is it safe to say the drive is fried

[Bombastic Flasher]

when the comp boots i get:
strike f1 to retry boot, f2 for setup utility
i tried fdisk and it said:
error reading fixed drive
i tried using partition magic and got errors
i tried booting the xp upgrade disk and it said it could not find previous versions of windows
someone please help

 

[phantom309]

Sounds like it's crisped to me. You might try putting it in another computer as a slave, and try repartitioning it before you throw it out. Sometimes HDs just get corrupted, and if you can reformat them they're fine.

 

[CrispyFried]

Probably toast.

Make sure it is detected in the BIOS (or SETUP) OK, set it for AUTO DETECT if its not at that already.

Also make sure the IDE cable is good. Theyre cheap to buy and they do go bad on occasion.

 

[lansalot]

Download the manufacturers drive testing tool and run it.

 

[Bombastic Flasher]

its not my computer its my teachers and i didnt take it apart during class so i dont know the manufacturer

 

[lansalot]

Is it showing up in POST? You'll get probably a model number off that, that will help you work it out. Failing that, try the major names - IBM HGST, Maxtor, WD etc.

 

[Bombastic Flasher]

it never finishes post
when i get past the press the button for bios it pop up with:
strike f1 to retry boot, f2 for setup utility
and stops there

 

[airfoil]

Choose F2 to enter setup and see if the drive is being detected along with any other IDE devices.