Hard disk!!!!!!!!!!

[howitzer]

I found an old hard drive(IDE) and when i connected it as a slave the operating system says "found new hardware " "installed and ready t use".But I cant acces the disk.It is not displayed in the My computer window.But the drive is listed in "device manager" as a properly working device.Any idea of acessing the data in this drive??Thanks in advance

 

[rochel1977]

1st check if its detecting in the bios. then try to make it master or cable select. if still the same try to replace the cable and try. wht's the capacity? is it too old??

 

[howitzer]

1st check if its detecting in the bios. then try to make it master or cable select. if still the same try to replace the cable and try. wht's the capacity? is it too old??

Not detected in bios i think(cant see its name there).But the device manager says its working properly.mmm not that old.40GB.

 

[rochel1977]

Not detected in bios i think(cant see its name there).But the device manager says its working properly.mmm not that old.40GB.

somehow it should detect in the bios. if not its not configured properly. try again in Bios machan. it should detect.

 

[howitzer]

somehow it should detect in the bios. if not its not configured properly. try again in Bios machan. it should detect.

machan the thing is that im not that familiar with BIOS can you tell me what exactly i should do.

 

[rochel1977]

machan the thing is that im not that familiar with BIOS can you tell me what exactly i should do.

ok. when the pc boots press del button. then u will enter a setup screen. there go to the hard disk configurations tab. there check and see if u can see ur 40GB hard disk. if its there and that means its already detected. then just press esc and press F10 and enter. and it will boot again and go to windows.

 

[howitzer]

ok. when the pc boots press del button. then u will enter a setup screen. there go to the hard disk configurations tab. there check and see if u can see ur 40GB hard disk. if its there and that means its already detected. then just press esc and press F10 and enter. and it will boot again and go to windows.

is there anything i can do if its not detected there.

 

[rochel1977]

is there anything i can do if its not detected there.

hmmm. can't explain it like this bro. kawruth nedda langa pathaka oka gena balanda kawruth??

 

[howitzer]

hmmm. can't explain it like this bro. kawruth nedda langa pathaka oka gena balanda kawruth??

ela ela.mamath danna tika karala balannam.theres another pc.il try it.thanks a lot machan.i will come back to bother you if it doesnt work

 

[rochel1977]

ela ela.mamath danna tika karala balannam.theres another pc.il try it.thanks a lot machan.i will come back to bother you if it doesnt work

hehe. ela ela. anytime.

 

[lala85d]

machan, not sure wat it is. Bt u should try this. Go to disk management by right clicking "my computer" & selecting "mange" option. Then check whether ur new HDD shows in there. If it shows in there, right click on it & check if there's a "initialize" option, do it. (Umba kiyala thiyena eke hatiyata nam mayb this will work)

 

[sandunhiran]

machan, not sure wat it is. Bt u should try this. Go to disk management by right clicking "my computer" & selecting "mange" option. Then check whether ur new HDD shows in there. If it shows in there, right click on it & check if there's a "initialize" option, do it. (Umba kiyala thiyena eke hatiyata nam mayb this will work)

hmmmm....