Damaged partition

My daughters laptop HDD seems to have suffered impact shock and partition
has become damaged.
I connected it to my desktop and after a time it shows in My computer but I
cannot access the drive.
Partition magic refuses to open when drive is connected to the desktop.She
has some project work on this
drive that is not backed up eleswhere.I know there are a myriad of software
tools for recovering files etc
but can someone recommend one that really works.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Bill
Mon Mar 24 09:08:21 PDT 2008

Drive is Toshiba so no diagnostic tools available

smlunatick
Mon Mar 24 09:46:47 PDT 2008

On Mar 24, 11:08=A0am, "Bill" <B...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Drive is Toshiba so no diagnostic tools available

You need to locate a disk recovery system so as to try to "recover" as
much files / documents as possible. The partition is not the only
thing damage since the laptop fell, the hard drive is physically
damage.

Once you hae finished the file / document recovery, you will need to
replace the hard drive.

Brian
Mon Mar 24 10:04:10 PDT 2008

"Bill" <Bill@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:AYPFj.24910$j7.453059@news.indigo.ie...
> My daughters laptop HDD seems to have suffered impact shock and partition has
> become damaged.
> I connected it to my desktop and after a time it shows in My computer but I
> cannot access the drive.
> Partition magic refuses to open when drive is connected to the desktop.She
> has some project work on this
> drive that is not backed up eleswhere.I know there are a myriad of software
> tools for recovering files etc
> but can someone recommend one that really works.
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>

Did you install the laptops HD in the PC as a Slave drive? If not, change it
to a Slave via the jumper/pins on the drive. You may also have to set the
present Master drive in the PC as a Master w/Slave depending on the drive and
setup.

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smlunatick
Mon Mar 24 10:16:00 PDT 2008

On Mar 24, 12:04=A0pm, "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote:
> "Bill" <B...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:AYPFj.24910$j7.453059@news.indigo.ie...
>
> > My daughters laptop =A0HDD seems to have suffered impact shock and parti=
tion has
> > become damaged.
> > I connected it to my desktop and after a time it shows in My computer bu=
t I
> > cannot access the drive.
> > Partition magic =A0refuses to open when drive is connected to the deskto=
p.She
> > has some project work on this
> > drive that is not backed up eleswhere.I know there are a myriad of softw=
are
> > tools for recovering files etc
> > but can someone recommend one that really works.
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> =A0 Did you install the laptops HD in the PC as a Slave drive? =A0If not, =
change it
> to a Slave via the jumper/pins on the drive. =A0You may also have to set t=
he
> present Master drive in the PC as a Master w/Slave depending on the drive =
and
> setup.
>
> --
>
> Brian A. Sesko =A0 { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
> Conflicts start where information lacks.http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>
> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: =A0http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> How to ask a question: =A0http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Laptop 2.5 inch drives may not have jumpers on them like the regular
3.5 inch hard drives. One other possible method is to buy an 2.5 inch
external hard drive case (USB) and connect the drive with this. No
jumbers need to be changed.

Dragomir
Mon Mar 24 12:17:08 PDT 2008

On 2008-03-24, smlunatick hit the keyboard and wrote:
> On Mar 24, 12:04 pm, "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote:
>> "Bill" <B...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:AYPFj.24910$j7.453059@news.indigo.ie...
>>
>> > My daughters laptop  HDD seems to have suffered impact shock and partition has
>> > become damaged.
>> > I connected it to my desktop and after a time it shows in My computer but I
>> > cannot access the drive.
>> > Partition magic  refuses to open when drive is connected to the desktop.She
>> > has some project work on this
>> > drive that is not backed up eleswhere.I know there are a myriad of software
>> > tools for recovering files etc
>> > but can someone recommend one that really works.
>> > Thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>>   Did you install the laptops HD in the PC as a Slave drive?  If not, change it
>> to a Slave via the jumper/pins on the drive.  You may also have to set the
>> present Master drive in the PC as a Master w/Slave depending on the drive and
>> setup.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Brian A. Sesko   { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
>> Conflicts start where information lacks.http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>>
>> Suggested posting do's/don'ts:  http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> How to ask a question:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
> Laptop 2.5 inch drives may not have jumpers on them like the regular
> 3.5 inch hard drives. One other possible method is to buy an 2.5 inch
> external hard drive case (USB) and connect the drive with this. No
> jumbers need to be changed.

I've got a Toshiba Laptop drive, (and since the OP said in
another post that his is a Toshiba) and on it I could
change it to master/slave, I have a US-Enclosure with the
instruction if the chip on it doesn't recognize the Drive,
one should try to change it to slave. So yes on some make
this is possible.

As I use mostly Linux (win98 on my older PC) I wouldn't know
any software for Windows, but if this happened to me, I'd use
a Linux Live-CD and salvage the files.... "System-rescue
CD-ROM" comes to my mind here. :-) Even on a Windows-box.




Dragomir Kollaric
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Brian
Mon Mar 24 12:28:42 PDT 2008

"Dragomir Kollaric" <Dragomir@DK.org.invalid> wrote in message
news:20080324200653.331@DK-Slivowitz.org.invalid...
> On 2008-03-24, smlunatick hit the keyboard and wrote:
>> On Mar 24, 12:04Â pm, "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote:
>>> "Bill" <B...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:AYPFj.24910$j7.453059@news.indigo.ie...
>>>
>>> > My daughters laptop  HDD seems to have suffered impact shock and
>>> > partition has
>>> > become damaged.
>>> > I connected it to my desktop and after a time it shows in My computer but
>>> > I
>>> > cannot access the drive.
>>> > Partition magic  refuses to open when drive is connected to the
>>> > desktop.She
>>> > has some project work on this
>>> > drive that is not backed up eleswhere.I know there are a myriad of
>>> > software
>>> > tools for recovering files etc
>>> > but can someone recommend one that really works.
>>> > Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>
>>> Â Did you install the laptops HD in the PC as a Slave drive? Â If not,
>>> change it
>>> to a Slave via the jumper/pins on the drive. Â You may also have to set the
>>> present Master drive in the PC as a Master w/Slave depending on the drive
>>> and
>>> setup.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Brian A. Sesko  { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
>>> Conflicts start where information lacks.http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>>>
>>> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: Â http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>> How to ask a question: Â http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>> Laptop 2.5 inch drives may not have jumpers on them like the regular
>> 3.5 inch hard drives. One other possible method is to buy an 2.5 inch
>> external hard drive case (USB) and connect the drive with this. No
>> jumbers need to be changed.
>
> I've got a Toshiba Laptop drive, (and since the OP said in
> another post that his is a Toshiba) and on it I could
> change it to master/slave, I have a US-Enclosure with the
> instruction if the chip on it doesn't recognize the Drive,
> one should try to change it to slave. So yes on some make
> this is possible.
>
> As I use mostly Linux (win98 on my older PC) I wouldn't know
> any software for Windows, but if this happened to me, I'd use
> a Linux Live-CD and salvage the files.... "System-rescue
> CD-ROM" comes to my mind here. :-) Even on a Windows-box.

BartPE
http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/

--


Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

smlunatick
Mon Mar 24 12:42:13 PDT 2008

On Mar 24, 2:17=A0pm, Dragomir Kollaric <Drago...@DK.org.invalid> wrote:
> On 2008-03-24, smlunatick =A0hit the keyboard and wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Mar 24, 12:04=A0pm, "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote:
> >> "Bill" <B...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:AYPFj.24910$j7.453059@news.indigo.ie...
>
> >> > My daughters laptop =A0HDD seems to have suffered impact shock and pa=
rtition has
> >> > become damaged.
> >> > I connected it to my desktop and after a time it shows in My computer=
but I
> >> > cannot access the drive.
> >> > Partition magic =A0refuses to open when drive is connected to the des=
ktop.She
> >> > has some project work on this
> >> > drive that is not backed up eleswhere.I know there are a myriad of so=
ftware
> >> > tools for recovering files etc
> >> > but can someone recommend one that really works.
> >> > Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> >> =A0 Did you install the laptops HD in the PC as a Slave drive? =A0If no=
t, change it
> >> to a Slave via the jumper/pins on the drive. =A0You may also have to se=
t the
> >> present Master drive in the PC as a Master w/Slave depending on the dri=
ve and
> >> setup.
>
> >> --
>
> >> Brian A. Sesko =A0 { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
> >> Conflicts start where information lacks.http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>
> >> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: =A0http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> How to ask a question: =A0http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
> > Laptop 2.5 inch drives may not have jumpers on them like the regular
> > 3.5 inch hard drives. =A0One other possible method is to buy an 2.5 inch=

> > external hard drive case =A0(USB) and connect the drive with this. =A0No=

> > jumbers need to be changed.
>
> I've got a =A0Toshiba Laptop drive, (and since the =A0OP said in
> another =A0post that =A0his =A0is a =A0Toshiba) and =A0on =A0it I =A0could=

> change it =A0to master/slave, I =A0have a US-Enclosure =A0with the
> instruction if the =A0chip on it doesn't =A0recognize the Drive,
> one should =A0try to change it =A0to slave. So yes =A0on some make
> this is possible.
>
> As I use mostly Linux (win98 on my older PC) I wouldn't know
> any software for Windows, but if this happened to me, I'd use
> a =A0Linux Live-CD =A0and salvage =A0the files.... =A0"System-rescue
> CD-ROM" comes to my mind here. :-) Even on a Windows-box. =A0
>
> Dragomir Kollaric
> --
> This signature is licensed under the GPL and may be
> freely distributed as long as a copy of the GPL is included... :-)- Hide q=
uoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Most "better" recovery systems all use Linux type of operating system
in order to remove Windows operatiing system "overhead."

Dragomir
Mon Mar 24 13:01:33 PDT 2008

On 2008-03-24, smlunatick hit the keyboard and wrote:
>>
<cut>

> Most "better" recovery systems all use Linux type of operating system
> in order to remove Windows operatiing system "overhead."

Interesting :-) I didn't know this..

I saw one anti-virus (can't remember which it was) on a CD-ROM and
it was running knoppix :-)

I'll leave this, before someone comes along and complains that this
is OT here.... Hope that the OP got his problem solved (salvaging
the files from the drive).


Dragomir Kollaric
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freely distributed as long as a copy of the GPL is included... :-)

Bill
Mon Mar 24 14:13:24 PDT 2008


I was thinking about using something like knoppix on a disk.I am running
data doctor(bought it online) at present and detailed analysis is very
slow-it will take about 24 hours.
I ran the basic check and it found all the folders but nothing contained
within.
Drive is connected to my desktop using an external case.
Thnks so far
>>>
> <cut>
>
>> Most "better" recovery systems all use Linux type of operating system
>> in order to remove Windows operatiing system "overhead."
>
> Interesting :-) I didn't know this..
>
> I saw one anti-virus (can't remember which it was) on a CD-ROM and
> it was running knoppix :-)
>
> I'll leave this, before someone comes along and complains that this
> is OT here.... Hope that the OP got his problem solved (salvaging
> the files from the drive).
>
>
> Dragomir Kollaric
> --
> This signature is licensed under the GPL and may be
> freely distributed as long as a copy of the GPL is included... :-)
>