Cannot see Drive C:

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markg2 · #1 Post by **markg2** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:53 am

If I boot from DOS, drive A does not see the hard drive, yielding 'invalid drive etc.'

If I boot from the Drive Image CD, Drive Image does not see C: (which is the reason for this post -- an image is useless if the computer can't see the drive).

I've not run into this sort of thing before. Anyone have an idea? Btw, I searched IBM's site for the hard drive driver, and finding drivers for every other imaginable device, found none for hard drives.

Thanks in advance,

Mark

stevenvh · #2 Post by **stevenvh** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:19 am

Hi Mark,
So does the machine post and boot to an os?
If not, the drive is probably dead.
If it's a TP and under warranty, just call IBM of course.
If it was a desktop, I'd say check your connections and maybe try
another cable.
With a laptop I'd at least remove and reinstall the drive.
You might try another utility like Partition Magic 8, if you have
another machine to make boot disks.

gl

markg2 · #3 Post by **markg2** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:39 am

The computer works normally and as expected within Windows 2000. It's just booting to DOS.

JHEM · #4 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:25 am

Neither DOS nor older versions of DriveImage can read an NTFS formatted HD, ergo they report no HD present.

Regards,

James

markg2 · #5 Post by **markg2** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:33 pm

The drive's FAT32.

kchung · #6 Post by **kchung** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:07 pm

markg2 wrote:The drive's FAT32.

Download and create a IBM/Hitachi Disk Fitness Test floppy. Boot off of it and see if DFT can see the hard drive. If not, dead drive.

-Kevin

markg2 · #7 Post by **markg2** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:59 am

Kevin,

Turns out it was the drive and I just received the new one. However, for later reference, would I search on 'hitachi disk' on the IBM support site?

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