Hard Drive major problem - what to do...

Here is the situation. A kid learning with PC and he actually enter
user-defined parms from BIOS screen of the WD harddrive, then boot up
the PC and format the WD harddrive. Later, Windows CD refused to
recognise the WD, so I am call for help.

Well, I boot up and let BIOS detects it again, it seems fine and
correctly be detected by the bios as a LBA drive with correct numbers.
Once it boots up again with a simple DOS disk, it claimed find no
harddrive, similar with Windows's CD. I noticed when PC boot up, quick
flash shows the harddrive still like the one the kid has entered
before "CHS, xxxx ".

I have no idea of what can I do with this situation. Is a LOW LEVEL
format might help ?. I have tried using partition doctor, ghost and
try 'clean up/'rebuild partition/rebuild MBR....whatever' nothing
helps since these program see no hard driver as well (bios UNABLE to
see the harddrive from boot up but does ABLE to detect the harddrive
from inside the bios screen)

On 22 May 2007 20:02:32 -0700, wrote:

Well, I boot up and let BIOS detects it again, it seems fine and
correctly be detected by the bios as a LBA drive with correct numbers.
Once it boots up again with a simple DOS disk, it claimed find no
harddrive, similar with Windows's CD. I noticed when PC boot up, quick
flash shows the harddrive still like the one the kid has entered
before "CHS, xxxx ".
[snip]

Go into the BIOS and look for "AUTO" setting rather than manual CHS
setting and let BIOS detect the correct drive at next boot.

Go into the BIOS and look for "AUTO" setting rather than manual CHS
setting and let BIOS detect the correct drive at next boot.

Did that and that is what the problem I have with it. CHS was used by
mistake and that is what caused this situation now. Boot the PC with
floppy/CD, at prompt, it does not see a C: drive exists.

All helps are appreciated.

wrote:
Go into the BIOS and look for "AUTO" setting rather than manual CHS
setting and let BIOS detect the correct drive at next boot.

Did that and that is what the problem I have with it. CHS was used by
mistake and that is what caused this situation now. Boot the PC with
floppy/CD, at prompt, it does not see a C: drive exists.

Try wiping the drive with something like clearhdd from
http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...s/clearhdd.htm
and start over with an auto drive type entry.

Try wiping the drive with something like clearhdd from
http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...s/clearhdd.htm
and start over with an auto drive type entry.

Tried clearhdd with no luck, actually the clearhdd does not really
kicks in because CMOS unable to detect the HD (however, it does able
to detect my HD correctly INSIDE the Bios screen with IDE detect
function). I have also tried the SHDIAG (Samsung HD Diag. program), it
detects that I my drive is a WD correctly but restricted to go further
unless it is a Samsung HD.

So what next that I should try in order to bring this HD back
alive ?..Any more suggestions please.

wrote:

Try wiping the drive with something like clearhdd from
http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...s/clearhdd.htm
and start over with an auto drive type entry.

Tried clearhdd with no luck, actually the clearhdd does not really
kicks in because CMOS unable to detect the HD (however, it does able
to detect my HD correctly INSIDE the Bios screen with IDE detect function).

Then you should have used clearhdd after doing that.

I have also tried the SHDIAG (Samsung HD Diag. program),
it detects that I my drive is a WD correctly but restricted to
go further unless it is a Samsung HD.

Then use the WD diag.

So what next that I should try in order to bring this HD back alive ?..

Use the WD diag to check that the drive is viable, then use clearhdd properly.

It may be unclear in my previous posts. Let me do it again here.

My WD was able to be detected INSIDE the bios screen with correct
parameters. I can save these parameters before I exit from the bios
screen.

My WD was NOT be able to detected by the CMOS. Without CMOS's
detection, none of the Dos program can be run against the hard as it
cleaimed no hard drive has ever be found, simply C: drive not present
at all.

Anyone has any workable solution to this case please.

It may be unclear in my previous posts. Let me do it again here.

My WD was able to be detected INSIDE the bios screen with correct
parameters. I can save these parameters before I exit from the bios
screen.

My WD was NOT be able to detected by the CMOS. Without CMOS's
detection, none of the Dos program can be run against the hard as it
cleaimed no hard drive has ever be found, simply C: drive not present
at all.

Anyone has any workable solution to this case please.

wrote:

It may be unclear in my previous posts. Let me do it again here.

Its still not very clear.

My WD was able to be detected INSIDE the bios screen with correct parameters.

Presumably you mean using the autodetect drive entry inside the bios.

I can save these parameters before I exit from the bios screen.

You should be using an AUTO drive type entry, not those parameters.

My WD was NOT be able to detected by the CMOS. Without CMOS's detection,
none of the Dos program can be run against the hard as it cleaimed no hard drive
has ever be found, simply C: drive not present at all.

You need to work out why that is happening and fix that.

The first thing to try is to use the WD diag to see if the drive has died.

Anyone has any workable solution to this case please.

"Rod Speed" wrote in message
wrote:

It may be unclear in my previous posts. Let me do it again here.

Its still not very clear.

I'd see a physician about that, if I were you.
You may have a serious brain problem.


My WD was able to be detected INSIDE the bios screen with correct parameters.

Presumably you mean using the autodetect drive entry inside the bios.

I can save these parameters before I exit from the bios screen.

You should be using an AUTO drive type entry, not those parameters.

Nonsense. That should be fine.


My WD was NOT be able to detected by the CMOS. Without CMOS's detection,
none of the Dos program can be run against the hard as it cleaimed no hard drive
has ever be found, simply C: drive not present at all.

You need to work out why that is happening and fix that.


The first thing to try is to use the WD diag to see if the drive has died.

Yup, I'd definetely see that doctor. Whole multi-line sentences
that fail to register in your brain, that is a serious problem.


Anyone has any workable solution to this case please.