>Original Message:
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>From: James Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:33:57 -0500
>
>
> A Maxtor 60 GB Maxtor hard drive disappeared off the desktop of my G4.
>
> Apple system profiler sees it and even reports it's name and number.
>
> Drive Setup, when started from the OS 9.1 CD, sees it and
>lists it as "Unmounted." But the "mount" option is greyed out in the
>toolbar.
>
> FWB Hard Disk Toolkit sees it but when I highlight it and
>click on "Mount" nothing happens.
>
> Norton Disk Doctor and Volume Recover do not see it. (Thanks Norton).
>
> I could, of course, initialize it and remount it on the
>desktop since Drive Setup offers that option, but that would erase
>everything on it.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on what could have happened to
>this drive? That is, what was lost that the computer can no longer
>mount it? And, any ideas on how I might mount this hard drive to
>retrieve the data?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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>
>It sounds like the Volume Wrapper or Directory is damaged.
>
>Most likely DiskWarrior can fix it, if not you can try reinstalling the
>driver. Otherwise you will have to Nuke&Pave.
>
>Aloha, Ken
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Thnaks for all the suggestions. Tomorrow I will try them all
and report back.
Can you reinstall the driver without initializing the drive?
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