[PLUG] sata and eide HDD

[Jim Webb]

Vram,

Thank you very much for your help.

Jim

On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 16:54, Vram wrote:
> I would just stop wasting my time and reformat...
> 
> Good luck
> 
> 
> Vram
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 16:49 -0400, Jim Webb wrote:
> > No mission critical, just address book, and firefox bookmarks.
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 16:40, Vram wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 16:28 -0400, Jim Webb wrote:
> > > > Vram,
> > > > 
> > > > I replaced the eide cable.  The maxtor 40BG HD is jumpered as a master
> > > > and is at the end of the cable.  But I still get the message that Drive
> > > > E: is not formatted when I try to open up some of the folders.  I guess
> > > > that there is some corruption on this HD.  I tried to fix it using a
> > > > utility to id and fix bad sectors, but that program wouldn't run to
> > > > completion.
> > > > 
> > > > Any other ideas????
> > > > 
> > > > Jim
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > None right off hand..
> > > 
> > > Is there some mission critical files you MUST have?
> > > For $$$ there are folks who can recover data.
> > > 
> > > Otherwise...consider yourself SMARTER.  <Won't do that again>
> > > 
> > > Vram
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 16:04, Vram wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 15:34 -0400, Jim Webb wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Vram,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I have drive C:, wjich is the SATA HD and drive E: is the old EIDE HD. 
> > > > > > Drive D: is a cd burner.  When I first got the box booted up after
> > > > > > installing the old EIDE HD, I was able to access the folders on the EIDE
> > > > > > HD.  Now, I'm unable to access some of the folders on the old drive. 
> > > > > > When I try to open up, for example the program files folders on the EIDE
> > > > > > drive, it says that the D: old EIDE HD needs to be formatted.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Jim
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Jim
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > AS always reboot..
> > > > > 
> > > > > Check the cable make sure that your ide drive is on the END of CABLE and
> > > > > it is strapped for MASTER...
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > What type/model IDE drive do you have??
> > > > > 
> > > > > Vram
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 15:22, Vram wrote:
> > > > > > > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 14:50 -0400, Jim Webb wrote:
> > > > > > > > Vram,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Worked well after I played around with the BIOS a little.  When I first accessed the EIDE HD,
> > > > > > > >  I was able to navigate well, but now it's very slow.  And I was able to look into the program 
> > > > > > > > files folder, but now when I do it says the drive is not formatted.  I can access other folders 
> > > > > > > > though.  And yes, it's a winduhs box XP
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > What are your thoughts on this?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Jim
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> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > So I am confused...
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > You are accessing  a windows  partition with a windows partion?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Vram
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
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