RE: Lost partition on 320GB HD and corrupted date on 250GB HD

IF you ran TestDisk win.exe from a Dos box in Windows, then selected the
right drive, selecting Intel partitions, then analyze, with no results shown
in green, then yes your data may be toast..
Have you tried Photorec Win.exe on the drive to see if it can recover any
files..?
Cheers
j;-j

"IJVelas" wrote:

I tried this before and ran it on my 320GB hard disk but it didn't find any
partitions. Does this mean that I already lost my data. :c

"Jaymon" wrote:

Take your time and read all about it..

I have used both TestDisk Win.exe & Photorec Win.exe to recover files and
partitions from HDD's that XP can only see as unallocated or that have been
reformatted..

Just choose the correct HDD & or partitions with the TestDisk app, remember
that only "delete" & "write" if used improperly can cause you grief..

Just be careful, it's an advanced tool, not for the timid sole, so to speak..
Post any concerns..
Cheers
j;-j

"IJVelas" wrote:

I already tried this software but I don't know how to use it. I'm still doing
some more reading on this software.

"Jaymon" wrote:

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
The above, might possibly help you to find lost partitions and recover files
or create a new MBR if needed, may be worth a look see..
Cheers
j;-j

"IJVelas" wrote:

Hi! I posted this on the general section thread and am posting it here in the
hardware section because I feel that I will get more answers here coz my
problem is more related to restoring file on hardware.

My computer setup before reinstalling a fresh copy of WIndows XP is P4 2.8
Ghz on a Intel PERL Motherboard, 1GB RAM, 128MB Video, Partitioned PATA 80GB
Seagate (C: 40GB, D: 40GB) hard disk, SATA 250GB hard disk (E:), SATA 320GB
hard disk (F:). Installed is Windows XP SP2 with the latest updates by
Microsoft. This setup is already a year old so I've decided to reinstall a
fresh copy of Windows XP. After successfully installing a new Windows XP SP2
from Windows XP (No SP), I couldn't access my 320GB hard disk and everytime I
boot up my WIndows XP scandisk always run. I always cancel the scandisk
because I'm afraid that I might loose my valuable data if scandisk corrects
the problems found by scandisk.

Windows XP tells me that my 320GB hard disk is not formatted. I opened
Computer Management to see the list of drives and found out that my 320GB
hard disk is only detected as 130GB hard disk but in the BIOS it says 320GB
hard disk. After doing some research on the net, I found out that Windows XP
doesn't automatically support large hard drives greater than 130GB (I think).
I edited the registry and added DWORD EnableLargeLba = 1 then rebooted my
PC. After the reboot, Windows XP still reports that my 250GB hard disk has
problems. Opened Computer Management again and checked my hard drives.
Computer Management now reports that my 320GB hard disk has 130GB (healthy)
and 170GB (unallocated).

I also lost some data and corrupted files on my 250GB hard disk.

I think the cause of this was Windows XP automatically reconfigured the
partitions on my hard drive since it doesn't support large hard disks greater
than 130GB.

Is it still possible to recover all my data on my 320gb hard disk and 250gb
hard disk drives? What should I do? I am sure that my hard drives are
working in good condition because I just bought them a few months ago.

Thanks
.

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