Hard drive repair.

ManfredVonRichthoffen

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ManfredVonRichthoffen
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Mein hardrive ist kaput. I've swapped the master and slave, and am back on my old hard drive.

It's been so long since I've had a hard drive do this, what system software can I use to fix it? I've got windows XP pro installed on both hard drives.

I have to stop building my PCs out of crap I find on the street.
 
everytime I reboot, it says my f: disk needs to be checked for consistency. Then, if I let it, it takes a couple of hours to complete, at which point nothing happens as far as I can tell.
 
Seems to be power failure related.

The power just went out. My UPS isn't so much a UPS as an IPS I guess. It didn't stay on when the power went out.

Now both drives are doing the same thing, all though the old drive doesn't appear to be in as bad shape as the new. What to do?
 
Sounds like they may not be getting the full 12V, may be best to give it a rest till the power comes back on at full voltage. If a phase has been dropped, it can appear that power is on, but many appliances will be damaged by the lack of the full voltage coming out of the mains.
 
The power seems to be back on full. Still getting the same problems. Still can't access part of the other hard drive. Crap sucks.
 
Wudang said:
If you're using pre-XP windows the drive checking software sucks dead goats. I was going to recommened diskeeper lite but it doesn't seeem to be free for personal use any more
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I'm using XP. What is the drive checking/fixing software I should be using?
 
Find the make of the HDD. Go to the website of the manufacturer. The big three all have a bit of software to put on a floppy. Boot off the floppy and the drive(s) will be checked for consistency. They may remove errors, but if they find errors, they normally give an RMA code and advise you to send it back. Assuming it's in warranty.

Cheers,
Rat.
 
Here's the two I use most regularly at work. They have a quick check (about 10-20 mins) for basic once over, and a full check (up to a couple of hours) for a full surface scan and whatnot.

Direct link to software for Western Digital drives.
Link to licence agreement for Maxtor drives. Agree will take you to software.

If it's an IBM/Hitachi drive, they have their own software, which I couldn't find a link for. If it's a Fujitsu, throw it in the bin and accept the loss of your data. I have had this happen once, as there was a whole batch of Fujitsu drives that failed worldwide, with no ability to recover data. I believe that the HDD-making portion of Fujitsu went down the pan shortly thereafter, after a class action lawsuit.

Cheers,
Rat.
 
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