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Hard Drive empty?

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DanTheMan2010 - Nov 28, 2009 at 12:25 PM
 DanTheMan2010 - Nov 29, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Hello,

The graphics chip on my HP Pavillion recentky died so I had to buy a new laptop, I need the data on my old hard drive but when I put the HD in my new laptop it says 'hard drive not exist'. I tried using a usb to sata converter and connected the drive externally. 'My Computer' doesn't show the drive, when I go to 'Disk Management', it shows a device but it's uninitialized. When I click properties, I get this info:

Disk: Disk 1
Type: Unknown
Status: Not Initialized
Partition Style: Not Applicable
Capacity: 0MB
Unallocated space: 0MB
Reserved space: 0MB

Why is the drive showing as empty? is there anyway to recover my files??

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closeup22 Posts 8922 Registration date Friday May 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2010 2,099
Nov 29, 2009 at 07:15 AM
hi there,

format it from disk management itself or by using hp disk format tool

then use a recovery software and recover the files and data from it:

https://ccm.net/downloads/security-and-maintenance/5325-recover-my-files/

Thanks
DanTheMan2010
Nov 29, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Hey,
I tried to format it with HP Disk Format tool but I get the error 'There is no media in the specified device'

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