[pchelpers] Re: DISASTER!!! Computer NERD required (Long post)

I had hoped this would not be the case. The drive is looking less
recoverable as you go. Is it under warranty?

John Samperi wrote:
> 
> Hello Nigel
> 
> At 11:24 AM 22/02/02 +1300, you wrote:
> >
> >I'm a little behind on this thread but I seem to remember that all
> hard diak
> >makers provide a utility on their web sites that allows for the total
> >re-configuration of their respective drives, including returning the
> drives
> >pre recorded data back to factory standard.  I have used this
> software in
> >the past from Maxtor and Seagate and it works!!!
> >The utility makes a boot floppy with the proper program on it.
> 
> I have dowloaded and tried Seagate's Seatools but unfortunately they
> don't work as they clearly show on the read.me file unless BIOS does
> recognise the drive, which in my case it no longer does.
> 
> >From the read.me file:
> 
> 6. SeaTools Diagnostic Version 1.04.03 KNOWN LIMITATIONS
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   * SeaTools Disc Diagnostic may not find or access hard disc drives
>     when CMOS is set to "none" for those drives.
> 
> I need to set the drive to "none" in order to load stuff from A: or
> if I set it to Auto it will come up with none as BIOS cannot
> access the drive.
> 
> I have tried the suggested method of setting the disk's parameters
> as a 20MB drive but even then it hangs.
> 
> If you know of any other utility that may work please let me know.
> 
> I will have another look at the Seagate web site in the meantime,
> still waiting for a reply to my mail from them also.
> 
> Regards
> 
> John Samperi
> 
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