How to detect Hard disk drive

jenniferrubin · 27-01-2010, 10:55 AM

I think my Hard Drive is going bad & i need to recover my data as soon as possible.
I don have an idea which software should i use for this purpose. Can you guys suggest me some good & dependable tools for this?

atul484 · 27-01-2010, 11:40 AM

Dear friend,

Download this freeare utility Download HDD Health

horheg · 27-01-2010, 01:56 PM

Can you still access data from your hard drive ?
If yes, just copy all your data to another drive.

If not read through the following articles who give step by step instructions on how to recover data from a broken hdd.

Recover a Dead Hard Disk - wikiHow

How to recover data from a broken hard drive...

allenstuartv · 28-01-2010, 04:09 AM

What OS are you running on this machine?

jenniferrubin · 29-01-2010, 06:20 AM

The operating system I am currently using is windows XP

allenstuartv · 01-02-2010, 06:07 AM

First make sure that the drive is enabled in the bios, then go into computer management, right click on the drive and click "Mark Partition as active".

spiders · 01-02-2010, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenniferrubin

I think my Hard Drive is going bad & i need to recover my data as soon as possible.
I don have an idea which software should i use for this purpose. Can you guys suggest me some good & dependable tools for this?

hi when you said your hard disk is going bad were you able to boot your computer normally if it does boot normally you can do backup using your windows xp

1 backup using copy and paste create new folder name backup files then copy paste all your data to this folder

its always better hat you have hard disk partition here is where you create backup files folder you can also backup your files using your usb disk and dvd rw drive

2 all windows os has backup features access control panel and sellect backup your computer

if you cannot access your hard disk even though the hard disk is recognized by your computer bios there is one suggestion i can give buy new hard disk logical thing to do because your hard disk is going bad install new windows os after complete installation install your old hard disk and see if you can access the old hard disk data

if you cant access your old hard disk data there are softwares designed to recover datas from bad hard disk but before giving you bundles of software try this procedure first

jenniferrubin · 02-02-2010, 05:54 AM

Hey.. thanks.. done that..
now system is back..lols

spiders · 02-02-2010, 07:57 AM

hey great we are happy were able to help you solve your problem

mytechart · 09-02-2010, 10:26 AM

Hi Friend,

It seems like you have a hard drive controller that Windows has no drivers for. These days, it's usually a SATA controller, but it might also be a RAID setup or an obscure product. You will require the drivers for it on a floppy disk. Also, make sure you press F6 when prompted during the Windows XP setup.

Thanks
James

27-01-2010, 10:55 AM	#1
jenniferrubin Newbie Thread Starter Join Date: Jan 2010 Age: 28 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	How to detect Hard disk drive I think my Hard Drive is going bad & i need to recover my data as soon as possible. I don have an idea which software should i use for this purpose. Can you guys suggest me some good & dependable tools for this?

27-01-2010, 11:40 AM	#2
atul484 Advanced Member (250+) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 374 Thanks: 6 Thanked 43 Times in 39 Posts Rep Power: 94	Re: How to detect Hard disk drive Dear friend, Download this freeare utility Download HDD Health

27-01-2010, 01:56 PM	#3
horheg Senior Member (500+) Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 956 Thanks: 34 Thanked 119 Times in 116 Posts Rep Power: 256	Re: How to detect Hard disk drive Can you still access data from your hard drive ? If yes, just copy all your data to another drive. If not read through the following articles who give step by step instructions on how to recover data from a broken hdd. Recover a Dead Hard Disk - wikiHow How to recover data from a broken hard drive...

28-01-2010, 04:09 AM	#4
allenstuartv Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Age: 29 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: How to detect Hard disk drive What OS are you running on this machine?

29-01-2010, 06:20 AM	#5
jenniferrubin Newbie Thread Starter Join Date: Jan 2010 Age: 28 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: How to detect Hard disk drive The operating system I am currently using is windows XP

01-02-2010, 06:07 AM	#6
allenstuartv Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Age: 29 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: How to detect Hard disk drive First make sure that the drive is enabled in the bios, then go into computer management, right click on the drive and click "Mark Partition as active".

02-02-2010, 05:54 AM	#8
jenniferrubin Newbie Thread Starter Join Date: Jan 2010 Age: 28 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: How to detect Hard disk drive Hey.. thanks.. done that.. now system is back..lols

02-02-2010, 07:57 AM	#9
spiders Regular Member (100+) Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 212 Thanks: 8 Thanked 29 Times in 25 Posts Rep Power: 138	Re: How to detect Hard disk drive hey great we are happy were able to help you solve your problem __________________ infinity is null anything created can always be destroyed

09-02-2010, 10:26 AM	#10
mytechart Junior Member (25+) Join Date: Feb 2010 Age: 29 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: How to detect Hard disk drive Hi Friend, It seems like you have a hard drive controller that Windows has no drivers for. These days, it's usually a SATA controller, but it might also be a RAID setup or an obscure product. You will require the drivers for it on a floppy disk. Also, make sure you press F6 when prompted during the Windows XP setup. Thanks James

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