Duncan, You can always send it to me and if there is nothing wrong with the drive physically I can edit the other volumes in using a hex editor. This will cost shipping to and from where I am at.
Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of DSinc > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 8:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Old pata disk? > > JRS, > Thanks. I do see your point. But, for so many years I have tried to > avoid having the OS and DATA on the same partition. > Yet, I may still just do as you suggest. > > ATM, I suspect either a problem in the MBR (dorked sectors, rootkit?, > whatever?), or, missing/corrupt XP boot files in the C:\ partition. I > have seen fixes/repairs for both of these situations on my XP CD's > recovery console. > Investigation continues. > > Worst case: I'll just kiss off the contents of D/E/F and just start > completely fresh. And, then do all the normal monkey-business I need to > do for MS to be happy! > Best, > Duncan > > > On 06/24/2010 23:09, JRS wrote: > > If it's only 160 gigs, just reformat and make it all one partition. > > :) > > > > > > -- > > JRS > > [email protected] > > > > > > Facts do not cease to exist just > > because they are ignored. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: DSinc<[email protected]> > >> To: Hardware Group<[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 5:23:14 PM > >> Subject: [H] Old pata disk? > >> > >> So, it does not boot (Old WinXP). > > Older pata 160GB HD. Previously used to > >> test Pata/Sata converters (Sabrent). Stuff happened. OK!!! :) > > > > M/B Bios > >> sees this HD fine. > > Boots to/from this HD NOT. > > Boots to/from this CRROM > >> OK. > > > > The C:\ partition seems to be dorked up. No boot. > > Not a bit > >> surprised. > > Not a real problem yet. > > I stopped dorking around...... > >> :) > > > > The D:\ partition looks OK via my BART-CMD-DIR The E:\ partition > >> looks OK via my BART-CMD-DIR > > The F:\ partition looks OK via my > >> BART-CMD-DIR > > > > Is this one of those ReFormat/Re-Load WinXP to C:\ and hope > >> for the best for D, E, and F? > > Wondering I am. > > Best, > > Duncan > >
