? ? ? just a harddrive question ? ? ?

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  • alwinjc
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2005
    • 27

    ? ? ? just a harddrive question ? ? ?

    I have a samsung 120GB harddrive Sata for storage and data. I used to keep my backed up movies in there.. All of a sudden My pc stopped detecting it...I have tried to reinstall it back again but the pc won't detected.... wires and everything is in normal...I backed up a few movies and have deleted a few movies also .................Can a sata drive get corrupted after deleting a lot of movies.???????..

    anyway I have a warranty and will replace it soon

    thanks and please let me know how I could avoid this.....

    thanks

    JC
  • sfheath
    Lord of Digital Video
    Lord of Digital Video
    • Sep 2003
    • 2399

    #2
    Does it show at all in your Devices Manager?
    If it's got a yellow triangle try removing it and reboot?
    Have you checked or done anything in your CMOS settings at startup?
    This isn't a learning curve ... this is b****y mountaineering!

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    • alwinjc
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Jan 2005
      • 27

      #3
      NO it doesn't show on the device manager. ...and no I havent done anything to the BIOS yet

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      • sfheath
        Lord of Digital Video
        Lord of Digital Video
        • Sep 2003
        • 2399

        #4
        hmm, not good can you hear/feel it spin up at start?
        This isn't a learning curve ... this is b****y mountaineering!

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        • alwinjc
          Junior Member
          Junior Member
          • Jan 2005
          • 27

          #5
          no its just simply dead.....R.I.P.
          just wanted to know if they get damage when you delete movies that are almost 4.35GB a lot thanks...

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          • cynthia
            Super Moderatress
            • Jan 2004
            • 14278

            #6
            Very rare with a totaly dead hard disk - normaly you will hear some sounds - even if it's damaged. Have you by any chance plugged in both the SATA power connector and the old connector at the same time? If so - that could be the reason for your dead hard disk - it's killed by to much power.

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            • sfheath
              Lord of Digital Video
              Lord of Digital Video
              • Sep 2003
              • 2399

              #7
              Originally posted by alwinjc
              just wanted to know if they get damage when you delete movies that are almost 4.35GB ...
              That should not hurt - I do it almost daily on my old steam driven ATA drive.
              This isn't a learning curve ... this is b****y mountaineering!

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              • alwinjc
                Junior Member
                Junior Member
                • Jan 2005
                • 27

                #8
                I'm sorry but what you mean by too much power...
                I onlt plugged and unplugged the power conector and the sata cable also....I'm thinking to also buy a new powersupply 500+ watts that has sata cable.....my thermaltake 420+watts doesn't have the sata cable but it has a power connection that is conected to a fan and to another fan....its crazy...cause I'm running 5 fans altogether....maybe its time to upgrade my powersupply and get a decent one....ANY recomandations????????...thanks

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                • Experi-Mentor
                  Digital Video Master
                  Digital Video Master
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 1456

                  #9
                  as a refference point, double check all the cables/wires 1st on the hdd. they may have come loose.

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