okay so my d hard drive is no longer showing in my computer. i've done all the regular stuff, so please no stupid suggestions! there's no dust, bios is recognizing it, cables have been reseated. i had a problem with the tower beeping but i reseated the ram now it doesn't beep anymore. it's a maxtor, and i need it back to store stuff on, c drive has no VERY limited space. HELP, HELP, HELP!!!!!!!
2006-10-31 00:59:26 · 7 answers · asked by maryjane4006 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
put it in an external harddrive case and you can use it as a usb external ,i had the same problem with my 250gb sata harddrive it also was maxtor , and all the info was still there
2006-10-31 08:14:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Control Panel > Click the Adminstrative Tools Icon
Click on Computer management
Go under the Storage section to Disk Management
If the second drive shows there, you can reassign it to a letter (D)
2006-10-31 09:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, Do not Format your HDD yet... It will only make things worse. Your data is still there.
Assuming the harddrive is still functional, maybe the boot sector is corrupt, or the FAT (file allocation table.) This is usually repairable.
Download (on another computer) Hirens Boot CD.
It comes as an "Image" of a bootable CD. Use Nero burning rom or similar to burn image the CD.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hiren.thanki/bootcd.html
There are plenty of utilities to repair your HDD, or recover your data on this CD, and best of all its all free.
Good Luck
2006-10-31 09:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by Terry B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've done the standard chkdsk then try the Maxtor CD. There is a diagnostic tool that could tell you if it is a mechanical failure
2006-10-31 09:01:27 · answer #4 · answered by shadowkat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There may be many reasons for this problem. I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems. Some hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful
2006-11-02 23:22:15 · answer #5 · answered by blsruthi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You haven't mentioned which version of windows you are using. If you are using windows xp then you will be able to see your d drive in control panel > administrative tools > computer management > disk management.
2006-10-31 09:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
format ur HD then make new partitions as u like, i think u have virus
2006-10-31 09:02:39 · answer #7 · answered by hghazoly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋