Can not access hard disk (local disks) through 'my computer'?  

U should change security parameters & should get full control to access your hard drive

to get security tab:- control panel=> Folder options
in the view Tab remove check in the
USE SIMPLE FILE SHARING

select your unaccessible hard drive
right click & click properties
in the security tab try changing to access your hard drive

Answered by Nagendra , an ibibo Master, at 7:04 PM on July 31, 2008

Ther may be so many reasons it may be because of hardware or software:
Incorrect hard drive settings, System virus, Data corruption, Hard drive configuration, Bad Hard Drive Cable or even malfunctioning hard disk itself. Check this first whether to see your HDD Master boot record (MBR) is corrupted: Boot your system using a clean, uninfected bootable floppy. Use the chkdsk (check disk) DOS command to do a read only scan of the boot partition. It will tell you if the MBR is corrupted. If it is corrupted and there are no bad sectors, then you can safely go ahead and do a normal scan with the fix errors automatically switch. If there are bad sectors, then it is better to get your hardware supplier or service agent to fix the problem for a minor charge.

If the problem continues even after fixing the MBR, Try to do an auto-detect of the IDE drives in BIOS. Virtually all BIOSes now come with IDE device auto-detection. If it finds the drive after doing the auto-detect, save & exit and let it continue booting. Otherwise, there may be a problem with hard disk. Remove, examine and reseat the signal cable and power connections to the hard disk drive and to the system board, to ensure all connections are firm and proper. If the problem persists, Check if the drive is recognized by the BIOS in another working system. If not, the drive is defective and needs to be replaced.

Answered by jaivir , an ibibo Master, at 10:20 AM on July 23, 2008

Ther may be so many reasons it may be because of hardware or software:
Incorrect hard drive settings, System virus, Data corruption, Hard drive configuration, Bad Hard Drive Cable or even malfunctioning hard disk itself. Check this first whether to see your HDD Master boot record (MBR) is corrupted: Boot your system using a clean, uninfected bootable floppy. Use the chkdsk (check disk) DOS command to do a read only scan of the boot partition. It will tell you if the MBR is corrupted. If it is corrupted and there are no bad sectors, then you can safely go ahead and do a normal scan with the fix errors automatically switch. If there are bad sectors, then it is better to get your hardware supplier or service agent to fix the problem for a minor charge.

If the problem continues even after fixing the MBR, Try to do an auto-detect of the IDE drives in BIOS. Virtually all BIOSes now come with IDE device auto-detection. If it finds the drive after doing the auto-detect, save & exit and let it continue booting. Otherwise, there may be a problem with hard disk. Remove, examine and reseat the signal cable and power connections to the hard disk drive and to the system board, to ensure all connections are firm and proper. If the problem persists, Check if the drive is recognized by the BIOS in another working system. If not, the drive is defective and needs to be replaced.

Answered by Gyan Singh , an ibibo Master, at 7:11 PM on July 16, 2008

Ther may be so many reasons it may be because of hardware or software:
Incorrect hard drive settings, System virus, Data corruption, Hard drive configuration, Bad Hard Drive Cable or even malfunctioning hard disk itself. Check this first whether to see your HDD Master boot record (MBR) is corrupted: Boot your system using a clean, uninfected bootable floppy. Use the chkdsk (check disk) DOS command to do a read only scan of the boot partition. It will tell you if the MBR is corrupted. If it is corrupted and there are no bad sectors, then you can safely go ahead and do a normal scan with the fix errors automatically switch. If there are bad sectors, then it is better to get your hardware supplier or service agent to fix the problem for a minor charge.

If the problem continues even after fixing the MBR, Try to do an auto-detect of the IDE drives in BIOS. Virtually all BIOSes now come with IDE device auto-detection. If it finds the drive after doing the auto-detect, save & exit and let it continue booting. Otherwise, there may be a problem with hard disk. Remove, examine and reseat the signal cable and power connections to the hard disk drive and to the system board, to ensure all connections are firm and proper. If the problem persists, Check if the drive is recognized by the BIOS in another working system. If not, the drive is defective and needs to be replaced.

Answered by Anju Singh , an ibibo Master, at 6:19 PM on July 16, 2008

change the permissions to your user account as administrator.
This will solve the problem.

Answered by Point , an ibibo Advisor, at 4:37 PM on July 15, 2008

U should change security parameters & should get full control to access your hard drive

to get security tab:- control panel=> Folder options
in the view Tab remove check in the
USE SIMPLE FILE SHARING

select your unaccessible hard drive
right click & click properties
in the security tab try changing to access your hard drive

Answered by priyanka , an ibibo Specialist, at 10:00 PM on July 04, 2008

Either you are logged into the wrong account, or you may need to take a quick peak to make sure everything is connected. But it sound simply like you need to be in the administrators account.

Answered by banish , an ibibo Specialist, at 6:57 PM on July 04, 2008

Ther may be so many reasons it may be because of hardware or software:
Incorrect hard drive settings, System virus, Data corruption, Hard drive configuration, Bad Hard Drive Cable or even malfunctioning hard disk itself. Check this first whether to see your HDD Master boot record (MBR) is corrupted: Boot your system using a clean, uninfected bootable floppy. Use the chkdsk (check disk) DOS command to do a read only scan of the boot partition. It will tell you if the MBR is corrupted. If it is corrupted and there are no bad sectors, then you can safely go ahead and do a normal scan with the fix errors automatically switch. If there are bad sectors, then it is better to get your hardware supplier or service agent to fix the problem for a minor charge.

If the problem continues even after fixing the MBR, Try to do an auto-detect of the IDE drives in BIOS. Virtually all BIOSes now come with IDE device auto-detection. If it finds the drive after doing the auto-detect, save & exit and let it continue booting. Otherwise, there may be a problem with hard disk. Remove, examine and reseat the signal cable and power connections to the hard disk drive and to the system board, to ensure all connections are firm and proper. If the problem persists, Check if the drive is recognized by the BIOS in another working system. If not, the drive is defective and needs to be replaced.

Answered by shaista , an ibibo Master, at 10:50 AM on July 04, 2008

There are several possibilities why a hard drive may not be recognized: Incorrect hard drive settings, System virus, Data corruption, Hard drive configuration, Bad Hard Drive Cable or even malfunctioning hard disk itself. Check this first whether to see your HDD Master boot record (MBR) is corrupted: Boot your system using a clean, uninfected bootable floppy. Use the chkdsk (check disk) DOS command to do a read only scan of the boot partition. It will tell you if the MBR is corrupted. If it is corrupted and there are no bad sectors, then you can safely go ahead and do a normal scan with the fix errors automatically switch. If there are bad sectors, then it is better to get your hardware supplier or service agent to fix the problem for a minor charge.

If the problem continues even after fixing the MBR, Try to do an auto-detect of the IDE drives in BIOS. Virtually all BIOSes now come with IDE device auto-detection. If it finds the drive after doing the auto-detect, save & exit and let it continue booting. Otherwise, there may be a problem with hard disk. Remove, examine and reseat the signal cable and power connections to the hard disk drive and to the system board, to ensure all connections are firm and proper. If the problem persists, Check if the drive is recognized by the BIOS in another workin