Perry,

You've experience a hardware failure.  The data is probably still there, but
you won't be able to get to it, unless you wish to try a data recovery
company.

Is this a Western Digital model AC31600?  If so, WD may replace it for free.

Western Digital AC31600s have experienced greater than normal failure rates
and WD is offering free replacements.  They don't state whether they will
honor the free replacement if the drive is out of warranty, but it may be
worth a shot.

Check out this URL for more info:

http://www.wdc.com/products/ac31600-quality.html

Take Care,
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Perry Rivera <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, May 11, 1998 7:53 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Primary master hard disk fail


>Hello..
>
>I seem to be having problem with a 3, 4 year old hard drive.
>
>Normally, my drive gives me no problems.  However, this morning,
>I turned on my computer to be greeted with the message
>"Primary master hard disk fail", after the BIOS memory test was complete.
>
>I tried reseating cables, but there is no change.  I'd also like to add
>that there is an annoying high pitch noise emanating from the drive, and
>on occasion, the drive sounds as if the head is hitting a stop of some
sort.
>
>My question:  Is my hard disk truly dead?  Can I possibly do anything to
>revive
>it?
>
>*sigh*
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Perry Rivera ...
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>