Re: Rescue data from a HDD in "Dynamic" state

Hi,

Thanks for the tips. However, the problem is that I can't "start" the disk
in disk management, and thus cannot see the drive and copy data from the
drive.

Is there a workaround for start the drive and copy the data?

Many thanks.
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Can anyone help me on the following:
>>
>> Got a Seagate HDD for some unknown reason now is in the "Dynamic" state.
>>
>> Check with the authorized dealer and had been told the HDD itself is ok.
>>
>> My question is, is there a way that I can rescue the data from the HDD
> using
>> any tools?
>>
>> The dealer told me that I can change the state of the HDD and it can be
> used
>> again.
>>
>> However, if I changed the state and it will loss all data.
>>
>> So my little wish is to get out of the data before changing the state.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance.
>
> WinXP can read data equally easily from dynamic disks
> as from basic disks. Just copy your files to a basic disk
> before repartitioning the dynamic disk.
>
>


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