hey guys, recently when i tried to turn on my computer it did not detct my IDE drives! in the screen which said so. instead there were two beeps! i removed my computer and changed the plugs, it worked for some time but now it started again, is it C-MOS? pls help!
Detecting IDE drives? faliure what to do!?
You need to go to the manufacturers web site that made your IDE drive , they will offer free software that will test your hard drive, you will have to download this from another PC. It will tell you if it is failing. It is NOT your Cmos. In the BIOS you can turn on smart monitoring, sometimes that will tell you if your drive is failing.
Reply:One of your IDE drives is failing. Either that or one of the cables connecting them is failing. Most likely, it would be a hard drive. I'd reccommend getting another and installing it as the slave to your main HD, that way you can copy as much of your stuff over before the main one fails. I've seen this countless times...
Reply:Before buying a new hard drive, change the IDE cable. Most often it is twisted and turned, and if you play with your pc a lot, they break. After that you can try an different IDE slot to see. But I bet you it is the cable.
Reply:sounds like hard drive failure is comming, waht plugz did u change?
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