Re: Trying to access data files from bad drive.

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"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> See below.
>
> "dz" <dz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Running Dell DIM 8100 1.5GHz 768MB RDRAM
> > with XP PRO
> > New WD HD 120MB with NTFS
> > bad drive WD HD 120MB with XP Pro now operating outside normal range.
> Still
> > runs though. Sector issue not motor.
> >
> > I installed new HD C: and fresh XP PRO OS with bad drive F: not on EIDE
> cable.
> > All is great, thanks to you guys.
> >
> > Now part #2. Need to access bad drive to try and get back some data files
> > that my back-ups didn't capture.
> > Changed new HD to Master and added bad drive back on EIDE cable as slave.
> > Fired up c: with new HD OS, I thought it would load XP then I could
> manually
> > try to access the F: and copy my old files, WRONG!
> > Bios loaded then went into a system diagnosos telling me my bad F: drive
> was
> > bad. I already new this. Then it started to try and fix thes F: drive on
> > its own. Diagnostics were running so fast I could't read them all. It
> made
> > it all the way down to: "correcting errors in bad cluster files". Well
> its
> > been doing this with my HD crunching for about 2.5 hrs now.
> > 1) Is this normal and should I let it run?
>
> Yes, this is normal for a flawed disk. However, chkdsk is
> likely to thrash whatever is still readable.
>
> > 2) SHUT OFF my computer(I hate doing that) and try this another way?
> > If so whats the best way?
>
> I would pull the plug.
>
> > 3) Try to run both drives as cable select? WD says do this only if bios
> > won't load and your comp. is older.
>
> I don't think this has anything to do with the issue of having
> a bad disk.
>
> > 4) Say goodbye to my files unless I send it out for recovery, very $$$?
> and
> > load my 2nd new HD - format it and use it for back-ups so 2 are always
> > running?
>
> Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk (www.bootdisk.com),
> then run ntfsdos.exe /L:MNOP to see what you can read and
> possibly save to a different medium. Otherwise consider using a
> data recovery service. Could be expensive. Revise your backup
> strategy.
>
> > Thanks for any help, these discussions are great.
>
> Thanks Pegasus, I'll look into that as a last resort. I'm still interested in why i can't by-pass the initial chkdsk. I'd like to know if there a way to do this?
My buddy was able to do this with my last crash. HD failed with the same
issue. I was able to load up and just copy my files over to the new HD.
He's out of town so I can't ask him.

Just looking for more options. Reason is I'm not that good with all this
stuff. I don't understand how one can load another older OS version of a boot
disk onto a different OS. I will give it a try if an easier solution doesn't
get posted.

Thanks for the quick response though.


>
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