Yes you are doing it alright I think there is some other problems. I will search the net and reply you as fast as I can
On 9/3/09, Mike Retif <[email protected]> wrote: > > I let the program run for ~36 hours and I am 5% done. IT also shows a > read error at every cylinder. I am doing this right? > > On Sep 1, 4:52 pm, Mike Retif <[email protected]> wrote: >> I will write my steps down but I think I am making a mistake >> somewhere.>no log >> >select my hard drive >> >intel >> >analysis >> >> Here is where i get a "Partition: Read Error" >> I then hit enter to do a quick search and it ask me if the partition >> was created with Vista. >> From here, i cannot do anything, I cannot type y or n it just seems >> unresponsive. I am missing something? >> >> Mike >> >> On Aug 30, 8:40 am, Anvesh Saxena <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Also it will be better if you use its command line version than GUI >> > cause its better. >> >> > On 8/30/09, Anvesh Saxena <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > Testdisk will not remove your data on your hard disk. Then when you >> > > run you have to choose no log, then select the external drive and >> > > press intel, then select the partitions you want to restore(If your >> > > partition isn't listed then do a deep search. After that you can >> > > choose the option write to write the master boot record. It will also >> > > ask in one step whether your partition was done in vista you should >> > > select no if it is formatted under XP. Then after writing master boot >> > > record it will ask you to restart and then you will have your files >> > > back. >> >> > > On 8/30/09, Mike Retif <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> Testdisk will not let me write the MBR code, it just gives me an >> > >> error >> > >> tell me that it cannot write to the disk. >> >> > >> On Aug 28, 3:10 pm, Mike Retif <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>> Anvesh, >> >> > >>> Will testdisk erase the existing data on the hard drive? >> >> > >>> Thanks, >> >> > >>> Mike >> >> > >>> On Aug 26, 9:34 am, Anvesh Saxena <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >>> > In case you want to get your file system back in case if your FAT >> > >>> > table has some problem then you can use testdisk utility which I >> > >>> > have >> > >>> > used many times to save my self whenever my external disk showed >> > >>> > no >> > >>> > sign of access. Just google testdisk and you will find it. >> >> > >>> > On 8/25/09, Liz Fenton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >>> > > I had the a problem with my WD Mybook. Turned out that heat was >> > >>> > > the >> > >>> > > problem. >> > >>> > > So, I dismantled the case, took the drive out, connected it via >> > >>> > > SATA cable >> > >>> > > to a a USB port and transferred the files onto another drive. >> > >>> > > The >> > >>> > > clue >> > >>> > > was >> > >>> > > the "delayed write failure" message I got on trying to access >> > >>> > > the >> > >>> > > drive. >> >> > >>> > > Liz Fenton >> >> > >>> > > --- On Mon, 8/24/09, Mike Retif <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >>> > > From: Mike Retif <[email protected]> >> > >>> > > Subject: [computer-tech-support: 6933] Re: WD MyBook Problem >> > >>> > > To: "Computer Tech Support" >> > >>> > > <[email protected]> >> > >>> > > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 8:42 PM >> >> > >>> > > I now got it to show up on Vista and it list the drive as not >> > >>> > > initialized and unallocated. >> >> > >>> > > On Aug 24, 8:39 pm, Mike Retif <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>> > >> In XP, the disk does not show up at all in disk management >> > >>> > >> (control >> > >>> > >> panel>admin tools>computer management>disk management) but it >> > >>> > >> will >> > >>> > >> show up on some different recovery software and WD diagnostics >> > >>> > >> program. >> >> > >>> > >> In vista, i do not remember what it said but when i connect it >> > >>> > >> now, >> > >>> > >> disk management does not see it (but i can still safely remove >> > >>> > >> it). >> > >>> > >> The only option I had when it did show up was to initialize the >> > >>> > >> disk, >> > >>> > >> which it could not do because of an I/O error. >> >> > >>> > >> On Aug 24, 10:05 am, The KwikOne <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >>> > >> > It sounds like possibly your partition table may have gotten >> > >>> > >> > corrupted. When you say on XP it does not show up, do you >> > >>> > >> > mean in >> > >>> > >> > disk >> > >>> > >> > management, or where? Also, on Vista what indications does >> > >>> > >> > disk >> > >>> > >> > management give, unallocated partition, unformatted partition >> > >>> > >> > or >> > >>> > >> > what? >> >> > >>> > >> > On Aug 23, 5:56 pm, Mike Retif <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >>> > >> > > I have a 320gb MyBook and I am having a problem connecting >> > >>> > >> > > it >> > >>> > >> > > to >> > >>> > >> > > my >> > >>> > >> > > computer. I am not sure what happened but when I went to >> > >>> > >> > > transfer >> > >>> > >> > > some files, the drive disappeared off of My Computer. The >> > >>> > >> > > drive >> > >>> > >> > > does >> > >>> > >> > > shows up on the connected devices and I can safely remove >> > >>> > >> > > it >> > >>> > >> > > but >> > >>> > >> > > cannot open it. I have looked at the cables and power and >> > >>> > >> > > everything >> > >>> > >> > > looks good. >> >> > >>> > >> > > On my computer with 64bit vista, I can see the drive using >> > >>> > >> > > disk >> > >>> > >> > > management. It asks me to initialize (i was hesitant to do >> > >>> > >> > > so) >> > >>> > >> > > and I >> > >>> > >> > > get an I/O error. On my computer with XP, the drive does >> > >>> > >> > > not >> > >>> > >> > > even >> > >>> > >> > > show up. >> >> > >>> > >> > > I should have been backing up the files better but that did >> > >>> > >> > > not >> > >>> > >> > > happen. I really do not want to format the drive until I >> > >>> > >> > > can >> > >>> > >> > > get >> > >>> > >> > > my >> > >>> > >> > > files off. >> >> > >>> > >> > > Any input or thoughts would be appreciated because most of >> > >>> > >> > > the >> > >>> > >> > > files >> > >>> > >> > > are irreplaceable. >> >> > >>> > >> > > Mike > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
