Comments on: Recovery of a Harddrive? http://www.keywordspost.com/recovery-of-a-harddrive News Articles, Magazine Back Issues & Reference Articles on All Topics Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:12:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ernie B http://www.keywordspost.com/recovery-of-a-harddrive/comment-page-1#comment-933 Ernie B Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:38:26 +0000 http://www.keywordspost.com/other-hardware/recovery-of-a-harddrive/#comment-933 Ok, before you plunge off into the replacement of your Bud's hd, try this: Boot from the windows cd, choose the repair option, let 'er rip. If it comes up you're a hero. If not It's off to the hd store. Good Luck Ok, before you plunge off into the replacement of your Bud’s hd, try this:
Boot from the windows cd, choose the repair option, let ‘er rip.
If it comes up you’re a hero. If not It’s off to the hd store.

Good Luck

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]]> By: chezzrob http://www.keywordspost.com/recovery-of-a-harddrive/comment-page-1#comment-931 chezzrob Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:29:35 +0000 http://www.keywordspost.com/other-hardware/recovery-of-a-harddrive/#comment-931 If the puter wont go into safe mode then the hard drive is cactus. Buy a new hard drive and install it. You may need tech help here. Load xp on it and get it going etc. after that plug the old hard drive in as an extra drive and it is most likely that the computer will see it. In that case you can copy your files over. Format the drive and you can then leave it there and store downloads on it. When hard drives fail, they can fail in they wont boot up, but still work as an extra drive. you can google jumper and hardive stuff. Go to the hard drive manufacturers website. Setting up a new hard drive 1.install the new drive set bios to boot from CD rom 2.Load xp 3.partion C: half size of disk 4.select Aust English if in aust 5.Aust Keyboard if in aust 6.delete us keyboard if not in us 7.Private leave company blank 8.Admin for first user 9.Skip network After installed: 1.Identify by reading bios or looking at the cards a.Chipset b.Video c.Sound d.South Bridge (PCI card management) e.Download from their manufactures site latest drivers f.Usually the site is the Manufact name.com.tw (Taiwan) 2.Windows Update – Custom a.Select some drivers but do not overwrite the three a,b,c, drivers from above. 3.set up D: (the other half of the new drive) 4.Move (not copy) my documents to D: If the puter wont go into safe mode then the hard drive is cactus.
Buy a new hard drive and install it. You may need tech help here.
Load xp on it and get it going etc.

after that plug the old hard drive in as an extra drive and it is most likely that the computer will see it. In that case you can copy your files over.

Format the drive and you can then leave it there and store downloads on it.

When hard drives fail, they can fail in they wont boot up, but still work as an extra drive.
you can google jumper and hardive stuff. Go to the hard drive manufacturers website.

Setting up a new hard drive
1.install the new drive
set bios to boot from CD rom
2.Load xp
3.partion C: half size of disk
4.select Aust English if in aust
5.Aust Keyboard if in aust
6.delete us keyboard if not in us
7.Private leave company blank
8.Admin for first user
9.Skip network

After installed:
1.Identify by reading bios or looking at the cards
a.Chipset
b.Video
c.Sound
d.South Bridge (PCI card management)
e.Download from their manufactures site latest drivers
f.Usually the site is the Manufact name.com.tw (Taiwan)
2.Windows Update – Custom
a.Select some drivers but do not overwrite the three a,b,c, drivers from above.
3.set up D: (the other half of the new drive)
4.Move (not copy) my documents to D:

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