Solved diskpart can't detect my hdd

[mickaboy72]

idk if this is the right thread.
(please move it if it is the wrong thread)
my problem is,
i can't use diskkpart on my
acer aspire 4750g laptop.
i used the diskpart of win7 setup
and diskpart of winxp
both didn't see may hdd.

is there a bootable partition manager program out there?

 

[kegobeer]

What kind of drive do you have in your laptop? Is this a new drive, or did it previously have Windows installed on it and running in your laptop? If it is a new drive, is it the same type (IDE/SATA) as your previous drive? Do you have AHCI/SATA or IDE set in your BIOS?

 

[mickaboy72]

it previously have win7 ulti but it got ****ed up and i can't boot up the os.
bios detects the hdd and i switch it to achi when i'm using 7

 

[kegobeer]

I've had that happen before. Sounds like the partition table is corrupted. You can pull out the drive and slave it into another computer and try to repair the partition table, or you can use an external partition application (gparted, partition tool, etc) to delete the entire partition table - then you should be able to install Windows 7 again.

 

[theog]

Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
HD Diagnostic

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

is there a bootable partition manager program out there?

Hello mickaboy72, welcome to Seven Forums!


Yes there is, have a look at Option Three of this tutorial at the link below for wipe secure erase info.

Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD
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First download the Partition Wizard Bootable Disk (PWBD) ISO file to the desktop, be sure to get the PWBD and not the installed version; scroll down to see the download link for the Bootable CD ISO file at this link below.

Partition Wizard Free Bootable CD
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Then use ImgBurn to burn the ISO to a CD, at no greater than 4x speed with a verify; it was designed for use and works best from a CD rather than a DVD; then boot the created CD to make the changes, it doesn't take any input from the user to setup, just relax and let it load.

ImgBurn Free ISO Burning Software
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[mickaboy72]

well, thanks for the info and answers
this forum really help me and others
so i'll mark this solved!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello again, glad we could help and thanks for the update.