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| Thread ID: 114075 | 2010-11-17 01:52:00 | An Inproper Dismount | B.M. (505) | Press F1 |
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| 1153802 | 2010-11-17 01:52:00 | Ok, I have here a mate’s friend’s computer that just won’t run. It starts sometimes, but then just locks up. It runs XP SP3 (if it even starts) and I suspect that it has been reset many times with the most undignified closedowns. Chkdsk doesn’t work and tells me it’s a RAW drive? :confused: “Partition Manager” tells me the Drive has been “Improperly Dismounted”, error 1516. I guess what the problem is that the Active Partitions been damaged and needs repair, but what is the best way to do this without loosing everything. Typically, there is nothing backed up and all disks misplaced. (How do you Tech’s put up with this all the time?) :rolleyes: NTFS file system on 80gig Seagate Drive. All suggestions appreciated. :thanks |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1153803 | 2010-11-17 02:00:00 | (How do you Tech’s put up with this all the time?) We smack them about the ears with the dead hard drive. Pull the drive out, retrieve their stuff, put it back, wipe it and start all over. And test the drive after retrieving stuff and before the reinstall. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1153804 | 2010-11-17 02:07:00 | We smack them about the ears with the dead hard drive. Pull the drive out, retrieve their stuff, put it back, wipe it and start all over. And test the drive after retrieving stuff and before the reinstall. That was my thoughts too, but I was rather hoping there was a repair utility that might do the trick, especially given we have no Operating System Disk or Drivers. :crying The machine looks relatively new, so the OS may be, or has been, on the HDD. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1153805 | 2010-11-17 02:14:00 | If its new and if its got a hidden partition on it, remove it put it in another system. Then go to the hidden partition, look for any ISO's. If they're there, burn them. Then you'll have cd's / a dvd. Altho if XP is on it, it probably doesnt have a hidden partition | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1153806 | 2010-11-17 02:56:00 | We smack them about the ears with the dead hard drive. Pull the drive out, retrieve their stuff, put it back, wipe it and start all over. And test the drive after retrieving stuff and before the reinstall.:lol: Sometimes you really do feel like doing that -- first part :D Second part ----- routine stuff. reinstalling OS and programs : Dont need CD/ DVD's - as long as they have the legit COA's most Techs will have a set of common OS install disc's as well as office CD's. Its the product key thats important. You should see my "tidy" draw :D |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1153807 | 2010-11-17 05:49:00 | When I saw the thread title I thought B.M. had fallen off his bike or a horse :punk:punk | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1153808 | 2010-11-17 06:25:00 | When I saw the thread title I thought B.M. had fallen off his bike or a horse :punk:punk Done both of those. :lol: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1153809 | 2010-11-17 06:54:00 | Edit: Ignore me, didn't read the OP's question properly. Testdisk is not a solution for this. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 1153810 | 2010-11-17 22:52:00 | A live Linux CD would let u c and recover any files.Try distro.ibiblio.org It is a marvelous "put righter" |
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