If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
30gb HDD displayed as 10mb!!!!
My 30gb MaxtorDiamondMax plus 8 HDD stopped booting into windows, no even in safemode [stopped at MUP.SYS], FIXBOOT, then led to 'NTLD missing' message, I put it in as slave in Windows XP using another a Master, I hoped it would see all my documents, programs, folders.... but it says the HDD is only 10mb, also with CHKDSK it said it appear not to be a Windows XP disk. What has happened, will CHKDSK command like '/r' make it worse or delete my data, or has it already gone -- Bluecamel |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
To check the hard disk data, you can boot from Linux live CD and look
for the data on hard disk. http://www.knoppix.net/ |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Bluecamel wrote:
My 30gb MaxtorDiamondMax plus 8 HDD stopped booting into windows, not even in safemode [stopped at MUP.SYS], FIXBOOT, then led to 'NTLDR missing' message, I put it in as slave in Windows XP using another as Master, I hoped it would see all my documents, programs, folders..... but it says the HDD is only 10mb, also with CHKDSK it said it appears not to be a Windows XP disk. What has happened, will CHKDSK commands like '/r' make it worse or delete my data, or has it already gone? I'd get the Maxtor MaxBlast software (from maxtor.com) which creates a boot floppy that allows you to test your hard drive. If it is bad, the software will give a diagnostic code that can be used to get an RMA from the Maxtor web site. If it is not bad, then you can then use some other software to try to fix whatever has corrupted the partition table. I've used Norton Utilities in the past to do this. Good luck, Steve |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
3d graphics not displayed or white on gf4mx440, dx9c nv66.93 | DutchBoy | Nvidia Videocards | 5 | March 6th 05 07:42 AM |
nVidia Card speed a bit confusing when displayed by different programs. | Willie | Nvidia Videocards | 0 | December 24th 03 01:13 PM |
geforce mx 400 clone mode / subtitle not displayed on TV | hainan | Nvidia Videocards | 0 | September 9th 03 05:46 PM |
AIW 8500 128MB Video Displayed on TV | AIWonder Boy | Ati Videocards | 0 | August 15th 03 04:45 AM |
Problems with Maxtor Diamondmax 8 30GB drives? | Wheat Muncher | Homebuilt PC's | 1 | June 26th 03 10:13 PM |