HELP: Need program that runs from a floppy to copy a partition (raw data) from a failing Seagate

On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 01:19:00 +0100, " wrote:

Hi all,

I have a a Seagate 160 Go that is failing quickly. It is still
recognized by the bios but when I boot to Windows XP from another
master drive it disappears.

Studying the data recovery sites they say that professionals always
copy the drive/partition (raw data) to a working drive, then use the
standard recovery tools to save the data.

The hangup seems to occur when Windows tries to read the
partition/file tables, so I need to find a floppy program that can
copy the raw data from a bad partition to a reliable HD.

I have one NFTS and one FAT32 partition to recover.

I tried Hiren's Boot CD, but all the available recovery programs fail
while reading the file tables.

And I can't get the Bart PE boot CD with DriveImage XML to boot.

So, any suggestions for a program that can run from a floppy (bootable
or under DOS) would be greatly welcome.

Thanks in advance.


Tim

E-mail if needed:
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DiskPatch from DIY Data Recovery has the ability to copy a drive using
a floppy for just the reason you are looking for. Here is a link to
there web site: http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/DiskPatch.htm

Good luck.

"JC" wrote in message
On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 01:19:00 +0100, " wrote:

Hi all,

I have a a Seagate 160 Go that is failing quickly. It is still
recognized by the bios but when I boot to Windows XP from another
master drive it disappears.

Studying the data recovery sites they say that professionals always
copy the drive/partition (raw data) to a working drive, then use the
standard recovery tools to save the data.

The hangup seems to occur when Windows tries to read the
partition/file tables, so I need to find a floppy program that can
copy the raw data from a bad partition to a reliable HD.

I have one NFTS and one FAT32 partition to recover.

I tried Hiren's Boot CD, but all the available recovery programs fail
while reading the file tables.

And I can't get the Bart PE boot CD with DriveImage XML to boot.

So, any suggestions for a program that can run from a floppy (bootable
or under DOS) would be greatly welcome.

Thanks in advance.


Tim

E-mail if needed:
Enlever NOSPAM. de l'adresse de reponse SVP



DiskPatch from DIY Data Recovery has the ability to copy a drive using
a floppy for just the reason you are looking for. Here is a link to
there web site: http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/DiskPatch.htm

If you wan't snob appeal.

Else go with c't H2copy. It's free. and only 29kB.
http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/ctsi.shtml
ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/h2copy.zip


Good luck.

wrote in message
...

Tim

PS DIY Data Recovery hangs trying to read the file table.


Hi Tim,

DiskPatch does not read any 'file tables'.

What can be happeining is that DiskPatch does not even load because FreeDOS
or the UDMA driver can not cope with the bad disk. A Windows 98 diskette to
boot the PC with is the simple solution to that problem.

Should you have already purchased DiskPatch, we can provide you with a
version which offers an improved disk clone feature. If you submit your case
to our online forum we can even provide you with a beta for free to see if
this is able to clone the disk.

Anyway, whatever software you pick for the job, I wish you good luck in
recovering your data.

--
Kind regards,
Joep - http://www.diydatarecovery.nl

"Joep" wrote in message
wrote in message ...

Tim

PS DIY Data Recovery hangs trying to read the file table.


Hi Tim,

DiskPatch does not read any 'file tables'.

What can be happeining is that DiskPatch does not even load because FreeDOS
or the UDMA driver can not cope with the bad disk.

That is so very user friendly. That must have been thought over very well.
Thank you for testing your apps so very thoroughly.

A Windows 98 diskette to
boot the PC with is the simple solution to that problem.

Should you have already purchased DiskPatch, we can provide you with a
version which offers an improved disk clone feature. If you submit your case
to our online forum we can even provide you with a beta for free to see if
this is able to clone the disk.

Gosh, his case is a first. He must be very special.
Why not offer him a free version of your software for offering
his case as a special opportunity for bettering your software.


Anyway, whatever software you pick for the job, I wish you good luck in
recovering your data.

wrote in message
Hello Folkert,

I got the h2copy, but need to answer a couple of quick questions
before trying it. There is no documentation on the site and since my
German isn't that good, it's difficult to do a Google search.

1) Can this copy specified partitions or sectors?

No, only physical drives.

The problem is that I have a 160 GB drive and need only the last partition = 30 GB.

That's a pity.
I'm not (yet) aware of programs that can *clone* HDs in part by partition
for emergency cloning purposes.

If your problem is FAT related you could try Svend Olaf.
His FindPart is capable of replacing bad parts of FAT with the good ones.
I'm not sure what Svend can do for NTFS.

I'm afraid that the Seagate will heat too much by the time that it
gets to the part I need.

If so, what would the command line be?

There is none.


2) I believe it says that the destination drive must be a blank
non formatted drive. Is this correct?

Yes. So you don't by accident copy to the wrong drive.


3) If my failing Seagate is the primary master and the new HD is
the secondary master, how should the command line read?

H2copy.exe 0 1

Probably. Yes, if that are the only diskdrives.


Thanks in advance,

Tim

PS DIY Data Recovery hangs trying to read the file table.

Nice proggie.





On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 23:50:15 +0100, "Folkert Rienstra"
wrote:

"JC" wrote in message
On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 01:19:00 +0100, " wrote:

Hi all,

I have a a Seagate 160 Go that is failing quickly. It is still
recognized by the bios but when I boot to Windows XP from another
master drive it disappears.

Studying the data recovery sites they say that professionals always
copy the drive/partition (raw data) to a working drive, then use the
standard recovery tools to save the data.

The hangup seems to occur when Windows tries to read the
partition/file tables, so I need to find a floppy program that can
copy the raw data from a bad partition to a reliable HD.

I have one NFTS and one FAT32 partition to recover.

I tried Hiren's Boot CD, but all the available recovery programs fail
while reading the file tables.

And I can't get the Bart PE boot CD with DriveImage XML to boot.

So, any suggestions for a program that can run from a floppy (bootable
or under DOS) would be greatly welcome.

Thanks in advance.


Tim

E-mail if needed:
Enlever NOSPAM. de l'adresse de reponse SVP



DiskPatch from DIY Data Recovery has the ability to copy a drive using
a floppy for just the reason you are looking for. Here is a link to
there web site: http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/DiskPatch.htm

If you wan't snob appeal.

Else go with c't H2copy. It's free. and only 29kB.
http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/ctsi.shtml
ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/h2copy.zip


Good luck.

"Frusto Rienstra" wrote in message
news:4370ac6d$4$98286: Nothing substantial.

Anyway, I was not talking you frusto.

Zeg, Folkert, waar woon je? Kom ik een keertje ff langs. Kijken of je dan
ook zo bijdehand bent.

--
Joep