DESPERATE HELP!!! Hard Drives busted!!!

[Rufio]

I was messing w/my cables on my main computer w/the computer on. My computer screen was in the bios screen

I think i might have touched an ide cable, and then now my primary and secondary hard drives cannot be detected, not even in the BIOS!!

PLEASE HELP!!! I AM FREAKING OUT!!!!

 

[dugweb]

first step - breath ... second step - (ill let someone else on this board take care of that one for ya )

 

[Phil21]

Touching the cable wouldn't do anything.

Try putting the drives on the a different IDE controller and see what happens.

If nothing, you're pretty screwed. You always have the option of buying identical drives and swapping out the electronics, which would most likely work then.

But my money right now is either on PEBKAC or fried IDE controller.

-Phil

 

[yoda291]

step one --- breathe

step two --- make not to post in right forum next time.

step three --- kill power to machine

step four --- unplug power cable

step five --- recall all the things that you'd need to change in the bios

step six --- pull the cmos battery/cmos reset jumper.

step seven --- form an opinion on bunny rabbits for about 30 seconds.

step eight --- replace battery/jumper

step nine --- reconnect power cord and hard drives firmly

step ten --- boot into cmos.

Hey, I just created a 10 step program.

 

[Rufio]

i tried a different ide channel...doesn't work..

i also reset the CMOS. no luck.

what is:
PEBKAC?

oh man!! i lost 2 drives!!!

 

[RobCur]

Originally posted by: JudistPriest
first step - breath ... second step - (ill let someone else on this board take care of that one for ya )

ROFL!!!

 

[yoda291]

ok, I guess you could try the freezer trick. Nothing to lose eh?

 

[Pilsnerpete]

Remember next time: don't smoke too much crack b4 tooling around in your computer case.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Originally posted by: Rufio
i tried a different ide channel...doesn't work..

i also reset the CMOS. no luck.

what is:
PEBKAC?

oh man!! i lost 2 drives!!!

Probably an Error Between Keyboard And Chair

 

[RobCur]

It may just gotten loose due to your touching, make sure they are firmly seated by pushing them on their edges from left to right. Both on motherboard and harddrive. Good luck.

Originally posted by: Rufio
i tried a different ide channel...doesn't work..

i also reset the CMOS. no luck.

what is:
PEBKAC?

oh man!! i lost 2 drives!!!

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: ThaGrandCow

Originally posted by: Rufio
i tried a different ide channel...doesn't work..

i also reset the CMOS. no luck.

what is:
PEBKAC?

oh man!! i lost 2 drives!!!

Probably an Error Between Keyboard And Chair

it's Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

 

[Rufio]

i took the drive out..and i hear it spinning........

i checked to make sure that hte cables are securely connected too....

but no luck!!

fooooooooooooock.

 

[Eli]

Try the drives in a different system, one at a time.

Verify that the jumpers are on correctly?

 

[Rufio]

i just tried the drive on another system...no luck...

OH MAN. I am so screwed!!

 

[yoda291]

freezer trick...

 

[dugweb]

what was on the drives that's gonna get you into so much trouble?

 

[Rufio]

first drive is my system drive.

i'm not too worried since I just made an image of it 2 days ago....

i have 7 total drives in my system..............i stil have to find out what is on the second drive.....that's the busted one. i'm HOPING it's not my applications and documents drive!!!

 

[Eli]

I doubt it's broken just like that.

There is either something your not telling us, God hates you, or the drive is still alive.

 

[Rufio]

no, it's exactly how i am telling you.....

i put it on my other systems, and the drives won't even detect...

and one of the drives won't even power up.....i put my ear to the drive and i can't hear it spin...that one is a Western Digital 80GB non-se drive...

do u guys think I could replace the IDE controller card on the hard drive??

agh!

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Rufio
no, it's exactly how i am telling you.....

i put it on my other systems, and the drives won't even detect...

and one of the drives won't even power up.....i put my ear to the drive and i can't hear it spin...that one is a Western Digital 80GB non-se drive...

do u guys think I could replace the IDE controller card on the hard drive??

agh!

if thats the case, it sounds like the drives are fried

 

[Rufio]

i have the 2 drives connected to a Y-power splitter.....i think i touched that and may have messed up the drives like that..


will the freezer trick work? or should i try and get another hdd controller board to replace it?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Rufio
i have the 2 drives connected to a Y-power splitter.....i think i touched that and may have messed up the drives like that..


will the freezer trick work? or should i try and get another hdd controller board to replace it?

Careful with that freezer idea... It could cause bad condensation when you take it out. That wouldn't be good.

 

[crisp82]

You need to put it in a 'ziploc bag' or something that completely suts it off from the air. Any chance that the heads are stuck in the wrong postition because you power off when they were reading. Try tapping the HD in the centre fairly hard and then power on. May work. If not you could always spend Stupid amounts of money sending them here .

Try swapping the logic boards on the back of the HD's if all else fails.....

 

[Rufio]

if the heads aren't parked correctly, what can I do to correctly park them?

 

[Firus]

When you say you 'touched' the cables with the computer on, does that mean you unplugged them? I think you already know what happened if that is the case, cuz simply touching a cable won't do anything...PEBKAC LoL...I have that 'User Friendly.org' comic beside my desk (help desk) at work at all times.