GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Not sure why, my desktop computer decided today to load from the CD drive yet skipping the HDD. I look in the BIOS settings and found that there is no HDD listed. Is there any solution to this problem?
Computer keeps booting to CD
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If the BIOS can't see the HDD, then it sounds like that HDD is broken (or teh HDD controller is broken).
You could try unplugging it and plugging it back in, or checking for loose connections. Maybe change the power supply coard to it, or plug it into a different SATA (or EIDE) port.
You could try unplugging it and plugging it back in, or checking for loose connections. Maybe change the power supply coard to it, or plug it into a different SATA (or EIDE) port.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
I dont know how it can be broken, It was working fine yesterday. Also, I am not keen on mucking around inside the computer
.Genocidicbunny
Bug squasher
Tiny vibrations from whatever could have dislodged it loose. Tons of reasons. As I said in chat, check the connectors. If it doesnt boot after that, try switching it to a different channel/cable. (as in, different port on the motherboard.) If that doesnt work, find someone who can help you test it. If that fails to make it work, the HDD is dead. If it works on the other computer or another channel on your motherboard, that means the HDD controller is borked or getting there.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
I've must have missed that while trying to look for the connections and then putting the case back together after a failed attempt to look for the said cable.
I am going to end up having someone else look at it since I'm not that technically inclined plus I dont want to risk frying any circuits accidentally. Plus I dont have a spare desktop computer or some special HDD casing lying around.
If the HDD is dead, is there a possibility to recover the data in it?
Genocidicbunny
Bug squasher
Its actually quite possible. In fact, figure out what kind of HDD you have first ( The model number) It may be entirely possible to replace the circuit board and recover your data. Otherwise, if you really need your data, find your wallet, its gonna cost you ( couple hundred USD)
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
I've done more digging around on the Internet (along with help from GB), I found out that there is a bug in the firmware causing a BSY error thus preventing it from being detected by the BIOS 
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Unfortunately, I got one of thoes Seagate Barracuda HDD.
.Unfortunately, I got one of thoes Seagate Barracuda HDD.
warpus
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I've done more digging around on the Internet (along with help from GB), I found out that there is a bug in the firmware causing a BSY error thus preventing it from being detected by the BIOS
Unfortunately, I got one of thoes Seagate Barracuda HDD.
Assuming that you haven't been mucking around with the firmware before this all started happening, your problem is likely physical.
Genocidicbunny
Bug squasher
Seagate 7200.11 barracuda drives had a problem with the firmware where they would essentially lock up -- the SATA port would go into indefinite busy state. You didnt need to much around with firmware, you didnt need to have just plugged in your HDD. It just happened. Randomly. Unexpectedly. I know since I had a drive go bad like that, and this happened before anyone found a way to fix them at home.
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