Capacity 0 in the bios

[TheSlider]

Hi all,

I have 2 hard drives which have the same problem:
they are recognize in the bios as capacity 0.
I've tried alot of recovery software, to connect the hard drives to other computer, to try and fix the mbr but nothing with success

after a deep research on the internet I got a conclusion which the problem related to the lba of the disk.
How do I fix that problem and put out my data?
How to update/renew the hard drive's lba?


Thank you very much!

[MadOCer]

It would definitely help, if you were kind enough as to tell us what harddrives you have that show this very problem.

My guess would be that those are Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives. But let us know some details.

[TheSlider]

I have 3 hard drives with the same problem.
2 of them are seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 750 GB and 500 GB
and the theard one is Western Digital's 320 GB.

I've tried to use MHDD in order to erase the mbr (CLRMBR) and I get the system error:
"This drive does not support LBA mode or not detected"

I've tried also NHPA which recover the factory size and it doesn't work (probably bacuse the LBA problem).

How do I recover the LBA of those hard drives?
Is there any tool or software for that?

Thank You Very Much!!

[hddguy]

I've tried to use MHDD in order to erase the mbr (CLRMBR) and I get the system error:
"This drive does not support LBA mode or not detected"


Is there any tool or software for that?

you want DIY solution? Is data important?

[TheSlider]

Hi,

What is DIY solution?

Yes, it's important data but I can't aford myself to pay alot off money to recovery company.
Besides, I want to learn the subject of Data recovery.

[beto]

"Do it your self" that means, and has consequences if u has value data inside

Regards

[HeadCrash]

no comment.

[hddguy]

Hi,

What is DIY solution?

The fastest way to ensure loss of important data.

Seriously, if data is important consult a professional who can give you an exact failure report, and a quote for the recovery of your data. As all 3 drives are failed, presumably from the same system, you may have an electrical or mechanical failure but this is just a guess, an accurate indication of the problem is impossible without proper analysis.

[TheSlider]

"Do it your self" that means, and has consequences if u has value data inside

Regards

Ok, this is a value data but more value for me is to learn how to recover it.
I have in somewhere backup of all the data so it's just a practice for me (and a good one).
The 3 hard drives each one from a different computer and a different house, so I don't have any electrical problem with my computer.

The biggest question is how do I fix the "LBA mode"/LBA problem of the disk?!

It's all the time shows me that the hard drive is a 0 capacity and it drives me nuts

Thank you very much for any help!

[MadOCer]

If you really insist on a DIY solution then you should also be able to find the solution (or let's say a detailed description) for 2 of your 3 problem cases online.

That doesn't mean that it will work per se, without a doubt. There will always be a risk.

[TheSlider]

If you really insist on a DIY solution then you should also be able to find the solution (or let's say a detailed description) for 2 of your 3 problem cases online.

That doesn't mean that it will work per se, without a doubt. There will always be a risk.

haha tanks

but I still didn't find any way or solution to how to recover the LBA

Is there any software or somthing that can do that for me?

[poehere]

Search Seagate 0 LBA problem. Plenty here on the forum you should find your answer to this one.

[MadOCer]

Infact this problem is known all over the web, due to the numerous failures on these Seagate drives. You can also try a search for Seagate and "BSY" or "BUSY". Should give you plenty of results to look through.

[hddguy]

This is assuming the seagates have this fault, which they may not. The WD drive also reports BSY only. Maybe they all share similar problem not associated with common failures.

Before attempting anything, the correct diagnostic must be known...

[MadOCer]

...
Before attempting anything, the correct diagnostic must be known...

With all due respect: The correct disgnosis should be known. If, as he said, the data is not that valueable to him, he should try to diagnose the error as good as possible as a layman, with all the help possible. That means he should indeed read the desciptions and howtos first, bsides asking questions here. He'll need some info anyway. And after getting some info (not necessarily only here) it's upto him to judge the situation and decide what to do and how to prioritize:

Is it more important to get the data back, or is it more important to save money? AND of course: Can I accomplish what I'm trying to do?

[unknown]

"HeadCrash" : you are right.

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[guru]

spoon feeding..............

[pangbeauty]

Maybe you can find a proper software product from our company. key feature:HYDATA 7200.11 Firmware Repair software is designed to repair firmware failures occurring system halted, instant loss and drive unrecognized in BIOS, and mainly focusing on Seagate Barracuda 7200.11, BarracudaES.2, Maxtor Diamond Max22, etc.