My MAXTOR HD that had ~*DS*~ INTRO ON IT!

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My MAXTOR HD that had ~*DS*~ INTRO ON IT! Jan 17, 2006 12:04:14 GMT -8

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Post by X S U R G E X DS X on Jan 17, 2006 12:04:14 GMT -8

Hello, I have had a Maxtor HD for about 4 years now. I was using it on different computers and it worked fine. This HD used to be a MAIN BOOTUP HD but I one time did a stupid thing and took it out and hooked it up to another pc as a SECOND HD. I figured since it was a second HD, I deleted the WINDOWS folder to save room. Now when I hooked the HD back to the original pc to reformat, it won’t boot up. And also, it stopped showing up as a second HD when I try to re-plug it back to the second pc.....

Any who, I tried reformatting. I inserted the xp pro cd and blue screen loaded. Everything is going fine. Then as soon as all the drivers start to load from the xp cd, it stops and says this.

"An unexpected error (0) occurred at line 1768 in D:\xpsp1\base\boot\setup\arcdisp.c. Press any key to continue”

I tried using a different xp cd but still the same problem. So I assume the HD is either dead or has some kind of an error. Can this be fixed or does anyone know or have seen this before? Thanks ahead of time

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X S U R G E X DS X Leader of ~DS~ My only weapon is a clear mind! Posts: 7,052	My MAXTOR HD that had ~DS~ INTRO ON IT! Jan 17, 2006 21:23:58 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by X S U R G E X DS X on Jan 17, 2006 21:23:58 GMT -8 Anywho, i am just gonna F DISK and install windows on it. i thought i had a chance to recover it, i guess now
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My MAXTOR HD that had ~*DS*~ INTRO ON IT! Jan 18, 2006 7:14:23 GMT -8

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Post by SpawnoChaos on Jan 18, 2006 7:14:23 GMT -8

Given that error Surge and the dated state of your HD (4 years is nearing end of life), it is quite possible that ESD could have occured and shorted out a component in the HD from moving it around all those years. Not only that, but if ESD did occur it would be more susceptible to causing permanent damage to a HD that is older, such as yours, due to the components worn state. Otherwise, as the error states, it would also seem a possibility that the boot sector of the HD has been corrupted/damaged. Either that or it is refering to the installation process not getting past the boot sector installation for Windows. Either way, I am not sure if reformatting will fix this problem since reformatting does not touch the master boot sector of the HD....but you never know, it doesn't hurt to try. If it is the master boot sector then it will have to be repaired AND reformatted anyway.

Face the thing that should not be...

HAMMERHEAD~DS~ ~DS~ Council Member CW3 Stu Pidazzo Posts: 5,717	My MAXTOR HD that had ~DS~ INTRO ON IT! Jan 20, 2006 6:40:54 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HAMMERHEAD~DS~ on Jan 20, 2006 6:40:54 GMT -8 Absolutely right! - HH

X S U R G E X DS X Leader of ~DS~ My only weapon is a clear mind! Posts: 7,052	My MAXTOR HD that had ~DS~ INTRO ON IT! Jan 22, 2006 0:19:36 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by X S U R G E X DS X on Jan 22, 2006 0:19:36 GMT -8 what ever Hammer..... lol
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HAMMERHEAD~DS~ ~DS~ Council Member CW3 Stu Pidazzo Posts: 5,717	My MAXTOR HD that had ~DS~ INTRO ON IT! Jan 23, 2006 9:18:36 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HAMMERHEAD~DS~ on Jan 23, 2006 9:18:36 GMT -8 LMAO! - HH

pschokiller Guest	My MAXTOR HD that had ~DS~ INTRO ON IT! Jan 23, 2006 9:20:10 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pschokiller on Jan 23, 2006 9:20:10 GMT -8 LOL, HH, you sounded like some dumb blonde who just laughs and smiles. lmao

HAMMERHEAD~DS~ ~DS~ Council Member CW3 Stu Pidazzo Posts: 5,717	My MAXTOR HD that had ~DS~ INTRO ON IT! Jan 23, 2006 9:47:39 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HAMMERHEAD~DS~ on Jan 23, 2006 9:47:39 GMT -8 Tee-Hee-Hee! - HH

My MAXTOR HD that had ~*DS*~ INTRO ON IT!

Post by X S U R G E X DS X on Jan 17, 2006 12:04:14 GMT -8

Post by X S U R G E X DS X on Jan 17, 2006 21:23:58 GMT -8

Post by SpawnoChaos on Jan 18, 2006 7:14:23 GMT -8

Post by HAMMERHEAD~*DS*~ on Jan 20, 2006 6:40:54 GMT -8

Post by X S U R G E X DS X on Jan 22, 2006 0:19:36 GMT -8

Post by HAMMERHEAD~*DS*~ on Jan 23, 2006 9:18:36 GMT -8

Post by pschokiller on Jan 23, 2006 9:20:10 GMT -8

Post by HAMMERHEAD~*DS*~ on Jan 23, 2006 9:47:39 GMT -8

My MAXTOR HD that had ~DS~ INTRO ON IT!

Post by HAMMERHEAD~DS~ on Jan 20, 2006 6:40:54 GMT -8

Post by HAMMERHEAD~DS~ on Jan 23, 2006 9:18:36 GMT -8

Post by HAMMERHEAD~DS~ on Jan 23, 2006 9:47:39 GMT -8