How to read data from a faulty HDD

[petko131]

In partition wizard click on the disk, not on the partition! Click in menu on disk-> "rebuild mbr" as shown here
How to Rebuild MBR with partition magic? Partition Wizard Rebuild MBR Video Help.

What options are NOT greyed out in menu disk?
What options are greyed out in menu disk?

ALL options including Both disk and partition for the bad drive... That's not the case for my system disk (witch is working properly), so that means the program is working fine, and the problem is laying in the disk itself!

Device manager recognizes the drive, but mini tool doesn't.
see snip.

Did you do full scan?

Device manager recognizes the drive, but mini tool doesn't.

I thought minitool sees it as 149GB partition?

Once again... is it a problem if you lose everything on that disk?

I didn't full scan
Minitool partition wizard (Boots from CD) sees the 149 unallocated space, but Minitool data recovery (snip that is in the previous post) doesn't recognize the drive at all.

I don't care about the data anymore... I would just like to see if it is possible to save the disk...

BTW is it possible to repair the bad sectors on a disk surface???

 

[Kaktussoft]

Minitool partition wizard (Boots from CD) sees the 149 unallocated space, but Minitool data recovery (snip that is in the previous post) doesn't recognize the drive at all.

I don't understand you anymore! Now you're talking about 149 unallocated space. I thought it was a partition?!
Since you don't care about the data. Boot into win7 and then connect the drive. In http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/783-elevated-command-prompt.html

diskpart
list  disk
[B]write down number of problem disk. Look at its size. Be sure it's the correct one! In this example I us e number 9[/B]
sel  disk  9
clean
exit

Errors? Did commands work? No problems booting anymore? You can make new partitions now.
Perform a surface test... I think is faulty!

 

[mmkarimi]

Minitool partition wizard (Boots from CD) sees the 149 unallocated space, but Minitool data recovery (snip that is in the previous post) doesn't recognize the drive at all.

I don't understand you anymore! Now you're talking about 159 unallocated space. I thought it was a partition?!
Since you don't care about the data. Boot into win7 and then connect the drive. In http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/783-elevated-command-prompt.html

diskpart
list  disk
[B]write down number of problem disk. Look at its size. Be sure it's the correct one! In this example I us e number 9[/B]
sel  disk  9
clean
exit

Errors? Did commands work? No problems booting anymore? You can make new partitions now.
Perform a surface test... I think is faulty!

As I told you at the first comments...

 

[Kaktussoft]

BTW is it possible to repair the bad sectors on a disk surface???

A disk has a lot of spare sectors. If a read/write error happens, the controller tries again to read/write. If very unreadable it maps a spare sector as the new sector. So bad sector replacement is fully automatically

 

[Kaktussoft]

In http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/783-elevated-command-prompt.html

diskpart
list  disk
[B][COLOR=red]write down number of problem disk. Look at its size. Be sure it's the[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR=red]correct one! In this example I use number 9[/COLOR][/B]
sel  disk  9
clean
exit

Errors? Did commands work? No problems booting anymore? You can make new partitions now.
Perform a surface test... I think it is faulty![/QUOTE]

 

[petko131]

Command prompt doesn't recognize the drive either

*there never was a partition recognized with minitool partition wizard, I just said that the drive HAD 1 partition before it got messed up (you asked me if i remember how many partitions were there)

 

[mmkarimi]

sorry but check the cable, and make sure of it

firt make it online in disk management, have you tried making a label it in disk management and make a partition?

 

[Kaktussoft]

So diskpart doesn't see it... very strange.

Partition Wizard does see the disk. There's no partition on disk and no partition can be created. Correct?
Which disk operations are NOT greyed out?

 

[petko131]

So diskpart doesn't see it... very strange.

Partition Wizard does see the disk. There's no partition on disk and no partition can be created. Correct?
Which disk operations are NOT greyed out?

Yes, it's correct!

All disk and partition operations are greyed out!

 

[ICIT2LOL]

I don't know if it has been suggested but P have you tried a bootable Ubuntu disk and just run the Ubuntu OS don't install it and I have used this method quite a few times now.

Just make a bootable disk set the BIOS to boot from the optical choose the run - not install and then access the drives that are attached.

Desktop | Ubuntu < check the options first

 

[petko131]

I don't know if it has been suggested but P have you tried a bootable Ubuntu disk and just run the Ubuntu OS don't install it and I have used this method quite a few times now.

Just make a bootable disk set the BIOS to boot from the optical choose the run - not install and then access the drives that are attached.

Desktop | Ubuntu < check the options first

So I should download the Ubuntu software from the link, burn it to a empty DVD (witch i don't have @ the moment), shut down PC, connect the bad drive, set BIOS to boot from optical drive, run the installation to access the bad drive in order to see what is in there.

*I don't quite understand how to do this step, because it's the 1st time I come across Ubuntu...
I think that the data got lost anyway... :shock: But is there a chance of me getting the drive to work properly???

 

[Pedroc1999]

You could also use a usb stick with 770mb free space. Using a program called unetbootin . And he refers as the option to run ubuntu from the usb BUT not install it. When you boot from usb/cd you will get a menu with an option to install and an option to run. Click run

 

[mmkarimi]

I don't know if it has been suggested but P have you tried a bootable Ubuntu disk and just run the Ubuntu OS don't install it and I have used this method quite a few times now.

Just make a bootable disk set the BIOS to boot from the optical choose the run - not install and then access the drives that are attached.

Desktop | Ubuntu < check the options first

how do you think this gonna help, as the hdd doesnt recognize in windows operating system. or even with dos platform,(parttion magic)...

 

[Pedroc1999]

I think he suggested that because bios does recognise it sometimes. And by connecting it after the POST may let him manage it from within ubuntu

 

[mmkarimi]

i should mension this, obunto must be installed on a ext3, and even if using ubonto live disk, you cann't see the nfts formated drives,..
can you explaine more your idea on this

 

[D3LL]

I use a good bit of software called Restorer2000. Does the job and very cheap to buy!

 

[Pedroc1999]

I think kaktusoft has a plan for it... You have to wait for him to cone online for him to elaborate his answer

 

[petko131]

I think kaktusoft has a plan for it... You have to wait for him to cone online for him to elaborate his answer

BTW, his nick is Kaktussoft! But now that you are banned, it doesn't even matter...

 

[Kaktussoft]

Use testdisk or orther software to make disk visible. Or try to test disk with manufacture test disk diagontics.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

I don't know if it has been suggested but P have you tried a bootable Ubuntu disk and just run the Ubuntu OS don't install it and I have used this method quite a few times now.

Just make a bootable disk set the BIOS to boot from the optical choose the run - not install and then access the drives that are attached.

Desktop | Ubuntu < check the options first

So I should download the Ubuntu software from the link, burn it to a empty DVD (witch i don't have @ the moment), shut down PC, connect the bad drive, set BIOS to boot from optical drive, run the installation to access the bad drive in order to see what is in there.

*I don't quite understand how to do this step, because it's the 1st time I come across Ubuntu...
I think that the data got lost anyway... :shock: But is there a chance of me getting the drive to work properly???

Sorry late reply P despite what has been said I have used a a Ubuntu boot to get stuff off of what seem to be dead drives before now and mate you only need a CD not a DVD.

Just make the disk and then boot as I said - on the Ubuntu screen there will be references to any drive attached or installed in the machine as it is an OS that is independent of any drives bar the optical you have to boot from.

Just make sure you pick the run and not install option when booting the disk.

An addition - screenshot