HDD crash?

ynnadkrap · 05-11-2008, 11:31 AM

When I woke up this morning my computer was stuck at the bootup screen saying "boot from disk failure! please insert disk and press enter!"

My computer was also making a strange beeping noise. It would be a loud buzzing noise, then it would stop, and it kept going.

My HDD is the first on the boot sequence and whenever I restart it says please insert disk. So I'm assuming it's not reading my HDD and skipping to boot from disk?

Please help!

Also, this HDD is only 5 months old, and yes, I did take it out and clean it.

zman88 · 05-11-2008, 02:35 PM

You need to provide more info about your system if you want more

.

But that sounds to me like your HD has failed.

You need to check your PS and switch out your mem. if possible. Also try resetting bios to default.

ynnadkrap · 05-11-2008, 03:10 PM

Haha, well I'm not very good with computer so I'm not sure what info you need

Rickwell · 05-11-2008, 04:42 PM

You need to put information to what hardware you have.like cpu,hard drive,power supply,motherboard etc. Then you need to state what operating system you have.Any other info to what you were or have done before the problem happend would help also.Other wise no one can really help.It's like saying my car won't start please help.

You say you took the hard drive out to clean it.Well maybe when you put it back in you didn't get one of the cables in all the way.

ynnadkrap · 05-11-2008, 06:26 PM

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GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 ATX AMD Motherboard

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ynnadkrap · 05-12-2008, 08:08 PM

can anyone help? this HDD has only been about 5 months old!

jaketerminate · 05-12-2008, 08:25 PM

Has it been exposed to heat or high temperatures or have you dropped it at all?

ynnadkrap · 05-12-2008, 11:10 PM

nope, i have 6 fans running in my CPU, and i haven't touched it since i put it in

3 of 7 · 05-12-2008, 11:12 PM

If the drive is making a click-click-click noise it's probably toast..
If it isn't making a huge racket try a new sata cable first off.
The beeping your hearing is likely the bios reporting an error, your motherboard documentation will explain what the beep codes mean..
If you don't have the manual on hand you can download it from the gigabyte site.

GWillakers · 05-13-2008, 01:14 AM

First see if the Motherboard is recognizing the drive:
Go into bios and see if it is listed.
If it is, then you know you have it powered up and data cabled,
and your problem is software (operating system related)

If the drive is not listed in bios,
then you have a physical problem...(hardware)
either bad drive,
bad cable
bad sata plug
bad data cable connection to drive
bad data cable connection to Motherboard
bad power connection to drive
bad bios parameters

rachael24 · 05-13-2008, 09:36 AM

I had this problem and did the same thing the last poster was saying to do...Mine was operating system related, so you will find the place where the problem lies.

zman88 · 05-13-2008, 10:00 AM

When you removed the HDD to clean it did you unplug the cable from the HD or the MB ? Either way make sure it is not upside down and forced in slightly to the point that its holding but not really connected. Same with power plug.

jaketerminate · 05-13-2008, 11:45 AM

It sounds like a manufactures defect... I think you should try to return it.

zman88 · 05-13-2008, 12:01 PM

Seagate has a tool to diagnose HD's . Seagate Technology - SeaTools

ynnadkrap · 05-13-2008, 10:22 PM

I'm not sure how to tell if it's listed in BIOS (sorry guys, i'm awful with computers!)

I removed the cable from the HDD when I cleaned it, and it's positioning is fine I believe.

Again, the noise it's making is like: bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, pause, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, pause, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, pause etc.

Also, I have a pirated version of windows, could this be causing the problem?

05-11-2008, 11:31 AM	#1
ynnadkrap Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11	HDD crash? When I woke up this morning my computer was stuck at the bootup screen saying "boot from disk failure! please insert disk and press enter!" My computer was also making a strange beeping noise. It would be a loud buzzing noise, then it would stop, and it kept going. My HDD is the first on the boot sequence and whenever I restart it says please insert disk. So I'm assuming it's not reading my HDD and skipping to boot from disk? Please help! Also, this HDD is only 5 months old, and yes, I did take it out and clean it.
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05-11-2008, 02:35 PM	#2
zman88 I'll race the truck! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NH Posts: 480	Re: HDD crash? You need to provide more info about your system if you want more . But that sounds to me like your HD has failed. You need to check your PS and switch out your mem. if possible. Also try resetting bios to default. __________________ Turn Left,Go Fast I spend most of my money on wild women,booze and computers....... The rest I just waste! Last edited by zman88 : 05-11-2008 at 02:41 PM.
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05-11-2008, 03:10 PM	#3
ynnadkrap Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11	Re: HDD crash? Haha, well I'm not very good with computer so I'm not sure what info you need
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05-11-2008, 04:42 PM	#4
Rickwell Last user turn off lights Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,564	Re: HDD crash? You need to put information to what hardware you have.like cpu,hard drive,power supply,motherboard etc. Then you need to state what operating system you have.Any other info to what you were or have done before the problem happend would help also.Other wise no one can really help.It's like saying my car won't start please help. You say you took the hard drive out to clean it.Well maybe when you put it back in you didn't get one of the cables in all the way. __________________ Water Cooling-DangerDen Cooled Core 2 Extreme qx9650 3.00 Ghz Asus X48 DDR2 Rampage Formula XFX 280 GTX 1.0GB Video Card 4GB Corsair Twin 2X4096-8500C5DF 2 x 74 GB Raptors Matrix Raid 0/0 Corsair CMPSU-1000HX PSU Corsair 4GB Voyager GT (Ready Boost) Dell 2405 LCD Flat Panel Monitor WinXP x64 sp2 / WinV x64 sp1
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05-12-2008, 08:08 PM	#6
ynnadkrap Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11	Re: HDD crash? can anyone help? this HDD has only been about 5 months old!
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05-12-2008, 11:10 PM	#8
ynnadkrap Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11	Re: HDD crash? nope, i have 6 fans running in my CPU, and i haven't touched it since i put it in
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05-12-2008, 11:12 PM	#9
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GWillakers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 164	Re: HDD crash? First see if the Motherboard is recognizing the drive: Go into bios and see if it is listed. If it is, then you know you have it powered up and data cabled, and your problem is software (operating system related) If the drive is not listed in bios, then you have a physical problem...(hardware) either bad drive, bad cable bad sata plug bad data cable connection to drive bad data cable connection to Motherboard bad power connection to drive bad bios parameters __________________ SuperMicro P4DC6+ Dual Pentium XEON 1.7GHz {I was thinking bandwidth, PCI-X, SCSI etc, Turned out to be louder than my electric razor. Taught me to pay attention to heat and noise. Intel D875PBZ-204 - P4/2.53GHz/512K/533Mhz Rock solid system - the type where Intel makes you a believer ASUS A8N-VM CSM AMD 3500+ Venice {Heard all the trash talk on the Net. Wanted first hand experience before challenging AMD fanboys. What I found was, my AMD 3500+ was cooler and a bit faster than my 2.53GHz P4, but the Intel system was much more dependable. Intel D975XBX-305 ICS - E6600 L627 2.4Ghz /1067FSB/ default Voltage/ XP SP2 idles 30C / load 46C Stock HSF was concave - replaced with AC Cooler 7 Pro - It too concave - but lapped it - and run with it Crucial DDR2 667 ECC 2x512MB SPD 5-5-5-15 @ 4-4-4-10 74GB Raptor - 300GB Sata Seagate - 320GB Sata WD - PNY GeForce 7600 GS
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rachael24 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 35	Re: HDD crash? I had this problem and did the same thing the last poster was saying to do...Mine was operating system related, so you will find the place where the problem lies. __________________ Owner of 3 internet franchises and computer enthusiast.
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zman88 I'll race the truck! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: NH Posts: 480	Re: HDD crash? When you removed the HDD to clean it did you unplug the cable from the HD or the MB ? Either way make sure it is not upside down and forced in slightly to the point that its holding but not really connected. Same with power plug. __________________ Turn Left,Go Fast I spend most of my money on wild women,booze and computers....... The rest I just waste!
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05-13-2008, 11:45 AM	#13
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05-13-2008, 10:22 PM	#15
ynnadkrap Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11	Re: HDD crash? I'm not sure how to tell if it's listed in BIOS (sorry guys, i'm awful with computers!) I removed the cable from the HDD when I cleaned it, and it's positioning is fine I believe. Again, the noise it's making is like: bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, pause, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, pause, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, pause etc. Also, I have a pirated version of windows, could this be causing the problem?
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