Hi
I've corrupted my C: partition and I need help for recovering my data, all other partitions are without problems for what i know.
It's a maxtor diamondmax plus 9 disc, and it gets hot, is that normal?
I've tried fixboot and fixmbr, I think i probably need to get a 3rd party software to recover my files. any recommendations?
And I would like to reover my partition, NOT WIPE IT OUT. (all though I'll probably formate it AFTER I've gotten my files back)
Any solutions?
the errors I get:
- "cannot find ntldr" startup prompt
- unbelievably slow scandisc when i moved my harddisk over to my cousins computer.
- "partition not formated" on another pc
please reply even you don't know what to do, but
please no "dude, juzt formate it m4n" answers.
*desperate* :hole
did you scandisk it in dos or windows on your cousin's computer?
He's got xp installed, right? do it in windows. skip the dos check.
As for the heat thing, hard drives are meant to heat up. how hot are we talking about? too hot to touch? if so, invest in a fan or 2 or a hardcano or something. if it's still ok to touch, you should be ok.
Yeah, I skipped the pre-xp scanning to get into xp.Originally posted by mrlipring
did you scandisk it in dos or windows on your cousin's computer?
He's got xp installed, right? do it in windows. skip the dos check.
As for the heat thing, hard drives are meant to heat up. how hot are we talking about? too hot to touch? if so, invest in a fan or 2 or a hardcano or something. if it's still ok to touch, you should be ok.
my disc gets about 60-70 deg celsius, like right before milk gets boiled. (like a dinner plate that's hot, you can still carry it, but you'll be happy to let it go)
btw i found out that my linux partition got corrupted too.
allthough i still hav access to mye other fat32 partitions
man, if it gets that how, i'm not surprised it's dodgy.
http://www.maxtor.com/en/documentati...data_sheet.pdf
iit's a 7200rpm drive, so it's bound to get hot, but it's not supposed to get hotter than 55degrees... looks like you might have fried the drive. possibly something shorted? or maybe you've got a pokey case with no airflow? anyway, pray it's not completely fucked, and try and recover the stuff off it. it's new-ish drive, ain't it? see about rma-ing it, and get a hardcano or something.
You need to arrange for more cooling for that drive.
If it were me, I would use another drive, load an O/S on it, preferably XP, get it basically set up, then install the Ontrack Easy Data Recovery, and the Ontrack System Suite. (they are both about 32 Mb)
Now, you spent a day doing that, and the new drive is the Master.
Hook up your other drive as Slave, make sure the BIOS is set to Auto.
Boot to windows, and go straight to the Easy Data Recovery, and try to recover the MBR, and Partition.
If you REALLY want that data back, spend a few bucks to get another drive, or borrow one from somewhere, and take your time to learn what to do in the Ontrack software.
You may also want to consider getting a copy of Partition Magic v 8 or higher.
When you think that you have recovered that partition and MBR, then change the drive to MASTER and see if you can boot to it again, or at least reinstall Windows.
Write down what you do each time, to keep track, Step by step.
best wishes.
I put a fan on every hard drive i use now since my first drive crashed about 4 years ago _ since then my drives last longer - havent had another crash yet . But its always a good idea to have another drive and Ghost . i ghost my drive over once or twice a month. just in case.......
But do get a Fan for the drive _ its a must _ and make sure its well organized in thier with plenty of room between drives - and clean up thos emessy cables _ buy the round cables.
Dam i guess i make sure i keep that thing cool _ i computer sounds like a jet .....
yeah I'll be considering a fan...
hmm problem is that I've got a shuttle pc, but i think i'll manage to place one in there... I've tried booting up my linux partition it is also bonk, so now I'm concerned about the partitions I claimed were alright.
I've downloaded Partition Magic 8, and I've gotten a "error 100, Corrupt partition information"
so right now i'm looking for the finaldata premium program as someone said it would help me recover the files.
can anyone pinpoint me to that program or Ontrack Easy Data Recovery?
=) thanks for the feedbacks
tell us what u were doing before it got corrupted and we might eb able to help u (same situation etc).
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having the computer on for 15 hr dowloading gtaOriginally posted by UBER-RAT
tell us what u were doing before it got corrupted and we might eb able to help u (same situation etc).
after that i took a defrag on all my partitions
than i tried to transfer 4 gig over to another partition while surfing and listening to mp3s, thats when the whole thing crashed and the problem errupted
(I'm on a linux cddistro right now, and I can't find any free recovery software)
BTW my cousins pc is DAAAAAMN slow when i have my drive in it..
partitions give "parameter not set" when trying to access...
We already know that its "error 100, Corrupt partition information" thats why you installed Partition Magic, you should be able to rebuild and restored it, that's you goal.
How did you obtain the PM . . . .. well get the Easy Recovery the same way. You do not need to register it and it is fully functional.
You know, many of us use ICQ to swap individual files like that, instead of finding each other on a P2P client. *cough*
Next, your not focusing, forget the Linux distro, youre waisting time. You already have one util that should be able to save your arse, and can get the other in less than an hour.
Did you look at this ? Try creating a profile and DL it from there, sign up as humpty dumpty or whatever.
http://www.ontrack.com/easyrecovery/compeditions.asp
http://buyonline.ontrack.com/ecom/fr...ile=ERPROT.exe
If you take the time to research, read the directions, then you will be successful, if you stop back here every few hours, you will be stuck.
Stay with it, I have confidence that you can do this if you are methodical and take the time to know what you are doing.
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I've found easy data recovery,
I've got access to another computer and
yes, I should stay more focused!
Thanks for the help and feedback
I'll keep you guys posted
hmmm,
krell i scanned through the c partition and the whole things is gone (in advanced recovery), I'll try to do a raw recovery on that partition. I'm currently on my d partition, it found the filesytem, but file recovery scanning is slow (15 hrs, gone through about 5000 sectors, out of a gazillion or something)
If you cant recover the MBR, then this is probably your alternative, and yes, it takes a loooonnngg time.
hmm the drive went and crashed the system... (heat issues)
after around 24 hrs of scanning, so I think I'm gonna buy a fan and attach it on my disc before i do anything with it...
I took it out from my cousins computer and, I'm planning on scanning the disc from my computer using a "dos" program, any programs you would recommend, krell?
Didn't you make the rescue diskettes with either PM8 or Easy Recovery? You can boot from floppy and run the program from there. Keep the two hard drives attached so you can transfer the data, if you find any that is.
And keep that damn hard drive cool. Can't you wrap an ice pack around it? Or use one of those freezing block things used to keep sandwiches fresh in a lunch box. Just make sure you don't cover up the little breathing hole on the drive.
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