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my C drive on DELL winXP seems to be hosed
my C drive on DELL WinXP machine went belly up. It won't boot with
error message "corrupt hal.dll" or some such thing. Went to windows repair recovery console - can't even get directory listing of drive. "error in directory enumeration". Tried chkdsk -p, it gave up 30% in with unrecoverable errors. Downloaded knoppix and inserted that cd and booted up. I can see all my folders but "my documents" is locked up (I must have accidentally protected it in windows). This folder is listed as ?----- in 'ls -l' while others appear as 'drwxrwxrwx'. I can see other users' "my documents". Also I see that this drive is full - don't know how this happened as I had a good chunk of the 30GB drive as unused. I couldn't mount this drive read/write in linux and hence I tried another strategy. I downloaded Ultimate Boot CD for windows and booted off of it. It can see my second driver as valid NTFS but for C: it says (unrecognized). I then used testDisk utility and it saw the two partitions on primary drive. a 30Mb FAT16 that has DELL utilities and the remaining ~28Gb NTFS. I then used the "Write" option to write what it found to back to disk. I then restarted UBCD. Now it finds the FAT16 and assigns letter C to it and then the second NTFS partition appears as Funrecognized). This has all my files. I tried the testDisk repair a couple of more times - no luck. While in testDisk I can list the files in several folders and they all look fine and when it came to "my documents" it hangs on those protected files. I would appreciate any help copying those files to the second NTFS drive. thanks SS |
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I downloaded resqdisk and ran resqdisk /NTFS /ASSESS. I am enclosing
the results. Perhaps Mr Zvi Netiv or someone else can advice on how to proceed. This drive is supposed to have a 30MB FAT16 and ~28GB NTFS which used to be my C: drive. Can I now do a resqdisk /REBUILD? thanks SS 3 June 2005 21:05 Evaluation Copy *************************************** CHS mode NTFS ******************* * R e s Q d i s k 576 * ******************** * Hard Disk Rescue and Recovery * Disk 1 * * Copyright (c) '90-04 NetZ Computing * SeeThru * ExtBIOS * * Virus Control, Disk & Data Recovery * ON F9 * ********* *************************************** ********* * Drive * AltHelp * ********* ********* ^2: NTFS * CHS address: Cyl 0 Head 0 Sector 1 ********* *********************** Setup Diagnostics ************************ * Disk Type: WDC WD300BB-75DEA0 * * BIOS/CHS IDE/LBA data * * Number of Heads: 255 16 * * Number of Cylinders: 1024 58128 * * Sectors per Track: 63 63 * * Disk Capacity in Mbytes: 8032 28610 * * IDE Access Time: 14 msec * * Total sectors on drive: 58593750 * ******* Use Space to toggle between IDE and Ext.BIOS mode ******** Disk 1, Master Partition Sector, F6 for Layout 3 June 2005 21:05 Evaluation Copy *************************************** CHS mode NTFS ******************* * R e s Q d i s k 576 * ******************** * Hard Disk Rescue and Recovery * Disk 1 * * Copyright (c) '90-04 NetZ Computing * SeeThru * ExtBIOS * * Virus Control, Disk & Data Recovery * ON F9 * ********* *************************************** ********* * Drive * AltHelp * ********* ********* ^2: NTFS * CHS address: Cyl 0 Head 0 Sector 1 ******************** Partition Table Layout ********************** * * * Partition Starting Ending Reserved Total * * Boot Type Head Cyl. Sec. Head Cyl. Sec. Sectors Sectors * * 222 1 0 1 254 3 63 63 64197 * * Yes 7 0 4 1 254 1023 63 64260 58508730 * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * * * ******* Press Alt+B to see as boot sector, Alt+M to edit ********* Disk 1, Master Partition Sector, F6 for Layout 3 June 2005 21:05 Evaluation Copy *************************************** CHS mode NTFS ******************* * R e s Q d i s k 576 * ******************** * Hard Disk Rescue and Recovery * Disk 1 * * Copyright (c) '90-04 NetZ Computing * SeeThru * ExtBIOS * * Virus Control, Disk & Data Recovery * ON F9 * ********* *************************************** ********* * Drive * AltHelp * ********* ********* ^2: NTFS * CHS address: Cyl 0 Head 1 Sector 1 ******************** Boot Sector Data FAT-16 ********************* * * * Sectors per Cluster: 4 * * Number of Heads: 255 * * Sectors in Partition: 64197 * * Sectors per FAT Copy: 63 * * Hidden Sectors: 63 * * Capacity in Kilobytes: 32868 * * * ********** Press Alt+P to analyze as partition sector ************ Disk 1, Master Partition Sector, F6 for Layout 3 June 2005 21:05 Evaluation Copy *************************************** CHS mode NTFS ******************* * R e s Q d i s k 576 * ******************** * Hard Disk Rescue and Recovery * Disk 1 * * Copyright (c) '90-04 NetZ Computing * SeeThru * ExtBIOS * * Virus Control, Disk & Data Recovery * ON F9 * ********* *************************************** ********* * Drive * AltHelp * ********* ********* ^2: NTFS * CHS address: Cyl 4 Head 0 Sector 1 ******************** Partition Table Layout ********************** * * * Partition Starting Ending Reserved Total * * Boot Type Head Cyl. Sec. Head Cyl. Sec. Sectors Sectors * * 114 111 368 45 101 371 51 218129509 1701990410 * 116 115 67 32 114 299 44 729050177 543974724* * 101 111 114 32 115 353 52 168653938 0 * * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16020275251635 * * * ************************************************** **************** Disk 1, Master Partition Sector, F6 for Layout 3 June 2005 21:05 Evaluation Copy *************************************** Extended NTFS ******************* * R e s Q d i s k 576 * ******************** * Hard Disk Rescue and Recovery * Disk 1 * * Copyright (c) '90-04 NetZ Computing * SeeThru * ExtBIOS * * Virus Control, Disk & Data Recovery * OFF F9 * ********* *************************************** ********* * Drive * AltHelp * ********* ********* ^2: NTFS * Checking cylinder 0 for FAT pair ************************************************** **************** * Press Space to pause, Esc to stop searching * * -------------------------------------------------------------- * * First FAT-16 copy starts on sector 64, Cyl 0 * * Second FAT-16 copy starts on sector 127, Cyl 0 * * Sectors per FAT copy: 63 * * * * * * * ************************************************** **************** Searching for existing FAT partitions on drive 1 3 June 2005 21:05 Evaluation Copy *************************************** Extended NTFS ******************* * R e s Q d i s k 576 * ******************** * Hard Disk Rescue and Recovery * Disk 1 * * Copyright (c) '90-04 NetZ Computing * SeeThru * ExtBIOS * * Virus Control, Disk & Data Recovery * OFF F9 * ********* *************************************** ********* * Drive * AltHelp * ********* ********* ^2: NTFS * CHS address: Cyl 4 Head 0 Sector 1 ******************* NTFS Boot Sector Analysis ******************** * * * Sectors per Cluster: 8 * * Number of Heads: 255 * * Total Sectors in Partition: 58508729 * * MFT Relative Cluster: 786432 * * MFT mirror Relative Cluster: 3656795 * * Kilobytes in NTFS partition: 29956096 * * * ************************************************** **************** |
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"sid" wrote:
I downloaded resqdisk and ran resqdisk /NTFS /ASSESS. I am enclosing the results. Perhaps Mr Zvi Netiv or someone else can advice on how to proceed. This drive is supposed to have a 30MB FAT16 and ~28GB NTFS which used to be my C: drive. Can I now do a resqdisk /REBUILD? I wouldn't, because the problem doesn't seem to be in the MBR. BTW, it would have been nice if you edited your post by either not using word wrap on the report pasted section, or by weeding out the broken lines, like I did below. 3 June 2005 21:05 Evaluation Copy *************************************** CHS mode NTFS ******************* * R e s Q d i s k 576 * * Hard Disk Rescue and Recovery * Disk 1 * * Copyright (c) '90-04 NetZ Computing * SeeThru * ExtBIOS * * Virus Control, Disk & Data Recovery * ON F9 * ********* *************************************** CHS address: Cyl 0 Head 0 Sector 1 *********************** Setup Diagnostics * Disk Type: WDC WD300BB-75DEA0 * Number of Heads: 255 16 * Number of Cylinders: 1024 58128 * Sectors per Track: 63 63 * Disk Capacity in Mbytes: 8032 28610 * IDE Access Time: 14 msec * Total sectors on drive: 58593750 ******* Use Space to toggle between IDE and Ext.BIOS mode Disk 1, Master Partition Sector, F6 for Layout From the above, the IDE channel works OK and the drive settings in the BIOS seem alright. CHS address: Cyl 0 Head 0 Sector 1 ******************** Partition Table Layout * Partition Starting Ending Reserved Total * Boot Type Head Cyl. Sec. Head Cyl. Sec. Sectors Sectors * 222 1 0 1 254 3 63 63 64197 * Yes 7 0 4 1 254 1023 63 64260 58508730 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * ******* Press Alt+B to see as boot sector, Alt+M to edit The partition table seems to be OK and conforms the two partitions mentioned above. I don't know what is a type 222 partition, but I suppose it's a Dell proprietary type, that contains their setup tools, diagnostics and utilities. Similar to the type 18 partition that Compaq used on theirs. CHS address: Cyl 0 Head 1 Sector 1 ******************** Boot Sector Data FAT-16 * Sectors per Cluster: 4 * Number of Heads: 255 * Sectors in Partition: 64197 * Sectors per FAT Copy: 63 * Hidden Sectors: 63 * Capacity in Kilobytes: 32868 * ********** Press Alt+P to analyze as partition sector Disk 1, Master Partition Sector, F6 for Layout It's good. CHS address: Cyl 4 Head 0 Sector 1 ******************** Partition Table Layout * Partition Starting Ending Reserved Total * Boot Type Head Cyl. Sec. Head Cyl. Sec. Sectors Sectors * 114 111 368 45 101 371 51 218129509 1701990410 * 116 115 67 32 114 299 44 729050177 543974724* * 101 111 114 32 115 353 52 168653938 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16020275251635 ************************************************** ************** That's crap, because it's actually a boot sector and shouldn't be analyzed as a partition one. Corrected in the next snapshot. CHS address: Cyl 4 Head 0 Sector 1 ******************* NTFS Boot Sector Analysis * Sectors per Cluster: 8 * Number of Heads: 255 * Total Sectors in Partition: 58508729 * MFT Relative Cluster: 786432 * MFT mirror Relative Cluster: 3656795 * Kilobytes in NTFS partition: 29956096 ************************************************** **************** Good. Checking cylinder 0 for FAT pair ************************************************** **************** * Press Space to pause, Esc to stop searching * -------------------------------------------------------------- * First FAT-16 copy starts on sector 64, Cyl 0 * Second FAT-16 copy starts on sector 127, Cyl 0 * Sectors per FAT copy: 63 ************************************************** **************** Searching for existing FAT partitions on drive 1 Good as well. Apparently your problem is file system corruption, that was worsened by running CHKDSK. Your best shot now is data recovery software. Regards, Zvi -- NetZ Computing Ltd. ISRAEL www.invircible.com www.ivi.co.il (Hebrew) InVircible Virus Defense Solutions, ResQ and Data Recovery Utilities |
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would you reccommened one for me? Will such a recovery software
preserve folder hierarchy so I know which ones I want to recover? thanks |
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"sid" wrote:
would you reccommened one for me? Will such a recovery software preserve folder hierarchy so I know which ones I want to recover? thanks There are a few available on the web. Run the free demo version first, of the product of your choice, to get an idea what the product is capable of. Note that not every file that shows in the recovery preview pane can really be recovered. Regards, Zvi -- NetZ Computing Ltd. ISRAEL www.invircible.com www.ivi.co.il (Hebrew) InVircible Virus Defense Solutions, ResQ and Data Recovery Utilities |
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I don't understand why windows isn't able to see logical drives on this
disk when utilities like the above and testDisk can see the two partitions clearly. File system corruption can lead to not being able tgo access some files but I don't understand how it led to logical drive info being lost to windows. In fact the only way I can see folder info (so far) has been in linux. I am wondering if I could something like dd to image the drive in linux (except for those pesky protected files). |
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"sid" wrote:
I don't understand why windows isn't able to see logical drives on this disk when utilities like the above and testDisk can see the two partitions clearly. File system corruption can lead to not being able tgo access some files but I don't understand how it led to logical drive info being lost to windows. In fact the only way I can see folder info (so far) has been in linux. I am wondering if I could something like dd to image the drive in linux (except for those pesky protected files). Take a look at www.winternals.com, maybe one of their tools can help you. They are far from being cheap, but cost less than professional data recovery. Regards, Zvi -- NetZ Computing Ltd. ISRAEL www.invircible.com www.ivi.co.il (Hebrew) InVircible Virus Defense Solutions, ResQ and Data Recovery Utilities |
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On 4 Jun 2005 19:18:16 -0700, "sid" wrote:
I don't understand why windows isn't able to see logical drives on this disk when utilities like the above and testDisk can see the two partitions clearly. File system corruption can lead to not being able tgo access some files but I don't understand how it led to logical drive info being lost to windows. The point of not mounting a corrupt volume is to protect the file system from further damage. In fact the only way I can see folder info (so far) has been in linux. I am wondering if I could something like dd to image the drive in linux (except for those pesky protected files). You might try this: http://ntfs/filerecovery.biz Try the free demo (license is $19.95) and see if it is able to read the file system (depends on just how corrupt it actually is). It it can, it probably will be able to see and recover your "protected" files. Limitation: being a DOS app it requires a FAT partition for a file copying destination. Bob |
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thanks. One of the blurbs in user guide reads
"Failing hard drives on which disk read errors are occurring must be cloned to good media before using NTFS Browser For DOS". This puts me back to square one. Is there a cloning program that operates on protected files. If I can accomplsh that, why would I need something like this tool? |
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On 6 Jun 2005 06:26:06 -0700, "sid" wrote:
thanks. One of the blurbs in user guide reads "Failing hard drives on which disk read errors are occurring must be cloned to good media before using NTFS Browser For DOS". This puts me back to square one. Is there a cloning program that operates on protected files. If I can accomplsh that, why would I need something like this tool? I didn't notice in the thread that this drive was failing, or did I miss a post? "Read errors" means physical errors not logical ones. Bob |
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