Computer Support Forums - FreePCHelp.co.uk - Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/ Drive problems? Ask here. en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:54:12 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/images/bluedemon/misc/rss.jpg Computer Support Forums - FreePCHelp.co.uk - Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/ Hard drive Installation http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10423-hard-drive-installation.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:26:51 GMT Hi guys, i am new here and dont know if i am posting in the right place but i am in need of help. Ok, So. my HD went Belly up on me a couple of days ago (looks like corrupt Software) Anyway... Other half went out and got me a new HD... Only to Find he Bought a Sata drive. my Motherboard is IDE. Was told by One Friend Just to Buy a new PCI card and then Use the Sata as normal. Went to Local PC parts Shop and they say, Nope. wont work that way... it wont load your OS on Boot up? I cant really Afford to go out and buy another hard Drive. Is there any way of making this PC work with the Sata Drive? Would appreciate any help thanks Emma Hi guys, i am new here and dont know if i am posting in the right place but i am in need of help.

Ok, So. my HD went Belly up on me a couple of days ago (looks like corrupt Software)

Anyway... Other half went out and got me a new HD... Only to Find he Bought a Sata drive. my Motherboard is IDE.

Was told by One Friend Just to Buy a new PCI card and then Use the Sata as normal.

Went to Local PC parts Shop and they say, Nope. wont work that way... it wont load your OS on Boot up?

I cant really Afford to go out and buy another hard Drive.

Is there any way of making this PC work with the Sata Drive?

Would appreciate any help

thanks
Emma ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB viva1angel http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10423-hard-drive-installation.html Ext HD capacity probs http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10383-ext-hd-capacity-probs.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:34:12 GMT Hi,
I have a 320GB Maxtor ext hardrive with mostly music on it.
When I view properties of said drive, it reads 21GB free.
However, when i view the contents of the drive, and click each item to view individual properties, it only totals around 155GB - so, what's taking up the rest of the space? I should have approx 140GB remaining.
One thing I did previously was back up my laptop weekly. However, I removed all the back-ups recently as it was filling up the hard drive too much.
Do these back-up files still exist somewhere?
The drive's recycle bin is empty - I've checked.
I have Hidden files set to be displayed.
Many thanks, ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB llihgor http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10383-ext-hd-capacity-probs.html Help with extracting Pictures from old hard drive http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10374-help-extracting-pictures-old-hard-drive.html Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:45:49 GMT Hi, I'm not very knowledgeable concerning computers and would appreciate some help. I had a Sony Vaio (Windows XP) which I couldn't get to start up (virus or something I guess). Anyway I bought a new HP computer with windows 7. I removed the hard drive from the Sony and would like to be able to extract my pictures from it and put on my new HP. How would I go about doing this? thanks ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB bkg http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10374-help-extracting-pictures-old-hard-drive.html Hard drive replacement on my Notebook http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10368-hard-drive-replacement-my-notebook.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:25:04 GMT I was thinking of replacing the internal hard drive on my Packard Bell Easy Note L4012. I have done some research so far into replacing my hard drive but I just want to confirm exactly what kind of hard drive I should upgrade to.

My laptop I believe is 5 years old and after looking under System Information the name of the hard drive came up under Name as Intel 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers -266FF. I've been having trouble distinguishing between whether it is either a PATA or SATA type of drive but I believe it is a PATA drive. Also I was wondering about the physical size of the hard drive. I believe the physical size should be around 2.5 inches rather than 3.5 that is meant for desktop computers.

So my main questions are is this right? Should I upgrade to a PATA hard drive? If so is the size of 2.5 inches correct? Should there be any other factors to consider before I buy a new hard drive? ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB starttomove http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10368-hard-drive-replacement-my-notebook.html PC wont boot with 2 hard drives connected? http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10337-pc-wont-boot-2-hard-drives-connected.html Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:13:33 GMT Hi hoping somebody can help me. Bit of a novice so please bare with me.

Had a WD2500KS with Windows XP Media Centre, Motherboard Asus A8N32-SLI.

Recently seemed to contract a fairly nasty virus with AVG got rid of, but then it failed to boot - it would crash when it got to the Windows XP loading screen.

I picked up another hard drive, a Samsung HD502HJ which a friend had going spare, formatted and did a clean install and its working fine.

However, If I connect the old WD drive to try and recover some of the data off the drive (Photos, music etc), Windows fails to load. Disconnect it and it works fine again.

Is there something I'm doing wrong, or is their a conflict between the drives? Any help would be greatfully recieved. :) ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB papalazarou http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10337-pc-wont-boot-2-hard-drives-connected.html How to install Windows using a USB Pen Drive and WinToFlash. http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10305-install-windows-using-usb-pen-drive-and-wintoflash.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:08:11 GMT change boot order > then hit *F10* key to *Save and Exit* Image: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qNFgsHp2dCk/Sr2NogJq5MI/AAAAAAAACZ8/vasQxrb06Zw/s400/BIOS_change_boot_order.jpg (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qNFgsHp2dCk/Sr2NogJq5MI/AAAAAAAACZ8/vasQxrb06Zw/s1600-h/BIOS_change_boot_order.jpg) Now you can boot from USB Flash drive, first select1st, text mode setup (Boot from flash again after finished) then... on the first restart, select2nd, GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of Windows *Install Windows* (http://komku.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-install-windows-xp-part-1-step.html) XP as usual... Image: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qNFgsHp2dCk/Sr2PtmcxexI/AAAAAAAACaE/VfXOLY6CNKQ/s400/boot_screen.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qNFgsHp2dCk/Sr2PtmcxexI/AAAAAAAACaE/VfXOLY6CNKQ/s1600-h/boot_screen.jpg) Using a USB pen drive to install windows will take more time than using the original install disk. This software is excellent and I used it yesterday to install on my babies Acer Aspire netbook with no issues at all.]]> WinToFlash is a software that makes your USB pen drive into an installation option.You can install any Windows version via USB pen drive by using this simple software.It is the easiest software that I have found on the internet.

This is a good tool to use to install windows were a laptop/netbook or computer is without a CD/DVD drive.

You will need:

A working computer with a CD/DVD drive.
4 gig bootable pen/flash drive.
Full Windows install disk.



Step 1:
Download WinToFlash
Save to your desktop.

Step 2:
Extract the zip file, then double click on WinToFlash.exe



Step 3:
Click Accept button...



Step 4: Click the button to enter Wizard mode...


Step 5:
Use wizard mode instead of advanced mode, so click Next...


Step 6:
On Windows files path click Select button


Step 7:
Select CD/DVD drive that contain Windows XP CD or folder that contain Windows files... then click OK


Step 8:
USB drive click Select button

Step 9:
Select USB Flash drive ... then click OK

Step 10:
Click Next button...


Step 11:
Select "I Accepted the terms of the license agreement" then click Continue...



Step 12:
Warning! Formatting will erase ALL DATA on target disk. To format press OK, to quit press Cancel.




Click OK

Step 13:
Please wait while WinToFlash transferring Windows setup to flash drive


Step 14:
Finished... click Next then Exit
USB Flash drive ready...




On computer without CD/DVD drive (e.g. Aspire One)
you must change the first boot order to USB Flash drive from BIOS. How to do this?

Change Boot order from BIOS:


Step 1:
Plug a Flash drive into a USB port on your computer/laptop



Step 2:
Turn on your laptop then hit F2 rapidly (or Del for some other machine)
then go to Boot tab > change boot order > then hit F10 key to Save and Exit



Now you can boot from USB Flash drive, first select
1st, text mode setup (Boot from flash again after finished)
then... on the first restart, select
2nd, GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of Windows

Install Windows XP as usual...


Using a USB pen drive to install windows will take more time than using the original install disk.

This software is excellent and I used it yesterday to install on my babies Acer Aspire netbook with no issues at all. ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB Jelly Bean http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10305-install-windows-using-usb-pen-drive-and-wintoflash.html usb transfer http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10299-usb-transfer.html Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:14:22 GMT i am trying to transfer my family tree information from an Attache usb to my Dell desktop computer. how do i do it? i am trying to transfer my family tree information from an Attache usb to my Dell desktop computer. how do i do it? ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB margaret herbert http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10299-usb-transfer.html Thecus NAS2200 not powering up http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10256-thecus-nas2200-not-powering-up.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:32:27 GMT ok i admit, Ive been careless and entered the hdd the wrong way round on my shiny new NAS, did someone say read the stupid manual??!!!, Ive carefully opened the back of the drive to remove the stuck drive , and when reassembled the drive refused to turn back on, realise ive made quite a big error of judgement opening this whilst under warranty , but wasnt thinking straight at the time, my question would be has this drive got even more in common with a toaster than looks alone or is there a chance it can be repaired? i thought i may have blown a fuse, however, ive changed the powercable, the powerpack is lit up, what else could the problem be? please help me out, thanks ok i admit, Ive been careless and entered the hdd the wrong way round on my shiny new NAS, did someone say read the stupid manual??!!!, Ive carefully opened the back of the drive to remove the stuck drive , and when reassembled the drive refused to turn back on, realise ive made quite a big error of judgement opening this whilst under warranty , but wasnt thinking straight at the time, my question would be has this drive got even more in common with a toaster than looks alone or is there a chance it can be repaired? i thought i may have blown a fuse, however, ive changed the powercable, the powerpack is lit up, what else could the problem be? please help me out, thanks ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB ghoster13 http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10256-thecus-nas2200-not-powering-up.html USB Drive keeps asking to be formatted http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10252-usb-drive-keeps-asking-formatted.html Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:46:50 GMT Okay so i've recently bought a Kingston Data traveller 150 64GB. Unfortunately I decided i wanted to split it into 2 partitions of NTFS and FAT32 and so used O&O Partition Manager to format the driver and delete the partition.

Ever since then everytime I insert the pen drive into my PC it tells me it needs to be formatted as it shows up in Disk Management as a RAW drive.

I have used testdisk which allows me to write over the MBR and fix the boot sector, it then instructs me to restart my pc and the USB stick then works fine. However it won't allow me to safely remove the drive and if I restart my PC the stick again comes up that it needs reformatting.

Can anyone help me come up with a permanent solution? ]]> Hard Drives, Pen, Flash and USB dane523 http://www.freepchelp.co.uk/forum/hard-drives-pen-flash-and-usb/10252-usb-drive-keeps-asking-formatted.html