Ok, my first question is, has my hard drive crashed. When I start up, the device info is supposed to say something like: "Maxtor 2B020H1" but instead I get "Maxtor eph7 hgnk78l" note: the odd device name isnt exact, but I...
Ok, my first question is, has my hard drive crashed.
When I start up, the device info is supposed to say something like:
"Maxtor 2B020H1" but instead I get
"Maxtor eph7 hgnk78l"
note: the odd device name isnt exact, but I could write it down and post it if it helps.
This all happened when I unplugged the ribbon cable from my m/b. -dont ask- lol
When I plugged it back in I got that message.
I have confirmed it is the hard drive itself, by trying it in a different computer.
My second problem is, that was my primary master hard drive. I did not have the operating system on that hard drive but, that hard drive contained the xp boot record or ntldr ..something, i dont know much
so Is there a way to restore that boot program/record onto a different hard drive and gain access to my operating system.
Also if it helps I can get into vista too (different hard drive and bootloader so wasnt affected)
The reason I'm so frustrated is because xp was my main os
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