Partition Keeps Deleting Itself

[Clocker]

I am running windows 2000 server on a dell 400sc. Then I upgraded my harddrive from a 80 gig ibm to a 200 gig maxtor.

And I have re installed the os 3 times on the primary partition.

This is what happend
Every so often I will get a black screen. And when i try to get windows to look for the OS it says it cant be found. The crazy thing is that the other partitions i created are intact.


And in a sense it seems every once in while 2000 will delete the primary partition with the os.

Any thoughts
Charles

 

[montag451]

Are you running Antivirus/firewall?

If so, what?

Have you dl'd the manufacturer [of the hdd] tool, or use seagate tool to check for physical defects on the hdd

 

[Clocker]

Yes I sure did. The physical drive is fine. I unistalled the anti virus and firewall. This is the most strangest problem. Could it be that the dell system doesnt like the hdd or is it software related. I having a hard time figuring this one out.

 

[montag451]

Don't suppose you have an ATA controller card around do you?

If you were to plug that in and the same thing happens, that would rule out a few things.


Otherwise, have you got a spare hdd to try temporarily? See if it happens with that.
Sometimes you just get an incompatibility with a specific piece of hw!!!!

 

[Clocker]

no i sure dont. but i never thought the controller card to be faulty. hmm. but then again i had no probelms on my old hard drive.