system keeps saying cant find HDD

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Wolve

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Hello there!

alright a few days ago i was loading up my computer when i hear a fan makin an odd noise But i did not think much of it, i had to leave the room for a momment and when i came back there was a black screen saying it can not find express gate for the asus motherboard.. witch was wierd... then i went into bios and it did not detect my HDD
my HDD is a seagate barracuda 7200.11 750 gbytes..
then i rebooted the system again and it sead the same thing but then it sead please inserect the correct disk to boot from then press any key..

I th ough maybe the sata cord from the HDD to the Mobo was messed up so i tryed replacing that but notta..

then all of a sudden when i start up the PC it restarts it self nonstop and the dvd/cd drive busy light blinks like a bat out of hell.

Im not sure what to do now.. do i need a new HDD or is it the mobo..

I can afford a cheap HDD but a completly new Mobo im kinda screwed x-x
the Mobo i have is an asus M3a78

Forgot to say it wont load up windows at all.. it keeps saying it can not detect any HDD at all and i dont have any other computers tha take sata drives.. so this is where im at the wall wondering if its the mobo or the HDD.. im hoping its just the HDD..



If anyone can help me id be severly greatful and sorry beforehand if i posted this in the wrong spot
 
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well there is a firmware update i guess for my HDD the modle number is st3750330as
and how do i clear my cmos?

remmeber i can not load up windows at all Bios wont read the HDD any more it keeps saying there is no HDD connected at all but it is >.< so im confused as hell as what to do next =/

I can hear the HDD spin and do its normal clicking like it usely does.. No insane whines or swirling noises
 
ah i figured out how to clear the cmos Ill give that a try and see what happens

Well i cleared the cmos and the endless restarting seem to have stopped for now However my HDD no longer powers up.. its as dead as the common sence of my ex girl friend and thats saying alot >.>;

so is it safe to say my Mobo is fine and its just a dieing HDD thats now officely dead?
 
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Looks like it. Try another power cable/data cable for your HDD and listen to see if it still spins up.
 
cant RMA Dont know when it was bought and i dont have the recets or box.. I bought the gaming rig from someone and thats all i got =/
 
I've never needed a receipt nor box to RMA a HDD. All you need is the serial number. If its under warranty, great. If not, oh wellz, upgrade time! The only time you typically need a receipt is if the SN shows it to be out of warranty, but your purchase date was less than N yrs ago, where N is the warranty length in years.
 
eh what do they do to the HDDs they get thou? considering i had account info and among other things on there since i heard thyey can data recover crap.. the HDD is dead it wont power up or notta now.. and how do i do a RMA.. never did that before o.o
 
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eh what do they do to the HDDs they get thou? considering i had account info and among other things on there since i heard thyey can data recover crap.. the HDD is dead it wont power up or notta now.. and how do i do a RMA.. never did that before o.o
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Go to Seagate.com. Look under Warrant and Returns and you can figure it out from there.

Sometimes, Seagate will repair the drive if it's deemed that it would be cheaper to repair the drive than to make a new one altogether. They usually wipe all the data off if any.
 
okay next question... where can a person get an ESD bag.. and what do they mean by 2 inch foam rubber.. let alone where do i even find that x-x and what is a corrugated box anywho? is that like a normal box or something different
 
lol, you basically need a HDD box. go to a local comp store and see if they have any for free/cheap, along with the ESD bag. if you can't find one, paypal me $5 and i'll send you what you need. :p
 
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