Re: disk read error - need help retrieving files

From: TracyAnn (TracyAnn_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 19:31:03 -0700

I have an older drive that I'm no longer using with windows 98se. Is it
possible to put that in and have the current drive as a slave, or are the
file systems different?

"Rock" wrote:

> TracyAnn wrote:
>
> > disk read error - need help retrieving files
> >
> > I get a "disk read error occurred" when I try to boot my system. I have run
> > the western digital diagnostic tools to find any hardware errors - but there
> > are none. I can get into the Windows Recovery Console and I ran the chkdsk
> > /r to repair windows - but I still get the same error. When in the Recovery
> > Console - I can navigate to see the data that I want to retreive - but I'm
> > not sure how to best retrieve it. I don't think I can do a copy or backup -
> > so what can I do??? Any ideas???
> >
> > Thanks
>
> One option is to put the drive into another XP or Win2k computer as a
> slave drive and copy off the data.
>
> Another option is to download a Linux distro called Knoppix from this
> site: http://www.knoppix.net/get.php
>
> Create a bootable CD by burning the .iso image to CD using nero or
> roxio. Then follow these steps to backup the data from the drive.
>
> 1. Boot Knoppix CD
>
> 2. In the "quick launch" toolbar you will see what is called the
> "Konsole" icon. (Tip: If you hover your cursor over this icon, it will
> display as Konsole.) Click on this and it will give you Linux's version
> of a command line. (Tip: As with Windows NT platforms, you need to be
> logged in as a user with administrative privileges to perform certain
> tasks. In Linux, this is referred to as ROOT.) Okay, so we have the
> Konsole window open. You will notice that you're showing up as a Knoppix
> user. You need to type "SU root" without the quotes so that you can gain
> administrative privileges. After this, minimize the shell to get it out
> of your way for a moment. Now you are in a position to browse into the
> hard drive that has an icon already displayed on the desktop.
>
> 3. Locate the folder(s) that you wish to back up. Now get back to the
> shell that you had minimized and type "k3b" without the quotes. This
> activates a a CD burning program called k3b which is included with
> Knoppix Linux. With the program open, click file, new project, new data
> project. All right, still with me? Okay, drag the folder(s) that you
> wish to back up into the current projects area of the program. After
> that, goto project, then select burn. A new window opens up and you are
> almost ready to start the CD burning process.
>
> In the new window, you need to make sure that the burn speed is set
> correctly for the CDR that you are using. (Tip: If you are using a CDRW,
> go to the tab marked "Settings" and make sure that "Start multi-session"
> is selected.) All right, just click the "write" button and the CD
> burning will now commence.
>
> Once the CD has been written, close all of the windows. Click the big
> "K" in the lower left corner and log off. After this, just follow the
> prompts.
>
>