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    Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 11:20pm
Hey guys any knowledge about when your PC won't recognize your HDD and reads "bzbzbzbzbzbzbzbzb" on the post screen.  I only found a little info on this and it seems it coud be a bad hdd drive, sata cable, and/or sata controller.  Any thoughts on the most likely suspect.  I did unplug then replug my sata connector and haven't had a problem. 
 
Could it have been as simple as a bad connection?


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if you can hear audible clicking coming from the HD itself its prob bad
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I don't have good hearing at all (lots of ear drum problems as a kid) so  doubt I'd hear something subtle.  Just wondering if anyone has knowledge of this error and what would be the best place to look to first.
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If unplugging and replugging the cable made it go away then that was the issue. If it happens again, then you could suspect it is maybe a bad hard drive. In addition, you can also run a drive scan to see if it shows up with any errors.
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Thanks Alex.  I did run a chkdsk and no errors so I am hoping that it was indeed the connection.  I quess I was wondering if that was some sort of tale tell sign or something that a certain part is bad. I did also change to a new sata cable just to feel safe that wasn't the problem.
 
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80% of the time it is caused by a bad/loose sata cable, the other 20% is a bad controller chip on the hdd.

I would suggest replacing that cable, or you will most likely encounter it again, and possibly encounter data corruption/freezing.


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Thanks Venom.  I did replace the sata cable just to eliminate that. 

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@Venom.  Is the HDD chip in which you refer on HDD itself or mobo?
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HDD itself

Nvidia Drivers----AMD Drivers
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Originally posted by DST4ME

HDD itself


^ Right.  Usually you can replace the controller board with one from an identical drive if it does die to save your data.
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Thanks DST and Venom!
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Our pleasure and good luck but I didn't do anything this was all venom

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