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Anacron · January 19th, 2009, 00:59

I have a problem that hopefully someone may be able to help me with.

In my desktop computer (Windows XP SP3) I have two hard disks. One is divided into two partitions (c: and d:), is connected via SATA cable and contains the system, page file, etc. The other hard disk is a single partition (g:) and is connected via IDE (the motherboard has connectors for both types of cable). After a certain time of the PC being turned on, G: disappears from the explorer view, and all shortcuts pointing to it break. It looks like the PC doesn't know it's there.

It started doing this yesterday, after I moved my PC to my new house (only next door, so carried the case by hand). I've had the PC for well over a year before now and it's never done this before.

I can make it reappear by running the Add New Hardware wizard (it searches for new hardware, and then G: just as mysteriously reappears in the My Computer view). I don't need to actually install anything though. This procedure is a bit of a p.i.t.a. though, so if anyone has an idea what's going on I would be most grateful.

Tsele · January 19th, 2009, 22:41

I won't be too harsh!

As you said you moved it... so the cable must be moved and it is not attached too good to the M/B... open the case and re-attach the cable.

If it still has problems then your g: drive is commencing it's spirit to the Machine Gods!

Anacron · January 20th, 2009, 22:34

Yeah that's what I thought. I've tried multiple times to remove then reattach both power and IDE cables, and it's doing it less often now... but it still happens from time to time.

Tsele · January 21st, 2009, 15:49

Then they are the first signs that the hard drive is giving it's spirit up... save your data before it's too late and replace it. How long have you been use it and what use was it? I mean... were you using it everyday writing and deleting data off it?

Anacron · January 21st, 2009, 19:56

I've been using it for almost six years as a second disk to keep music, install games & other data on. So yes, I think you might be right.

I also just discovered it has only 740Mb left out of 80Gb. Time to get a new one!

Tsele · January 21st, 2009, 20:15

Don't forget that you have to leave the 1/3 of the total disk capacity free in order the disk works properly...

So yes I would say you would need a change!

January 19th, 2009, 00:59	#1 (permalink)
Anacron Master of the Ravenwing Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wakefield, UK Age: 27 Posts: 849 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 84	Hard Drive keeps disconnecting <a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_d1_openx_org_ck_php_n_a83f474f_amp_cb_46587945173');" rel='nofollow' href='http://d1.openx.org/ck.php?n=a83f474f&cb=46587945173' target='_blank'><img src='http://d1.openx.org/avw.php?zoneid=22572&cb=46587945173&n=a83f474f' border='0' alt='' /></a> I have a problem that hopefully someone may be able to help me with. In my desktop computer (Windows XP SP3) I have two hard disks. One is divided into two partitions (c: and d:), is connected via SATA cable and contains the system, page file, etc. The other hard disk is a single partition (g:) and is connected via IDE (the motherboard has connectors for both types of cable). After a certain time of the PC being turned on, G: disappears from the explorer view, and all shortcuts pointing to it break. It looks like the PC doesn't know it's there. It started doing this yesterday, after I moved my PC to my new house (only next door, so carried the case by hand). I've had the PC for well over a year before now and it's never done this before. I can make it reappear by running the Add New Hardware wizard (it searches for new hardware, and then G: just as mysteriously reappears in the My Computer view). I don't need to actually install anything though. This procedure is a bit of a p.i.t.a. though, so if anyone has an idea what's going on I would be most grateful. __________________ All the old Specialist Games resources are currently being uploaded at the Tactical Command forums, and you can find them here: http://www.sg.tacticalwargames.net/fanatic/. Last edited by Anacron; January 19th, 2009 at 01:02.

January 19th, 2009, 22:41	#2 (permalink)
Tsele LO Zealot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Age: 29 Posts: 1,772 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 65	I won't be too harsh! As you said you moved it... so the cable must be moved and it is not attached too good to the M/B... open the case and re-attach the cable. If it still has problems then your g: drive is commencing it's spirit to the Machine Gods! __________________ Thanks to all the people showing faith in me I sometimes feel that everyone will leave me and they will be on their own...

January 20th, 2009, 22:34	#3 (permalink)
Anacron Master of the Ravenwing Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wakefield, UK Age: 27 Posts: 849 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 84	Yeah that's what I thought. I've tried multiple times to remove then reattach both power and IDE cables, and it's doing it less often now... but it still happens from time to time. __________________ All the old Specialist Games resources are currently being uploaded at the Tactical Command forums, and you can find them here: http://www.sg.tacticalwargames.net/fanatic/.

January 21st, 2009, 15:49	#4 (permalink)
Tsele LO Zealot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Age: 29 Posts: 1,772 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 65	Then they are the first signs that the hard drive is giving it's spirit up... save your data before it's too late and replace it. How long have you been use it and what use was it? I mean... were you using it everyday writing and deleting data off it? __________________ Thanks to all the people showing faith in me I sometimes feel that everyone will leave me and they will be on their own...

January 21st, 2009, 19:56	#5 (permalink)
Anacron Master of the Ravenwing Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wakefield, UK Age: 27 Posts: 849 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 84	I've been using it for almost six years as a second disk to keep music, install games & other data on. So yes, I think you might be right. I also just discovered it has only 740Mb left out of 80Gb. Time to get a new one! __________________ All the old Specialist Games resources are currently being uploaded at the Tactical Command forums, and you can find them here: http://www.sg.tacticalwargames.net/fanatic/.

January 21st, 2009, 20:15	#6 (permalink)
Tsele LO Zealot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Age: 29 Posts: 1,772 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 65	Don't forget that you have to leave the 1/3 of the total disk capacity free in order the disk works properly... So yes I would say you would need a change! __________________ Thanks to all the people showing faith in me I sometimes feel that everyone will leave me and they will be on their own...

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