Re: HDD Failure - What to do?

[Simon Ryley <simon.ryley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Just a thought, have you tried SpinRite?

www.grc.com

Have never used it, but the user testimonials on the site are fairly
impressive.

Simon


Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) wrote:

> Ian,
>
> Thanks for that. Can you remember what Knoppix tools they were and/or
> where they were located. I had a quick go with it and although Knoppix
> could "see" the drive (i.e. it could tell me it was
NTFS-formatted and
> how much space was used/free), I couldn't see any of my data. I'm a
> Linux virgin so all tips appreciated :-)
>
> Incidentally, I also ran the Maxtor utility (PowerMax) and while the
> drive failed the Quick Test ("drive is failing" and should
be replaced
> asap") it *passed* the Advanced / Full test. I still can't boot
with it
> or access it in any other way. I've logged a ticket with Maxtor
support
> but it's been nearly 3 days and no response :-(
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ian Oliver
> >
> > In article <d8rbuh+avi6@xxxxxxx>, Jonsemailstuff wrote:
> > > I assume you are using windows. I had a disk that was
completely
> > > unreadable under windows, but I managed to rescue the
> > contents under
> > > linux.
> >
> > I second this approach.
> >
> > Knoppix even has utilities to do a smart copy of the HD. They
> > grab off the good bits first (working on the assumption that
> > the HD has limited
> > life!) and then keep trying to bad bits and get as much as they
can.
> >
> > You then have a copy (somewhere) of everything that could be
> > read. You can then see if chkdsk will mends things enough to
> > get what you need, or use other tools to hunt for important
files.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Ian Oliver
> > Sunny Leeds, UK
> > Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire
>
>
>
>
>
>
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