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Hard Drive corrupt
04-11-2009 10:30 PM
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I have also tried the drive in a second caddy with the same problem.
The error I get is
Quote M:\ is not accessible.
The file or directory is corrupt and unreadable.
Occasionally I get an error indicating that it is not formatted.
Is there a way that the file structure can be repaired so that I can attempt to read any data left on it?
Thanks.
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
04-11-2009 10:31 PM
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
04-11-2009 10:38 PM
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
04-11-2009 10:45 PM
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I understand, maybe wrongly, that you can boot Linux from CD or even USB drive without having to install it to a hard drive.
If this is possible could you point me to a decent tutorial, please.
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
04-11-2009 11:03 PM
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
05-11-2009 12:38 AM
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I downloaded an Ubuntu Live CD iso and burned with Nero.
Booted from that (didn't even have to change the boot priority) and found how to view the drives - quite intuitive really.
Plugged in the offending drive and was able to recover just over 64GB and lost all of around 500MB.
Very happy with this.
Also, Ubuntu reported a potential problem with another drive. Although it didn't indicate which drive in particular within its message I did notice one of the drive icons was displayed lighter than the rest so am assuming that could be the culprit. Will investugate a little later.
Anyway, for now - all's well - fingers crossed
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
05-11-2009 1:17 AM
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So glad that you found it intuitive, MS Windows is not the answer to everything.
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
05-11-2009 5:57 AM
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06-11-2009 11:01 PM
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
07-11-2009 12:43 PM
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It's plug 'n' go, not plug 'n' pray.
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Re: Hard Drive corrupt
07-11-2009 12:51 PM
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