Im Dying..........For some Genuine HDD Help

[Testo247]

Hello Fabe! This close..was this close to making it work with your suggestion..However the other CPU is win XP and for some reason doesnt seem to wanna work the way I want it to...

Kork Sir I am A lil confused on how to go about using the method 2 But I am Re reading everything..And you are correct..I do not have a Floppy Drive >_>. If I cant use method 2 Ill trying the other methods...a "friend" of mine provided me with something Called Spinrite to try to get back to my Original problem which is trying to revive my beloved 500g HDD..But Im trying to get over the first Hurdle and thats to make my USB bootable since for some Strange odd Magical Reason in the world I cant hook up 2 IDE devices to this cpu...

 

[DocBrown]

Here is another link to making a Bootable USB 4gb or larger!

A Bootable USB: Utility to Create Bootable USB Drive to Install Windows Vista, Server 2008 and 7 - Tweaking with Vishal

 

[Testo247]

Evening Mr. Doc...I am in the process of trying your method now while still trying to figure out the alternative methods Provided By Krok..However I believe it seems your method either requires me to have Access to a DVD drive or the ISO file(s) of the windows 7 installtion? Im looking into that right now. Seems to be stuck at formating my Drive at 71% so far...

 

[Testo247]

Currently Im just trying to make my USB a bootable Device in order for me to run some programs from it as it it was a Bootable ISO that "normal" people use CD or DVDs for...I am able to select the USB medium as one of the devices I am able to boot from..However when I do that it states "Bootmgr" missing press ctrl+alt+del to restart...I can only seem to come back to the same problem and thats not being able to load the bootsect.exe or whatever from a DVD/or ISO. Is there a way around this Important step :/?

 

[DocBrown]

Here is another I just found

:ar: How to create and use a bootable USB memory stick as a floppy drive replacement

 

[Testo247]

I Honestly and Sincerely Wish to thank everyone who has helped me, provided me links and gave excellent suggestions..However I feel I need a break right now . I have been working on this for the past 5 straight hours, havnt eaten or shaved and this headache of mine is only getting worse >_<. Not an Awesome way to start the New years But. Happy New years to all of you! God bless and stay safe...I will return in a few hours to bug yall for some more help and provide updates on any((if any)) Progress has been Made. Again Thank you very much for your time and patience..I shall return next year .

 

[Testo247]

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Im baaaaaaaaaaaaack! Still havnt shaved but I have eaten So I got a lil energy and my Headache is still lingering but..I want this to be over ..

Ive got some news! I "think" I was able to make my flash drive bootable for a program called "spinrite 6.0". It loaded up the program and everything and it even showed me my 500g Sata drive!...BUT..A linger problem That I thought was only Hone to the Bios..Seems to have spread...

For some strange odd Magical reason in the world...When I load into the Bios.. I have anywhere from 10 seconds to a full MINUTE...Before my keyboard just dies and becomes unresponsive...I have no idea what kind of drama bug that is...But ever single time I boot and load up the Bios the Keyboard works fine..the the light on the numlock goes out and No commands moves on the screen..I dont know if the Bios freezes it self or if the Bios just some hows shuts off the keyboard.

I have tried unpluggin and repluggin it back in(( i have a P2 port keyboard the one that hooks into the purple slot on the back of the CPU)) and Just now I tried a USB keyboard and the same thing happens...I feel like i am THIS CLOSE to getting some kind of work or Acomplishment done here and heres a new hurdle ...Has anyone ever heard of this happening and if So I can I tell the BIOS/DOS mode related task to make my keyboard work 24/7?

 

[essenbe]

I'm very far from an expert on this, but it seems more and more to me that you are having a motherboard issue. It would seem to me that you could remove the drive, place it in an external enclosure and plug it into someones working computer. You should be able to then open the drive and see the contents and download them. If that works, it should indicate that it is not the drive there is some other issue. Seagate has a download free called sea tools for windows that will check the drive for errors.
If I am wrong on this, I am certain I will be corrected by some of the expets who have been helping you.

 

[Ivan the SoSo]

With no software....no windows.....nothing.....just blank drives...the dvd....the harddrive....the keyboard, all that WORKS. The computer will boot to a black screen...say something in the lines of "operating system not found". A white, flashing line appears......Break out the BASIC and party like it's 1981.

Now you have the keyboard joining the ide...unless you are putting both as master/slave (I doubt that) again it will work....The keyboard will work regardless,....

I will say the southbridge is failing on the motherboard...that will mess with the SATA, IDE, Usb, and keyboard....

 

[krokusnat]

With no software....no windows.....nothing.....just blank drives...the dvd....the harddrive....the keyboard, all that WORKS. The computer will boot to a black screen...say something in the lines of "operating system not found". A white, flashing line appears......Break out the BASIC and party like it's 1981.

Now you have the keyboard joining the ide...unless you are putting both as master/slave (I doubt that) again it will work....The keyboard will work regardless,....

I will say the southbridge is failing on the motherboard...that will mess with the SATA, IDE, Usb, and keyboard....

This is true what he said, you may have had a power surge or just a freak thing happen to the south bridge, I had to get a new motherboard for mine about six months ago when the bios chip decided to wipe itself. That was such a lovely experience! You get nothing and all you can do is get a new bios chip or motherboard the later being the better idea....You can still run motherboard tests if only you had that darn dvd working and see for sure, but it sounds like the board is failing.

Here's a funny thing that happened to me with my first brand new mother board when installing the cpu fan with a screwdriver-slip and poke a hole in the motherboard-who-hoo!!!! Yes sir, makes you what to throw up....

You can get a motherbord from ebay if you find a trusted vendor and even used if you wanted to go that route, just make sure that vendor has warranties and such, that is what I'm using right now is one from ebay I got used for $70 dollars and it's a $300 dollar board. Just find one that bidders are bidding on and use ebay genie to slide your bid under the table in the last 6 seconds of bidding and your a sure winner. Just google ebay genie-(automated bidding online)..

 

[Ivan the SoSo]

If your Windows 7 is a OEM try to match the motherboard....Failing that you will have to call Microsoft....bring candy and flowers.....

 

[krokusnat]

If your Windows 7 is a OEM try to match the motherboard....Failing that you will have to call Microsoft....bring candy and flowers.....

And probably a honey baked ham as well!

 

[Testo247]

Evening everyone..I didnt want you to think I just up and dissapeared and took your advice and suggestions and turn into an ungratful so and so.. I am currently using a very limited P3 1.1ghz 256 meg ram to update you..My GOD we are so spoiled...From Floppies to Zips to CDs to DVDs to Blu Rays..We have come a long way..You cant imagine how slow this is O_O...

Anyway 1 prob at a time please :/...First it was an issue with the HDD, then the keyboard and mother board suggestions..Id love to test everything and see whats really the deal..This CPU I purchased was back in June '10..Not even a year old..I am in upmost denial everything decides to fail on me at once...

But first things first..Currently with my Main and starting issue, my 500g HDD..Currently I am running a program called "Spinrite 6.0"..It claims it is locating and repairing((or trying to)) repair and recovery the datas on the partition(..My Current goal is to make at LEAST the B, and C drive bootable so I can copy the data and if need be format the drive and start fresh IF the drive is still..usable...Someone suggested use the seagate tool and I will do that...However the person who gave me the program stated it could take DAYS or even a week for this program to finish...It was running for 12 hours straight and was at 19%...Sadly Power got interupted and I recently had to start all over.

So...I will let u Guys know how well this program works and if it does what my Original post was concerning and that was to revive my main 500g HDD..

My main and 2nd issue in the mean time, is trying to understand why any MS.DOS related program((Bios, pre boot, even the spinrite program)) Kills off the usage of any keyboard PS2 or USB..I tested it out and the Bios doesnt freeze as the time still ticks..Just it stops the keyboard from working..

Even when trying to select advance options when pre loading Windows 7(( select repiar mode, safe mode, last known config)) it can also die there if im not fast enough when selecting my options.

When win 7 loads everything and i mean everything is fine, keyboard, mice, video card, mem, HDD..

SO!..Any ideas on how to correct that issue? I even went as far as going into the Bios and selecting "load opimized defaults" and still kills off usage to the KB ..

Again I thank everyone and my replies may be slow as this isnt my CPU I can freely use..But I specifcally came online just for you guys -_-.

Thank you again.