does anyone know how to retieve it. i'm on xp pro
2007-03-02 05:28:07 · 5 answers · asked by Snot Me 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
check the connections on your drive. is it external or internal? did you do any updates or reformatting lately that would make it lose its settings? feel free to e-mail with more info so we can figure out whats going on. good luck!
2007-03-02 05:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by rchilly2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As your c drive is also your system file this is a icon problem and not a drive problem,think about it
if your c drive wasnt being recognized then your p.c would refuse to boot,so you need to find a way to make the c drive re-appear
in a situation like this your first choice should be a system restore to before this problem occured,9 times out of 10 this normally works
then go into set up(press delete at start up) and check in cmos settings,just make sure that your c drive(primary master)is set to auto,if not us the up/down keys and page up/page down keys to set it to auto,then save and exit set up,your p.c will restart again
I would check the cables and be sure they are properly seated. Next I would check the CMOS Setup to see if is properly configured for the hard disk. If not, the CMOS battery may have failed. The CMOS for most modern computers it set to auto detect the drive. Most of them also have a feature to detect the drive while in the Setup. I would see if it can detect the drive and then set the parameters back to where they were or Auto after doing it. The point is to restore the drive parameters back to where they were before the problem started. If that into is unknown, then Auto, if available, is the best guess. If the CMOS cannot detect the drive, it has probably gone south. Whatever you do, you do not want to do anything that will cause the computer to write to the hard disk unless the CMOS is set to the parameters that is was set to when the drive was installed.
hopefully this can sort out your drive problem
good luck
2007-03-02 05:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to go into the BIOS and make sure it's set for auto-detect. If it' showing no drive then it can't detect it.
This could be a loose cable (hopefully) or a motherboard issue...or a hard drive that's gone bad.
Open the case and make sure the cable is seated properly on both ends. Turn the computer on. If it still can't find it, you'll have to trouble shoot.
You'll need to take it to a PC shop and have it looked at.
2007-03-02 05:33:12 · answer #3 · answered by Misty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can you still get onto Windows?
Also, XP may be playing up. Get a free distribution of a Linux Live CD like Freespire, and see if that detects the hard disk.
2007-03-02 06:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by mattribbins 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi. Your best bet is to first re-seat the power and data cables and reboot. Then I would get another drive and hook the old one up as a slave drive to try and retrieve the data. Good luck!
2007-03-02 05:32:12 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋