4th slave hard disk error

[Dipayan]

when i am starting my pc it says 4th slave hard disk error and on further note on disk management it's shows only as 137 gb.When i try to initialize it's giving me i/o error.Its a 2tb seagate barracuda internal hard disk.I am using windows 7.It was working all right till morning when i last checked it with hd tune pro one day ago it had no bad sectors or any type of error.what to do? please help

 

[Tom Tancredi]

Doesn't really matter if the S.M.A.R.T. is reading other issues. As it says there is only 137GB on a 2TB Drive, unless you used up 1.8TB of data, sounds like HDD failure. Easiest checks would be

1) Try disconnecting and reconnect the cable to a different SATA port
2) Disconnect the drive and try in another computer

The second will prove / disprove the issue fully (failed drive). If under warranty you should seek a RMA - YES YOUR DATA IS LOST, unless you want to void the warranty and send it to a Professional Data Recovery service which starts in the $1000s and up, and will rip apart the physical drive to get at the platters storing your data.

 

[Dipayan]

Thanks.I think the hdd is gone for good.Due to no smart error i didn't back it up like my other hard drive.My study notes,music,pics all are lost as i cant afford data recovery.