Re: Hard drive failed SBS - recover on another computer?

From: root (postmaster_at_buchanangc.com)
Date: 07/21/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:33:40 -0700

"Jeff Middleton [SBS-MVP]" <jeff@cfisolutions.com> wrote in message
news:e1jHpWtbEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Technically, not the MBR, rather the partition table,

Technically actually you're mistaken. It's physical sector zero of a HD and
it's name is the master boot record aka MBR in MS land and that
record/sector contains the partition table and the initial boot code.

I wanted to include a citation and the first four places Google supplied
were wrong or incomplete curiously. But here's the right stuff:
http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/~tkuurstra/backupmbr.htm

> but I agree, I don't
> see this as an OS or even NTFS level problem.

The exception to that might be if the missing drive is in fact just a single
logical/extended drive and not a primary partition. Then things get more
complicated but a good partition recovery program may still be able to
handle it.

> "root" <postmaster@buchanangc.com> wrote in message
> news:O3W$A6sbEHA.1132@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Mark Mancini" <info@NOSPAMmcse2000.com> wrote in message
> > news:uN8K0ysbEHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > a word of caution!!!!!
> > >
> > > I would image the drive and then try your unerase utility.
> >
> > The original poster seemed to be saying that an entire logical drive
> > disappeared. That might mean that the MBR has been stepped on. The
> imaging
> > program should be instructed to image the entire drive including
> > unallocated/unassigned parts(sector by sector). An MBR/drive recovery
> > utility might be the place to start rather than unerase.
> >
> > > I've been doing
> > > data recovery for years and have done work for LARGE companies and
these
> > > "tools" pretty much do more harm than good. There is a reason why I
pay
> > > several hundred dollars for my s/w and you download something for $50.
> > The
> > > 2 are not equal and if you don't want to lose your data permanently
then
> > > take my advice. I had a client (very large firm) that used one of
these
> > > Windows based programs for $50 and as a result it made my recovery
> > > impossible. They lost very important accounting data.
> > >
> > > So leave the original, work on a copy!!!!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
> > > www.MCSE2000.com
> > > www.AppLauncher.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Chimin Lee" <2davidI@name.com> wrote in message
> > > news:0dec01c46e9d$e92a97a0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > FOr some reason the Data drive on SBS2003 computer
> > > > stopped showing up in 'my computer' Under 'Manage' it
> > > > says the Drive is Active, shows the correct size - but
> > > > the format type is missing (should be NTFS).
> > > >
> > > > I put the drive in another computer...same issue. I plan
> > > > to run a data recovery/unerase utility on the drive...but
> > > > I am wondering if there is security in SBS2003 or NTFS
> > > > that will prevent me from accessing data on the drive
> > > > (since it is no longer in the original server). I do not
> > > > believe I had any encryption options selected on the
> > > > drive.
> > > >
> > > > C
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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