hard drive issues?

Question

i can not go past the set up menu, my computer does not recongize the hard drive, what do i do

Answer 1

take it to a computer fix it place, it may be hard drive failure but
may be motherboard etc.

Answer 2

Check your motherboard CD ROM disk for hard drive support.
Also check your BIOS, you might have to set it for large drive support. Check with the Hard Drive manufacturer to see if you have to run a utility to support your hard drive. I have experienced all of those issues!

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Doesnt sound like a hard drive issue if you cant get out of setup (BIOS). If your hard drive is bad you would get a stop error (blue screen) or you would get a message of invalid disk or disk missing. Try to change your boot sequence to floppy and use a HD diagnostic utility. If you can get to that you most likely have mobo issues

Answer 5

#1 make sure wire from board to hard drive is hooked up
#2 make sure you got the jumper at the back of the hard drive set.
#3 make sure it's formated and has operating system in it so it will boot
#4 if you got 2 hard drives set the jumpers master for the one with operating system. slave for the other one.

Answer 6

The "boot" sector is corrupted or failed
Boot from your CD (run from CD, or Run with CD access), or boot from an A: drive (floppy).
Try to access the HD. If you can, then BACKUP your files, IF you haven't already.(THIS is why you need regular backups stored EXTERNALLY)
Reboot from OS installation disc, and use the "repair" option. (Your manual should tell you how.)
If it will NOT repair, or operate after repair, then you can try re-installing OS, WITH a HD format to "clear" the HD.
If this ALSO fails, it is a good chance that your HD is "beyond help", without "special" programs; and maybe even then.

Answer 7

Make sure the jumper(the little pin at the back) is either removed or on the pins nearest the IDE ribbon(depending on whether the HD is a slave or single unit) , not nearest the power lead (covering these will limit the capacity). Also, check in your BIOS (you might in fact have been sold a 140GB not a 250GB !)

Answer 8

re-format your hard drive and try installing your operating system again.

else, re-partition the hard drive and then re-format the hard drive and try again.

if still cannot, check your hard drive connection cable if plugged in properly.

and try not to over-clock the cpu chip.

cheers and good luck!

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