Drive problem
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From: Fred on 20 Jan 2007 21:21 lynx wrote: > atec wrote: > >> lynx wrote: >>> atec wrote: >>> >>>> lynx wrote: >>>>> >>>>> G'day all. I've been having trouble with a drive. the system won't >>>>> boot with the drive in place, as a slave or master, regardless of >>>>> the system used, or the computer. I can't run any 'fix it' >>>>> programs eg. Norton's, as the computer won't boot even to cdrom. >>>>> However, I managed to get it to boot with a Seatools floppy (took >>>>> ages) and that reported that it couldn't read the MBR. How can I >>>>> fix this drive problem, if it's even fixable? I can erase the >>>>> drive if necessary. thanx. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> It's a 10 gig ? >>> >>> Well I am running cutting edge technology... >>> >>>> unless you have valuable data why bother >>> >>> I use it to transfer data between computers or some backups. >>> >>>> >>>> when plugged in I gather the machine wont post ? >>>> >>>> in one word shagged . >>> >>> Ok. I have checked on the net, and found that I should be able to >>> fix it using FDISK/mbr, but then here's what happens: The computer >>> starts to boot from the floppy, then the hard drive is being >>> accessed with a noise like drrr...drrr...drrr...drrr...drrr...drrr, >>> and that repeats about three or four times, during which the drive >>> power led is on constantly. Then when that stops, the drive power >>> led goes off, and the computer continues to boot. Then when I run >>> FDISK/mbr it reports 'the MBR boot code has not been updated'. So >>> I'm guessing a very nasty virus, or a the drive has carked it? >>> >> Ok so it posts . go to the maxtor site and download maxllf which >> should clean the drive completly ( there are other tools) if it >> doesn't make it possible to fdisk and format it is shagged , but you >> might be lucky . >> > > Ok, I've run it. After quite some time it reports 'error reading > partition table drive 00 sector 0'. Then after a while the same > message again. Then it produced a menu, and when I ran the llformat > it soon returned with 'device timeout'. Running llformat again (from > the menu) i then got 'error bit set. Status Register: 1h Error > Register: 4h'. Re-running again (several times) produced the same > message. (well I get full marks for persistence!) So is this the > point where I throw it in the bin? - ceremoniously of course. I like to pull them apart and keep the magnets as some of the ones in hard drives are the best fridge magnets I own.
From: Kate on 20 Jan 2007 21:47 "lynx" <none(a)nothere.com> wrote in message news:8bosh.3720$u8.2627(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > atec wrote: > I want to use it for. And I find that USB doesn't always work with Win98 > even with the drivers loaded. That's because you are a tool. So suck eggs. Now I hope that this DOES help. ha ha!!
From: atec "atec77 on 20 Jan 2007 22:09 Kate wrote: > "lynx" <none(a)nothere.com> wrote in message > news:8bosh.3720$u8.2627(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> atec wrote: > >> I want to use it for. And I find that USB doesn't always work with Win98 >> even with the drivers loaded. > > That's because you are a tool. So suck eggs. Obviously you have more sucking experience > > Now I hope that this DOES help. it didn't > > ha ha!! > he who laffs last is usually an idiot . >
From: Otter on 20 Jan 2007 22:17 In news:45b2d104$0$11210$61c65585(a)uv-55king-reader-01.melbourne.pipenetworks.com.au, atec" <"atec77 <"atec77 "@hotmail.com> typed: > Kate wrote: >> "lynx" <none(a)nothere.com> wrote in message >> news:8bosh.3720$u8.2627(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>> atec wrote: >> >>> I want to use it for. And I find that USB doesn't always work with >>> Win98 even with the drivers loaded. >> >> That's because you are a tool. So suck eggs. > > > Obviously you have more sucking experience >> >> Now I hope that this DOES help. > it didn't >> >> ha ha!! >> > > he who laffs last is usually an idiot . But a happy idiot. You'd be the unhappy one.
From: lynx on 20 Jan 2007 22:39
Kate wrote: > "lynx" <none(a)nothere.com> wrote in message > news:8bosh.3720$u8.2627(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > >> atec wrote: >> >> I want to use it for. And I find that USB doesn't always work with Win98 >> even with the drivers loaded. >> > > That's because you are a tool. So suck eggs. > Here's a clue, oh clueless one, not everyone who uses a computer and/or posts here is a computer expert or even wants to be, but at a guess, I'd bet that I probably know more about them than you do, but feel free to inform us of your vast experience anytime soon - with computers that is. |