xtremee Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hi all,i have problem with my 2nd Hard disk which is Maxtor 80GBi used to connect to hard disk that i have one as primary and second as slave on secondary channel and it work ok. But today when i turn on my computer i read that my 2nd HD is defined as Maxtor Falcon so i enter my BIOS setup and find that it is 0GB !!Of curse when i enter my windows it can't find it. also i check Device Manager.i try to remove my 1st HD and leave the 2nd one only (sure i connect it primary channel) also the same.it make my head screw Is my 2nd HD coming to be dead?!!Any idea will be excellentRegards,Xtremee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Is my 2nd HD coming to be dead?!!Yes, looks like it. Remove the jumpers and put them back on to make sure they make good cantact, only thing I could think of now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleko Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 could alwasy try the maxtor diagnostic tools, you can get it from maxtor.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
585Soft Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Another good tool to diagnose HDD is a MHDD, but be very careful, and read documentstion before first use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremee Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 (edited) @puntoMX1st thanks for ur reply,Remove the jumpers and put them back on to make sure they make good cantactif you concentrate in reading my post you will find thisi try to remove my 1st HD and leave the 2nd one only (sure i connect it primary channel) also the same.The HD is primary if you dont use any jumper (i.e. By default HD is primary if u put it alone without any jumper)i hope that u have another idea!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------@Maleko1st thanks for ur reply,i download the diagnostic tools from Maxtor and boot with my Floppy and 2nd HD only also i try all options in this disk but still have the same error.I dont know why my HD is defined as Maxtor Falcon this appear both in floppy disk and BIOS but dont appear in my windows as it don't recognize it at all.Btw, i try low level format which in the floppyRegards,Xtremee Edited September 22, 2006 by xtremee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleko Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 just an idea, are you able to put it in another machine as a slave? boot to windows and see wat happpens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 @ xtremee,Your welcome, and I wish it was fixed for you.Talking about the jumpers, I know the drives that have jumper settings like this, and this.Any way, still it strange that it’s seen wrong, I read your post concentrated believe me .Try Maleko´s option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremee Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 (edited) @MalekoWhen my HD working ok. it some time don't recognize to another PC than my one (honestly i try it with one friend that have Western HD)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------@puntoMXi don't think the jumper will affect to my HD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I really don't know what the Maxtor Falcon MeanRegards to all,Xtremee Edited September 22, 2006 by xtremee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremee Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 Any ideas!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 It´s half dead, replace it or just keep one drive in your computer, that´s all I can say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Don't Use Maxtor thats all what I got to say....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Don't Use Maxtor thats all what I got to say.......Why? Did you have a lot of problems with your Maxtor HDDs? There did seem to be major problems with the 6E030L0s. But I have yet to have a failure with the non-slimline Maxtor HDDs. I have a 13 GB 7,200 RPM from 1999 and still is fine despite a major amount of repartitions and reformats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerwin Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 (edited) I bought a 160 gig Maxtor HDD and all what I had is problems mainly would not install windows xp pro [bSOD] so I bought a 250gig from SATA from WD had not one problem. I only go for WD or Seagate. Edited October 2, 2006 by computerMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I bought a 160 gig Maxtor HDD and all what I had is problems mainly would not install windows xp pro [bSOD] so I bought a 250gig from SATA from WD had not one problem. I only go for WD or Seagate.That's anecdotal evidence at best. One single defective HD from a company (likely bad luck) and you're bashing them online and never buying them anymore? Wow. Give it a couple years, and you'll have no manufacturer's left to buy from Personally, I'll buy anything BUT WD. Seagate, Maxtor, Samsung, Hitachi, etc - it's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Did you have a lot of problems with your Maxtor HDDs?Cons: Drives are returned more to the stores (RMA) and have issues with nVidia chipsets.Pros: Maxtor reply the emails fast and they swap drives (RMA) with much problems in a short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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