- Can this HDD be reprogrammed or forced with a low level format? Right
now the bios cannot even detect it. 2) Is there any software that detects the health of a HDD before it can be loaded with Linux? 3) What could have gone wrong in this case and what precautions do I need to take to avoid such mishaps in future?
Regards,
Rony.
Sorry to hear that :(
If you are getting garbage in BIOS while detecting harddisk, then I dont think its because of Linux. May be its coincidence that you install linux and hard disk got crash.
I think you should first clear CMOS, Attach that hard disk to some other machine and try to make low level format .
Try to install some other distribution on that hard disk ( while doing this dont bother if your BIOS doesnt detect your hard disk ).
Long back I had experianced such problem when my CMOS ate by CIH virus.
All The Best.
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