Harddisk Detected but cant boot

i can see my hdd (not sata i think) 40gb, in bios setup n it is easliy detected at startup as seagate st34XXXXX....but on booting os xp loading screen comes for 2-3sec n system restarts....

i tried reinstalling xp but while partition selection it detects hdd and its size but says "setup cannot access this disk"....n does not display any partition....

wat can b done abt this?

my system is-
p4 1.8ghz @ intel 845GV chipset,
256mb ddr,
ati radeon pro 9200 series 128mb

and...

hdd is connected as primary master...
dvd rom is sec master
cd-rw as sec slave...

ps: i ve tried changing wit ide cables...its alwez same....

Enjoy~!

Your hdd may be devoloped bad sectors. Last week I the exact same prob with my sata hdd.
If ur hdd is under warranty ry to replace it or else download seatools and fix those bad sectors.

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del all hdd partitions and then create new partitions but with diff capacities than b4.then try installing XP in a diff partition.

i too had same problem last month...
so i connected my hdd as secondary hdd in my friends pc and ran DSKCHK all the bad sectors are repaired ..
and now my sys is working perfectly

n wat abt datas...can they b saved?

Enjoy~!

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Limited data recovery is possible from bad sectors.

yes ..there will be no change in data

must have bad sectors in it..try formatting & reinstalling OS in other partition you have. Also it may be due to bad memory module & loose data cables...check it on spot.

it is the same prob as mine i got in a new hdd , (not even 1 month) i tried resetting the Partition table and MBR , i even tried repairing using chkdsk command . still no help ..

it is given 4 replacement now

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max_demon said:
it is the same prob as mine i got in a new hdd , (not even 1 month) i tried resetting the Partition table and MBR , i even tried repairing using chkdsk command . still no help ..

it is given 4 replacement now

when you get a replacement, check it in the vendor's site when it is sold out. some dealers hand over old hdd they have.