taipan;18868729]No Seagate will fix this 100% free with 0% dataloss. I mailed them. Some mail dude picked my hdd up A week later a different mail dude delivered it back to me (I marked it and I got the exect same drive)[/QUOTE] So, that means all my porn would be intact?

[QUOTE=Gumpen;18910840]Wow awesome. You live in The US though. Right?[/QUOTE] Netherlands (europe) They have a shop in Amsterdam but I read on forums about people who got it fixed in the usa also.

[QUOTE=taipan;18936036]Netherlands (europe) They have a shop in Amsterdam but I read on forums about people who got it fixed in the usa also.[/QUOTE] Yeah well.. Problem is that I live in Denmark, and they have no base here. However, i wrote with a techs upport on their chat, and he said that they will send some dude to come get my harddisc in a couple of weeks (:

I'm having the same problem but they won't fix my harddrive for free, the absolute cunts.

[QUOTE=jcallan;18963874]I'm having the same problem but they won't fix my harddrive for free, the absolute cunts.[/QUOTE] Why not?

[QUOTE=jcallan;18963874]I'm having the same problem but they won't fix my harddrive for free, the absolute cunts.[/QUOTE] also seagate?? Are you sure it is the firmware bug?