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Halo2Ace
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_ 		20. August 2007 @ 06:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
HI, i just recenlty built myself a computer but i am having problems with the hard drive. It is a maxtor SATA but the problem is my computer cannot see that it is there. I have downloaded several S.M.A.R.T report programs but they all say that they can't find my hard drive even thought i am on it right now running windows vista and i can access it through "My computer" and i can see it in the POST screen.

I cannot find anywhere a solution for this, so i came to ask the more experienced ones on this forum, hope i gave you enough information, and thanks alot in advance for your help
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Waymon3X6
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_ 		20. August 2007 @ 06:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This may seem like a dumb question, but are all of the plugs in? Is the power plug plugged in all the way? And the sata cable?

I had that same problem with my maxtor HDD, but I fixed it by putting the plugs in all the way, it may seem like their in, but sometimes their not.
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Halo2Ace
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_ 		20. August 2007 @ 06:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
emm yea ill check but im nearly sure that there all in because i am using it right now and it boots up windows vista okay but yea ill check
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Halo2Ace
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_ 		20. August 2007 @ 07:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea its all plugged in properly and i changhed the SATA cable and connected it to a different SATA port, any other suggestions?
thanks anyway
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nasayin
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_ 		20. August 2007 @ 07:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Let me get this straight. Your computer boots up fine but you cannot see your C: drive?
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Halo2Ace
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_ 		20. August 2007 @ 07:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yea it boots up fine and i can see my C: drive in "My Computer" but no diagnostics programs can see it, because it was making funny sounds every so often and i wanted to check the status of it using a S.M.A.R.T program to check the hard drive but none off them seem to beable to find the hard drive, not even Maxtor's own program.




I can see this in my computer ^^^^^






But my diagnostics programs just wont see my hard drive

Thanks for your time
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Halo2Ace
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_ 		20. August 2007 @ 13:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is there no-one out there who can help me
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