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Daniel1989

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Registered: 2013-12-25

Posts: 1

Cant find HHD

Hello! I have now installed this os (I use an live usb), on my grandfathers old pc. How can I access the harddisc so I can get out the old dokuments so he can get them to the new one? Its a win xp on it, but it have crashed...

Best regards from Norway

sixofeight

Member

Registered: 2013-07-02

Posts: 234

Re: Cant find HHD

Hi Daniel1989

If you use Slitaz 4.0 stable, then open PCMan File Manager.you should see than

the HD-Partitions, Files and Folders.Copy them wherever you like.

If you don't see any Partitions, open up a Terminal su to root and type

fdisk -l

(it's a lowercase L  ..bad font here)

do you see any Partitions?

sixofeight

Member

Registered: 2013-07-02

Posts: 234

Re: Cant find HHD

Part2

If you see only Folders in the left pane of PCManFM,click on the "Places"-Button

in the lower left corner.

yves04

Member

Registered: 2012-09-23

Posts: 135

Re: Cant find HHD

Hello

In order to know if the kernel detect the disk type

$dmesg | grep hda

If the disk still works, just use pcmanfm as sixofeight said.

Happy Slitaz !

Guest

Guest

Re: Cant find HHD

dude i am facing similar problem mine is

I am using an HP a1530N computer with a Lakeport Leucite P5LP-LE motherboard. I am trying to load a fresh copy of Windows XP on to a brand new (formatted) Western Digital 1.0 TB (WD10EADS) hard drive.

When windows gets to the point of asking where I want windows loaded, there are no options. It does not recognize the hard drive.

I have also tried another Western Digital 250 gig hard drive (WD2500JS) with the same result.

During either hard drive installation, it is the only hard drive on the computer.

sixofeight

Member

Registered: 2013-07-02

Posts: 234

Re: Cant find HHD

@teginder81

you know that this is a linux forum, no?..

rant-mode-off

afaik old win xp does not recognize sata-hdds without loading extra Drivers.

This drivers should be on the Mb-CD.

Another solution is to select IDE- (legacy) Mode for your Hdd in Bios.

Guest

Guest

Re: Cant find HHD

Re the OP, if the drive has crashed, it could be the electrics, which can be changed, but is not a guarantee that the disc platters of the drive itself are not damaged.

Unfortunate, but that is why having backups of your data is so neccessary.