THanks for the suggestion - it is not likely to be a blown controller =
card=20
or blown HD drive, since SpinRite 6.0 is able to see the HD just fine, =
and=20
when run on the HD reports no errors found. SR does go through and =
refresh=20
all of the sectors on the disk while it is running its analysis.

RJG
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Cris Wilson=20
  To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.=20
  Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 3:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [OT] Windows NTFS disc recovery question


  If you are looking at having to buy something, go straight to the =
knoppix=20
  option first.
  It's free from http://www.knoppix.net/
   From what you have said so far, if knoppix want mount it, then you =
are=20
  probably looking
  at a blown controller board.
  Check the board and see if you see any obvious burned parts. Check the =

  capacitors near
  the power plug and see if they are burned or cracked. If you don't =
find any=20
  bad parts, then
  plug the hard drive back into the computer, turn the computer on, wait =

  about 15 minutes and
  then start putting your finger on top of the chips on the board, if =
one of=20
  them extremely hot
  (enough to probably burn your finger) then you've found the problem.=20
  Replace any bad parts
  or buy a hard drive of the exact same type and revision number and =
swap the=20
  controller boards.


  At 02:27 PM 11/4/2005 -0500, you wrote:
  >Thanks Cris:
  >
  >I will in fact go through that list in the next few days.  We did try =
#1 -=20
  >nada
  >Also tried the Repair Windows Installation on the install disk - also =
nada
  >
  >To try Norton we will have to buy a new version - ours doesn't seem =
to be
  >able to make sense out of the NTFS disk, for some reason.
  >
  >RJG
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: Cris Wilson
  >   To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
  >   Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 12:16 PM
  >   Subject: Re: [OT] Windows NTFS disc recovery question
  >
  >
  >
  >   >Anyone know of anything which will do that?  Recover the C: drive =
in
  >   >place, without having to remove the HD, mount it in another =
machine,
  >   >and copy all he files onto a new drive AFTER installing Windows? =
? ?
  >
  >   First step would be to boot the computer off of the windows =
install CD,
  >   go to the recovery console, open a command prompt, and then type =
in
  >   chkdsk /r  (That will check the disk for errors and do some =
repair)
  >
  >   If that doesn't work, then I would try Norton Utilities.
  >   If that doesn't work, then I would try Disk Warrior.
  >   If that doesn't work, then I would try to boot it from a Knoppix =
CD (free
  >   on the web)
  >   and see if it could recover it.
  >   If that doesn't work, then I would remove the hard drive, put it =
in another
  >   windows machine as a slave, and see if I could at least get the =
files off
  >   of it.
  >   If that doesn't work, then I would try the hard drive as a slave =
to a=20
  > linux
  >   machine.
  >   If that doesn't work, then I would try and replace the logic board =
on the
  >   harddrive
  >   or check the logic board fro broken components and replace them.
  >   If the doesn't work, well there are professional recovery places =
that will
  >   gladly charge
  >   you big bucks to recover your files.
  >
  >   Good luck
  >
  >   _____________________________________________________________
  >   Cris Wilson
  >   Information Resource Consultant
  >   College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities
  >   Clemson University
  >   cris@clemson.edu
  >   To report problems email: aah_computers@clemson.edu
  >
  >
  >
  >
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  Cris Wilson
  Information Resource Consultant
  College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities
  Clemson University
  cris@clemson.edu
  To report problems email: aah_computers@clemson.edu




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