[icon-discuss] Re: cannot open the hard drive
- From: "Beth Koenig" <bethko@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:18:23 -0700
Something is wrong with the Widows XP OS on the hard drive that isn't
working right. I have have this happen with floppy disks on some XP
installs.
Beth Koenig
bethko@xxxxxxxxx
Director of Deaf Blind Services
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
2960 Main Street A100
Irvine, CA 92614
http://www.deafadvocacy.org/dbs
Health, safety, and productivity are the cornerstones of independence.
At the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center we provide the training and
services necessary for the deaf and disabled to achieve equality and
independence in all areas of life.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Pamela Rader <prader@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Okay. Now that's getting even more weird. So, the fact that you can open it
> on one would say it's not the machine, but rather something on the computer
> that is causing this to occur. If the hard drive were bad, you'd get it on
> both, right?
>
> Have you made any recent changes on the PC that it doesn't work on?
>
> Pamela
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 12:02 PM
> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: cannot open the hard drive
>
> Hi, Pamela,
>
> The problem is at the computer. I have two drives, each with the same OS.
> One will let me open the
> hard drive and the other won't.
>
> In as much as I'm in the disk drive mode on the PDA, all messages come from
> the computer.
>
> Joe G.
>
> I discovered where the problem was after I posted my original message. I
> posted the facts that I have just
> outlined later.
>
> There are many problems with the drive which wants to format the HD in the
> PDA. Chkdsk says that it
> repairs them, but when I run it again, the same errors are still there. I do
> not remember what those
> errors were.
>
> I can tell you that this drive is very slow to boot. When I have time, I'll
> scan it for malware.
>
> Joe G.
>
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:35:49 -0400, Pamela Rader wrote:
>
>
>>Joe:
>>
>>Are you getting this message on the PC or on the Braille Plus itself? At what
>>point do you get it?
>>
>>Have you reflashed?
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli
>>Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 5:58 PM
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: cannot open the hard drive
>>
>>Hi, Pamela,
>>
>>I ran CHKDSK. There were quite a number of cross-linked chains, which when
>>fixed, gave me another
>>70 megs.
>>
>>Even so, I cannot access the drive. I'm still being asked if I want to format
>>it.
>>
>>If this is a sign of drive failure, it's why I have been concerned about using
>>the drive for reading
>>books.
>>
>>I will see if I can move some files onto the SAID card.
>>
>>Joe G.
>>
>>On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:45:29 -0400, Pamela Rader wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Joe:
>>>
>>>It could be a sign of the hard drive failing, or there could be corruption.
>>>You can hit Cancel and do a check disc in windows and see if there's
>>>corruption. If so, you can clean it up.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Giovanelli
>>>Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 11:38 AM
>>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] cannot open the hard drive
>>>
>>>Hi, All,
>>>
>>>When I enter the "disk drive mode,' I'm told that the drive is not formatted.
>>>I'm asked if
>>>I want to format it-'and I don't!
>>>
>>>What might be causing this?
>>>
>>>Thank you:
>>>
>>>Joe G.
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