Re: I did NOT miss a thing - or what was wrong with HD

["Igor Kaplun" <ikaplun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris, - Thanks that you find time to respond.
The drive was new, there is no Win98 there.  When it fault, then I
tried everything I could.

I have got latest WIN2000 SP2.
I purchased new HD.
When I run it Win2000 setup it said that << DISK CANNOT BE REPAIRED.>>
I downloaded from Seagate (my HD from Seagate) disk diagnostic
software.  It found in extended test that << HD have did not pass test
... HD cannot be repaired.>>

I spent THREE DAYS by 12 HOURS A DAY just loading and testing, loading
and testing - Diagnostic Tests, Win2000, Partition Commander,
Partition Magic ... fdisk (Win98), what is more can I do?
What is more can ANYONE do?
I already have several paper weights.  I do not need another one.
Thanks again, Chris.

Val



----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Cheatham" <nchrisc@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Igor Kaplun" <ikaplun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "OMEGA-LIST"
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: I did NOT miss a thing - or what was wrong with HD


> There is an issue I ran into that has to do with how fat32
partitions are
> made in win 95/98/etc. and the way that it must be done to work with
win
> 2000. The 95/95 partitioning takes a shortcut that win2000 does not
permit,
> without it win2000 will not work on a fat32 partition made in 95/98.
There
> is a fix on the msft web site, but unfortunately I have no memory on
how to
> find it. Not sure if this relates to your issue.
>
> chris
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Kaplun" <ikaplun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "OMEGA-LIST" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 9:44 PM
> Subject: I did NOT miss a thing - or what was wrong with HD
>
>
> > Hello LIST -
> > You were probably following my "saga" with new Hard Drive and
Win2000.
> > Well here is some details that may be in interest to you.  If
sometime
> > someone will get in the same story, you will know what to do.  As
my
> > supporters, the guys that were active to help me, said: it is
rare,
> > but may happen.
> > My Hard Drive was Seagate 60Gb, IDE-ATA, 60/100/133, 7200, model
> > ST360021A.
> >
> > Friend of mine top notch programmer and computer expert told me
> > yesterday night do the following:
> > 1.  Check cables, switch them, just "top" ends,
> > 2.  Overwrite Master Boot Record (fdisk /mbr)
> > 3.  Go to Seagate site and load original diagnostics and run it.
> > He said that one of those checks shall reflect on the problem.
> >
> > --
> >
> > 1.  I switched cables, there was not much positive effect.
> >
> > 2.  I have dos (Win98) diskette that some friend of mine email me.
> > When I overwrite master boot record on hard drive with fdisk /mbr
it
> > can boot itself with dos (Win98) files.  After that my HD can
boot(!)
> > itself with "booting" files. Win2000 still refusing to setup on
that
> > HD.
> > So, that was first problem.
> >
> > 3.  I run original diagnostics and it show(!) that somewhere there
is
> > a data loss, which Win2000 detected as <<disk drive damaged and
> > cannot be repaired>>.
> > Win2000 somehow detected problem that no other tool, except
Seagate
> > original diagnostics, can detect.
> > That was the second problem.
> >
> > Win2000 is good stuff (my conclusion).
> > I am exchanging HD on new one.
> >
> > Val
> >
>