> I have a hard disk almost dead. > It is recognized in bios some times. > > When booted with that harddisk with a ubuntu live cd, > sudo fdisk -l > > is showing nothing.
If you are unable to detect the harddisk in BIOS or if it is detected only sporadically, the problem is most likely with the PCB and not your harddisk media. That is good news because if the media is ok, then you can save the harddisk contents. Try the following: 1. Try accessing the harddisk from another computer. The problem could be with your SATA/IDE cable or the SATA/IDE chipset on your motherboard. 2. If you are unable to detect the hard disk even from another computer, then you will need to take it to one of the harddisk recovery chaps who may be able to swap out your PCB on your harddisk for a working PCB and you may be able to recover the data. Regards, Prem _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
