Computer doesn't recognise hardrive

fouad,

Inside the case of that Fantom is a regular harddrive.

Also inside that outer case is a small circuit board, that either the harddrive plugs directly into it; or there is an interface block the harddrive plugs into, and there are wires from it, that connect to the small circuit board.

(The USB cable is connected to the small circuit board)

It is this small circuit board that usually goes bad.

My suggestion is to remove the harddrive inside, purchase an economical external enclosure, and install the harddrive in it.
Have your harddrive back, and be able to use it as an external harddrive again also.

The Harddrive Inside:
Harddrives are measured by their Width.
A laptop harddrive is 2.5 inches across in width. (2-1/2 inches)
A desktop harddrive is 3.5 inches.

The Fantom Titanium II 500GB's harddrive inside, is 3.5 inches,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822204034

Details > Physical Spec > Form Factor > 3.5

What I can't tell you is whether it is an IDE (PATA) harddrive, or a SATA harddrive.
However this external enclosure for 3.5 inch harddrives, is for both IDE, (PATA), and SATA harddrives,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817388014R

[ You can also look at the label on the harddrive, and look up it's model number online, to see if it is IDE or SATA. Just type the model number in your search bar ]

Just want to include information on IDE (PATA), and SATA, in case you are interested,

IDE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA

SATA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA

Regards,
joecoolvette

One year ago---your check engine light came on
The PO405 code was for an EGR Valve issue
No mention--- if you had that fixed

A Few Days Ago---you get Trac Light on,that is part of
the ABS Braking System
Now that system has to be diagnosed & repaired,not just
continue to use the car,actually make the repair, before
you do some damage or can't stop the car & worse things happen

Changing Trans Fluid---is NOT a FIX for anything,but should
be done on all vehicles every 3 years.

If the Engine Management System isn't working correctly,then
your trans won't work as it should either

You need to be proactive & immediately have any abnormal
operation or check light problems, at least diagnosed in a few days
of noticing them

You need to stop using any car that isn't 100% & have it
repaired as soon as possible.

Not wait weeks or years.
Being 9 years old, the trans may also have it's own issues

Hardware problem....
try to use another cable,
or your harddrive is dead... :(
find a tech who can look at it.

Hi,

We could say that it may be caused by overuse, but you can still do some checks and upgrades to get it work faster.
A laptop with freshly installed Operating System should not run supremely bad as to say. One cause that I could think is a failing harddrive. A harddrive with bad sectors normally causes it to run very slow. You could do a harddrive diagnostic test for this case.
As for upgrades, you can check your laptop manufacturer's website to see the maximum memory (RAM) and harddrive capacities that you computer can handle.
You can still get your laptop work as expected though you need to still consider the types of program you are running on it.

Hope this helps.

Attach your harddrive to your computer via the cable that came with it.
Chances are it will be a USB connector.
Windows should recognise it and install the drivers automatically.
It will show up as a drive letter in 'My Computer'.

Put in the last game that worked. Turn it on/off. Then remove game. Sometimes they get locked up and need that last working game to get it working again.

try manually configure the HDD to the BIOS setting.

input the drive parameters ( printed on the top of HDD)

next use the manufacturer disk tools of your hard drive ( download it to manufacturer web site)

Try the harddrive in an external case. If that dosent work the board on the drive is fried, and youll have to find an exact harddrive and transfer the board.

go to control panel.. go to Administrative tools.. then .. go to computer management.. on the left pane.. click disk management.. u can detect all ur drives in here including those who are not seen by your MY COMPUTER..