Vista deletes my 1 TB Hitachi internal hard drive

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• Satellite Pro P200 - 1KE Vista loses contact with the second internal HARD drive

  Vista Business SP2. I have a Satellite Pro P200-1KE, with two 160 GB drives: a Hitachi configured as C: (operating system, programs, etc.) and E: (data, other programs). The second is a Toshiba MK1637GSX. This little about it and nothing of any importance and is normally configured as d. Unfortunately this hard drive has now become invisible to Vista, although it is still recognized by BIOS and Device Manager. In managing computer does not appear in the list in the upper pane, it comes without a letter from reader below. I have tried everything I know to get recognized, including the following:
  (In no particular order):

  * Remove computer - managed, reset as a single Volume: it always fails
  * Reformat to NTFS using Linux GParted or utility disk Linux (via a USB stick with Linux ice Peppermint on that nerd), sometimes combined with the restoration of the system - it works, but only for a single session. She always disappears again when you restart
  * Remove the driver from Device Manager and pointing plug-and-play with Windows System 32 and Windows Update - which seems to return the driver - but does not recognized disk, unfortunately
  * Meanwhile, throughout all this, Vista insists on finding a driver for "unknown device" that she sometimes found and (allegedly) installs and sometimes find one fails to install.

  Bah!

  Anyone know anything else I can try - preferably without having to reinstall the entire operating system, or run the risk of using Toshiba Hardware Setup that does not seem to come with all the instructions and enigmatic, who wonder if I want to delete stuff 'selected', without showing me what kind of things I am alleged to have selected for removal!

  Best
  David

  If this second HDD is not so important to try to start the original installation disk Microsoft (Vista or Win7) to see if the second HDD will be recognized for the installation procedure.
  You can also try to install Win7 on this second HDD to see if the installation is correctly finalized. Later, you can check if you can start the second HARD drive preinstalled OS.

  Test just to see if this problem is related to Vista only.

• Hitachi external hard drive does not work on Sony with windows vista

  I use a Sony with Windows vista laptop. I just got a 500 GB Hitachi external hard drive today. It was detected after that I connected, but there is no way that I can access the hard drive and save the files it contains. I tried to go to the administration tool and tried to change the letters of readers and paths, but this isn't an option for me (he is gray and I cannot click on it). It showed that the disk is healthy but unallocated. Could someone help me please? I really need to back up my laptop using this hard drive external. Thank you. Irene

  Hello Irene,.

  ·         You get the error message?

  ·         Did you do changes on the laptop before the show?

  Follow these methods.

  Method 1: Run the fixit of the article.

  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows

  Method 2: Follow the steps in the article.

  Tips for solving problems of USB devices

  Method 3: Try to access to the external hard drive on another computer and check if the problem persists.

• Upgrade Vista to Windows 7, files using the second internal hard drive and Windows Easy Transfer.

  I have a desktop pc with 2 internal hard drives.  A hard drive has the BONE and the second hard disk is a separate partition.  (I do not combine hard drives using RAID.)  If I upgrade Vista to Windows 7, the upgrade will be to reformat hard disks or just a hard drive with the operating system?  Should I remove the second hard disk of the computer just to be sure?  The second hard drive must be reformatted for use with Windows 7?

  Thank you.

  You must install the upgrade in the Vista operating system.

  For Windows 7 install questions:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7install/threads

  "Download Windows 7 installed and activated on your PC."

  They will help you in the Windows 7 Forum at the above address.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How the value catalog new internal hard drive more and then delete the files from the smallest

  I just got a new 1 TB internal on cloned hard drive 500 GB internal hard drive installed on my PC, then the smaller original. The new 1 TB is now Local Dick C and the smallest 500 GB by C has been changed and is now Local Disk F. PSE11 runs from the new C and all my photos are on C and F, but the catalog showed up at F. I want to delete all the old files on F for free space because they are all cloned to the new 1 TB C, so I want to catalog PSE11 only point to the pictures on C I tried to create a new catalog and import my pictures from C. The images arrive and look tuned to C but when I close PSE11 and then reopen this new catalogue, the path of the image shows F, as does the original catalogue. So, now, I have two catalogs seem to point to F but I want: 1) have a single catalog pointing to C; (2) deleting catalogs pointing to F; (3) then reformat f: so I have a 500 GB clean old hard drive for future expansion. Peuvent some please help?

  The problem is related to the cloning process.

  As stated in the first post of Neale, the Organizer acknowledges readers by their letter AND their serial number. In these situations, both drives have the same serial number and the Organizer cannot tell who is who...

  More information in the help file on John R Ellis from his psedbtool:

  http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/#_Writing_File_Metadata

  Scroll down to: "change the serial number of the drive, a Volume."

  Check first with the DOS command 'Flight' that both disks have the same volume id, and then try to change one of the drives serial.

• I am installing a seagate 500 GB internal hard drive, when I go to disk management, the drive is there, but I can not format because you know not initialized. can anyone help please

  I am installing an internal hard drive 500 GB seagate on my computer, when I go to disk management, the drive is there, but I can not format because it is unknown / not initialized. can anyone help please

  Try one of the two utilities below to partition and format the drive.

  Partition Wizard Home Edition:
  http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
  Note: There is also a CD bootable or versions of the bootable Flash drive:
  CD: http://www.partitionwizard.com/partition-wizard-bootable-cd.html
  Flash player: http://www.partitionwizard.com/bootable-flash-drive.html
  Among the features and functions: create partition, Delete partition, format partition,.
  A partition resize, move partitions, restore Partition after an accidental deletion, convert partition, Explore, Hide partition partition,
  Change the drive letter, a partition active Set, Explorer (content display) of the partition.
  Note: To achieve any task using the "Operations pending" box at the bottom or top left.

  Alternative to Partition Wizard (a bit easier to use, but Partition Wizard and EASEUS have almost identical user interfaces)
  EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition (free):
  http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
  Partition software ALL-IN-ONE and the most convenient hard disk partition manager Kit
  Includes Partition Manager, Disk & Partition copy Wizard and Partition MBR and GUID partition GPT disk recovery Wizard (table) on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 (32-bit and 64-bit).
  It allows users to resize/move Partition, drive system extend, copy Disk & Partition, Partition merge, Split Partition, redistribute free space, convert dynamic disk, Partition Recovery and much more.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Request help second addition, internal hard drive [HP Pavilion Elite e9290f]

  Hello

  Quick question here. I am a music producer and you can always use a ton of extra space as some of my projects are 17 to 20 GB in size. My HP e9290f comes with a stock of 1 TB Seagate (I think) internal hard drive. I intend to add this DeckStar HGST hard 4 TB (7200 RPM)

  However, I am not sure, if this drive is compatible with my computer. I talked about the upgrade & maintenance manual but inside, he tells me only how to replace the current internal hard drive. The addition of this amount of space external hard drive is not an option since all my ports are used by external hard drive! Can anyone shed light on what tools I need exactly to connect this HD extra 4TB? I would appreciate your answers, because time is of the essence

  HP Pavilion Elite e9290f | Intel Core i7 920 2.67 GHz | Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - bit Edition. 20 GB OF DDR3 SDRAM MEMORY | 1 TB of HDD at 7200 RPM. HARD drive external 2 TB | HARD drive 1 external to | HARD drive 640 GB external | HDD external 500 GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 1.8 GB | Audio interface Edirol FA-101 | Samsung 2493 HM 24 inches. Wide screen monitor |

  Hello

  I have not tested a HDD 4 TB on the motherboard of truckee. In theory, it should work as a data reader set shaped like a GPT disk.

  Another option if you don't want to take the risk is to install two hard drives of 2 TB. The one in the location empty in the cage from the hard drive and another in the optical drive Bay (if open) second.  You will need one 3.5 "to 5.25" adapter if you use the optical Bay.

  Check on the return policy for the 4 TB harddrive and see if your can return/exchange it if it doesn't work.  Kit retail for Hitachi 4TB has an optional driver if the motherboard of your PC will not format the drive completely outside up to 4 TB.

  

• has had to replace the internal hard drive! need help!

  Hi, laptop HP HDX - 1056CA

  My internal hard drive is totally dead after 2 years (warranty expired), and I had to replace it. I dropped in the new hard drive. But I don't know what are my next steps

  Do I really need to refer to the recovery discs - and they will work on a new hard drive? -I don't mind send away if that's what is needed, but I can't recover my old data, I hope that I can just download the drivers and leave with the machine... (also I go to work on Monday for 2 weeks at an oil rig, records will not be here in time and I won't be able to stay in touch with my friends and my family like the network is very limited as to what we can access if the computers in the Organization).

  can I use my desk top of the page to download and burn the recovery discs? can someone link me to the right place (HP HDX16 - 1056CA).

  My other question is that I have upgraded to windows 7 from Vista, when I ask to do recovery disks I have ask for the vista version and upgrade again (will be microsoft / the computer accepts the only time only upgrading key again?)  or should I go for the version of windows 7?  I need to re install the windows original vista and then switch again to win7, being that the computer has been configured for vista before the upgrade.

  Thank you very much for any help or insight people can give me! I really appreciate it!

  Hi all

  I had a BBQ and three guests oil and gas software and refused to feed them until thelaptop has been fixed.

  They threw the XP disc across the room and were able to start the player directly at the exit of the disk upgrade of windows 7 using the Custom Installation option.

  I'm afraid I can't give you more information, others that there is no need to first load the XP or the use of the USB box with the zip file in in order to recognize that the new installation drive.

  Thanks everyone for all the help offered here here.

• I use Windows vista home premiem (fully updated) and vista takes about 135 GB on my hard drive

  I am using Windows vista premium (fully updated) family and vista takes about 135 GB on my hard drive. is this ok or isit unusual coz my harddrive overheats quickly. on the other hand he uses my cpu 100% if I run a small program... I have Compaq presario cq60 bicoeur 3 GB of ram.

  I am currently using AVG anti virus and it detects any sort of virus...

  Hello

  This free program allows you to see what is taking place.

  http://www.Jam-software.com/treesize_free/

  You can clean your hard drive using these two methods.

  "Delete files using Disk Cleanup"

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup

  Using the free CCleaner program:

  http://www.Piriform.com/CCleaner

  In NO case use the registry cleaning Option in CCleaner

  Download, install, update and scan your system with the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware:

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

  See you soon.

• Error "0 x 80070091: the directory is not empty ' when I try to delete a folder on my external hard drive

  Original title:

  When I am trying to delete a folder on my external hard drive I get the error code following error 0 x 80070091: the directory is not empty

  Hello

  1. are you having the same problem even if you connect the external hard drive to another computer?

  2 have you made any changes to the computer, before the show?

   
  Method 1:
   
  Start your computer in safe mode and then try to delete the folder.
  Start your computer in safe mode
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode
   
  Method 2:
   
  Appropriating the folder and then try to delete it.
  Appropriating a file or a folder

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx

   
  Note: The link above also applies to Windows Vista
   
  Method 3:
   
  Check the external hard drive to find errors.
  Check your hard drive for errors
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors

  Important: While performing the check disk on the hard disk, bad sectors are found and if he's trying to repair this area, all available data on the risk of being lost.

• Can HP Pavilion dv6500z CTO NB - I buy an internal hard drive Samsung

  Hello

  I have a HP Pavilion dv6500z CTO NB notebook. My hard drive has failed recently ("SMART detected failure press F1 to continue"). So I called HP customer service to find out if I can get a replacement of their own hard drive. According to them, it takes $533,33. But I find offers at low prices in internet for laptop hard disks. How can I check if these drives are compatible with my system. I have listed below a few readers. Let me know if anyof them are compatible with my laptop. Also, I guess size does matter, or did each hard drive for laptops are standard sizes? Mine is a 15.4 Notebook ". My information from hard drive: 160 GB SATA 5400 RPM hard drive.

  These are records I found that the hard drives of laptop:

  Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 2.5 "SATA 3.0 Gb/s internal notebook HardHard Drive - OEM

  500 GB

  16 MB cache 7200 RPM

  SATA 3.0 GB/s

  HITACHI Travelstar 7 K 320 320 GB 2.5 "SATA 3.0 Gb/s internal Hard Drive Portable... - OEM

  320 GB

  16 MB cache 7200 RPM

  SATA 3.0 GB/s

  Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500 GB 2.5 "SATA 3.0 Gb/s internal laptop hard - OEM disc for computer

  500 GB

  5400 RPM 8 MB cache

  SATA 3.0 GB/s

  HITACHI 250 GB 2.5 "SATA 3.0 Gb/s internal laptop hard - OEM disc for computer

  250 GB

  7200 RPM

  SATA 3.0 GB/s

  Western Digital Scorpio 160 GB 2.5 "SATA 1.5 Gb/s internal laptop hard - OEM disc for computer

  160 GB

  5400 RPM 8 MB cache

  Hard drive SATA 1.5 Gb/s

  Western Digital Scorpio 160 GB 2.5 "ATA-6 internal Notebook Hard Drive - OEM

  160 GB

  5400 RPM 8 MB cache

  ATA-6

  Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB 2.5 "SATA 3.0 Gb/s internal notebook hard drive - for computer retail

  320 GB

  5400 RPM 8 MB cache

  SATA 3.0 GB/s

  Hello

  You have nForce630M (mcp67m) chipset so your model is compatible with Sata 2 (3 Gb/s) and size does metter.

  I will recommend you drive at 5400 RPM 7200 RPM drives can raise your temp of the laptop.

  So these two models will be the best choice in your list:

  Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500 GB 2.5 "SATA 3.0 Gb/s internal laptop hard - OEM disc for computer

  500 GB

  5400 RPM 8 MB cache

  SATA 3.0 GB/s

  Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB 2.5 "SATA 3.0 Gb/s internal notebook hard drive - for computer retail

  320 GB

  5400 RPM 8 MB cache

  SATA 3.0 GB/s

• Removed the HARD disk with MBR/BCD who installed Vista x 64 Business on the new HARD drive

  I have vista x 64 business installed on a HARD drive, but it was (and still is) installed on an older HDD aswell and the smallest, the result being that when I removed the old hard drive to put in another computer, I was unable to boot the copy of vista on the new HARD disk as the MBR or the BCD bit that allows me to choose what vista start is on the old HDD. Using the installation DVD I can get up the command prompt and run Bootrec.exe without the old HARD disk installed, which can find the vista installation, but fails to solve the problem. I'm not an expert so I can't properly use Bootrec.exe, and startup recovery also does not work, although it seems to say that something to do with the startup has been fixed. Is it possible that I can get the computer running without the old HDD without having to reinstall vista on the new hard drive? Currently, I put the old HARD return drive to start the new installation of vista.

  When you move an old hard drive to a new computer, the installed operating system will find new hardware (motherboard, etc.).

  A clean install is a normal requirement, as no drivers are installed for the new hardware on the operating system.
  Thus, it will not start.

  How to do a clean install:

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How can I move (not simply copy) folders/files to an internal hard drive to another hard drive internal?

  I just finished the construction of a new office with 2 internal hard drives: a Crucial SSD of 128 MB and a 1 TB Samsung HDD. I loaded my programs commonly used on the SSD more fast and Windows 7 (64-bit) and to use a lot more big HARD drive to store data and programs less commonly used. I transferred all my data in my old desktop using Windows Easy Transfer, but it would only allow me to transfer data to my system drive / C: (SSD) boot. So now, I want to move my data files on my D: drive. Windows will allow me to move the folders and files on an external drive, but apparently only will allow me to copy on the D: drive. Which means I have to delete all the files copied from the C: drive to D:. This certainly isn't a huge problem, but I wonder if there is a way to just move all the files, rather than copy/delete. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you!

  I just finished the construction of a new office with 2 internal hard drives: a Crucial SSD of 128 MB and a 1 TB Samsung HDD. I loaded my programs commonly used on the SSD more fast and Windows 7 (64-bit) and to use a lot more big HARD drive to store data and programs less commonly used. I transferred all my data in my old desktop using Windows Easy Transfer, but it would only allow me to transfer data to my system drive / C: (SSD) boot. So now, I want to move my data files on my D: drive. Windows will allow me to move the folders and files on an external drive, but apparently only will allow me to copy on the D: drive. Which means I have to delete all the files copied from the C: drive to D:. This certainly isn't a huge problem, but I wonder if there is a way to just move all the files, rather than copy/delete. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you!

  Why don't you just cut & paste?

  Open Windows Explorer, select the files you want.  If you want to select all files in a given folder, press Ctrl + A (this will select all THE files & folders).

  Press the ALT on your keyboard and you will see the Edit menu (see the screenshot below).

  

  Select "cut".

  Now, go to your destination folder and press the ALT key again.  Click on the Edit menu.

  Select "Paste".

• Windows 7 does not see added internal hard drive

  I installed an internal hard drive 1 TB on a Windows 7 using SATA system.  Device Manager sees the drive, but Windows does not.  So I can't access the drive. How can I get Windows to use this hard disk (disk 1) to be the image of the disk system 0?

  Thank you

  Probably should have Setup no matter what RAID before installation.  Thinking that can be a destructive thing.  Not that I'm a great believer in RAID1 arrays (mirror) - I'm not.  I'd rather have real backups - external backups.

  Usually a RAID1 will help only if the first hard drive die an immediate death.  None of the defective areas, no viruses, no random deletion of files.  Why?  Because a HARDWARE RAID1 is an instant copy of everything that happens on the first hard drive.  If you clear hundreds of files - they are on both.  A virus corrupts the things - the other disc is in place.  Form data and scramble of bad sectors - well, look!

  I have a storage attached network device I backup on an eSATA hanging from it it stores up to another network and storage I do more selective backups to as a backup for my saved backups.  Internal - nothing.  Well, I guess that the restoration of the system and version control integrated with Windows 7...

• Cannot access the files from the internal hard drive that has been converted to drive external hard after the motherboard is dead

  I can't access the files from an internal hard drive that has been converted to drive external hard after the motherboard is dead. I think that my files are still there, as shown in the volume of the player volume ~ 500 gb which is almost completely full. But I can't access most files, including documents and settings. When I took 'ownership' of the folder, I could open the TI but then it showed everything that was in my documents and settings on the computer file I used to open it, not the documents of the car.

  I can't access the files from an internal hard drive that has been converted to drive external hard after the motherboard is dead. I think that my files are still there, as shown in the volume of the player volume ~ 500 gb which is almost completely full. But I can't access most files, including documents and settings. When I took 'ownership' of the folder, I could open the TI but then it showed everything that was in my documents and settings on the computer file I used to open it, not the documents of the car.

  Uhm... I think the issue here is a misunderstanding of what you watch.

  If you want to access your files from the old hard drive - you need to look in the right place.  If the old system was "Windows 7", "Documents and Settings" is the * wrong * place to look and "Users" would be the place to go.

  You * will * take ownership and change permissions on ALL (you want to propagate to all subfolders/files when do - to save time) in order to get them properly.

  New-->: Windows Vista/7 would have your files located in the directory 'Users' of the root of the drive - and then under your username.

  • \USERS\\Desktop\
  • \USERS\\Downloads\
  • \USERS\\Favorites\
  • \USERS\\Documents\
  • \USERS\\Music\
  • \USERS\\Pictures\
  • \USERS\\Videos\

  ... etc...

  Documents and settings to WIndows Vista/Windows 7 is a symbolic link and would lead to what you see if you tried to use it.