[zthechosen1]

For the last few months i have been having no problems with my seagate barracuda ata 200gig drive, just recently it has decided to completely stop working. I am able to see the device during the bios and the boot sector but when i attempt to open the device "F:\ is not accessible the file or directory is corrupted or unreadable" If anybody can help i surely would appreciate it
System Specs
Hard Drive Type: SEAGATE BARRACUDA ATA 200 GIG
software: Windows Xp sp2
Motherboard: Lan Party UT
RAM: 1 GIG

[Krlll]

Have you tried to repair the drive using the standard windows tools?

[zthechosen1]

Originally Posted by Krlll Have you tried to repair the drive using the standard windows tools?

i have tried chdsk but it shutsdown as soon as i try to run it. havent tried reformating the drive just because i have lots of important files on the drive

[Krlll]

You can run chkdsk from boot if you have your XP CD.See Here.

[zthechosen1]

sorry i cant find my xp cd anymore....prolly lent it out, but i did run seagate's short and long diagnostic test, and the drive passed both

short test
Ran Diagnostics
Nvidia nForce 3 SATA
This Drive Supports Security Features
SMART is supported but disabled
Logging Feature Set is not Supported

Long Test
Nvidia nForce 3 SATA
Device is 48 bit addressed
This Drive Supports Security Features
SMART is supported but disabled
Logging Feature Set is not Supported

Should the drive be changed from 48 bit addresed to 32 bit addressed?

[evilfantasy]

prolly lent it out

There are all sorts of things wrong with that statement.

[zthechosen1]

Oops

[evilfantasy]

Originally Posted by zthechosen1 Oops

Meaning?

[zthechosen1]

Originally Posted by evilfantasy Meaning?

"oops" referring to myself lending my windows xp cd

[zthechosen1]

General System Information:
Total Physical Memory (bytes): 1,073,201,152
Used Physical Memory: (bytes): 647,536,640
Maximum Page File Size: (bytes): 2,580,033,536
Current Page File Size: (bytes): 568,147,968



================================================== ================================================== =======
Disk Geometry Information for Disk 1: 30515 Cylinders, 255 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track
System PartSect # Boot BCyl Head Sect FS ECyl Head Sect StartSect NumSects
================================================== ================================================== =======
0 0 80 1 0 1 0F 1023 254 63 16,065 490,207,410
Info: Begin C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
0 0 80 1 0 1 0F 30514 254 63 16065 490207410
16,065 0 00 1 1 1 07 1023 254 63 16,128 490,207,347
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
16065 0 00 1 1 1 07 30514 254 63 16128 490207347

================================================== ================================================== =======
Disk Geometry Information for Disk 2: 9039 Cylinders, 255 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track
System PartSect # Boot BCyl Head Sect FS ECyl Head Sect StartSect NumSects
================================================== ================================================== =======
0 0 80 0 1 1 07 1023 254 63 63 145,195,407
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
0 0 80 0 1 1 07 9037 254 63 63 145195407

================================================== ================================================== =======
Disk Geometry Information for Disk 3: 25841 Cylinders, 240 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track
System PartSect # Boot BCyl Head Sect FS ECyl Head Sect StartSect NumSects
================================================== ================================================== =======
0 0 00 0 1 1 07 1023 254 63 63 390,700,737
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.

[zthechosen1]

okay i tried reformating my drive and at the very end it said it wasnt able now when i click on the drive it says parameter incorrect