Hard drive do no start

Windows will not format itself if your hard drive has an operating system on it.
Click start click on computer to open right click on your drive C: select properties you will see all used and free space on your drive.
You have to be the computers administrator to change any values on any hard drive on your computer.
Click start control panel user accounts on the users tab click the name of the computer administrator you must have full control
Click start click to open on my computer you should see your usb drive could be E: or something right click select properties there will be an array of options
select the sharing tab option then advanced sharing make sure you have a tick in the share this folder box
then click permissions make sure you have all 3 boxes ticked full control changes and read in windows 7
Click start control panel user accounts click on the administrators account if you have made one or you will have to create one in windows XP
Click start right click on my computer select open
Right click the icon of your usb drive (It should be E:/ or something)
Click Properties in the menu that comes up
Click the Sharing tab
Click permissions
And finally, click Allow next to Full Control.
If its your primary hard drive with an operating system
you have to format a hard drive with a third party disk
Restart your computer During the boot process you will see on the screen to press a certain key to enter setup
Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS then using the arrow keys
navigate to advanced bios features press enter change your first boot device to cd press escape then press f10 to save to cmos restart
If its an external hard or a data drive or a usb data drive
click start right click on my computer select open you should see your usb drive
right click then select format
another way is to click start control panel administrative tools computer management disk management right click on your drive select format.

hi,
- This means that your operating system may have collapsed and needs repair.
- To repair, enslave your hard drive to another machine by:
- Make sure the second computer has a good operating system.
- Remove the hard disk from your computer.
- Remove CD/DVD Rom from the second computer and fix your hard disk on
that drive.
- Start the computer.It will display that you're running on two drives.[Unix]
- Press F1 to save changes and continue.
- The machine notes one drive needs repair and starts the repair process.
- After it has completed and opened your system, turn it off and remove the
hard disk.
- Fix it on the first machine and start it.
- If this fails,you may need to format the hard disk.


GOOD LUCK!

try uninstalling a few unnecessary programs then click start run type cmd then type chkdsk/f which will automatically fix any corrupt files on your hard drive then defragment your hard drive
good luck with this

if your hard drive is broken you will get a messages saying can not start hard drive was not found or
your hard drive needs to be restores or
system can not start or
your hard drive is corrupted
those are the most common messages you will see it your hard drive is not working

No--I would say that the hard drive has gone bad on you.
The BIOS can see a hard drive, but it can't tell if it's any good.
If it's defective, well--you see what happens!

There is a possibility your hard drive is failing.Go to the website of your hard drive manufacturer and download a diagnostic utility. Run the diagnostic utility to determine whether the hard drive is in good condition.

Hi

Yes, problem with hdd you need to buy new hdd, no other choose....

Thanks

there are multiple reasons for this

1. hard drive failure
solution: replace hard drive reinstall operateing system

2. computer is not set to start from hard drive
solution: enter bios and set computer to start up from hard drive

3. Hard drive not detected or cable loose.
solution: check are the hard drive cables connected well. try disconnecting and then reconnecting.

4. Hard drive file system corrupted and unable to find start up files
solution: you can use the windows xp to enter repair console and try to correct the corruption with chkdsk command if that doesnt work you have to reinstall operateing system

Try installing the hard drive in the set up ops, Before you power the computer up hold the f2 down and start it up, Next in the setup you will see hard drive it should say auto detect or manual,,Just copy down whats on your HD. After you do that Hit f10 and save then restart your computer.

joe

Sounds like a defective drive. Hope it's still under warranty.