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Maxxxxx
 Post subject: HDD is detected in BIOS but not in Windows disk management
PostPosted: December 2nd, 2007, 4:02 
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Hi. I have a problem with my Samsung 80 GB SV0412H. It gets detected in BIOS but not in Windows disk management. I have another 450GB Seagate SATA HDD installed from which I boot into Windows XP. Could anyone help me out with this problem?!? :(
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Starling
 Post subject: Re: HDD is detected in BIOS but not in Windows disk management
PostPosted: December 3rd, 2007, 14:09 
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Try to scan it with MHDD or HDDScan.
What do you get?
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Maxxxxx
 Post subject: Re: HDD is detected in BIOS but not in Windows disk management
PostPosted: January 6th, 2008, 1:33 
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I tried to do a MHDD Scan but it fails to recognise the disk. :(
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Maxxxxx
 Post subject: Re: HDD is detected in BIOS but not in Windows disk management
PostPosted: January 6th, 2008, 1:35 
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I tried to recover the partition using 'Partition Find and Mount' and could recover some data. Now while trying to format the drive it fails after some time. What should I do?!
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unknown
 Post subject: Re: HDD is detected in BIOS but not in Windows disk management
PostPosted: January 6th, 2008, 18:35 
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maybe IDNF problem
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Maxxxxx
 Post subject: Re: HDD is detected in BIOS but not in Windows disk management
PostPosted: January 9th, 2008, 8:26 
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I was trying to format the drive in NTFS. But when I tried to do a FAT32 format, it was successful. I am now successfully able to use the drive. Thanks for your help.

However, I would like to know that how long will it survive with bad sectors?! Can its life be increased using any software which masks the bad sectors?! If yes, then please do suggest.

Thanks in advance. :)
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pcotter
 Post subject: Re: HDD is detected in BIOS but not in Windows disk management
PostPosted: January 9th, 2008, 9:02 
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i would not trust in that Hdd... Whats the SMART value for Reallocated Sectors Count? And >500 (red square)? You can check that with Hddscan.

Anyway, as i said, i would not trust it.... :(

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