Seagate external

[TechSeven]

So if the drive cannnot be used again, I might as well try take the hdd out of it's enclosure and then connect it up to the laptop and see right? Or is the drive not able to function no more and should throw it away?

 

[TechSeven]

Oh ok, i guess i will take it out of it's enclosure and try connecting it. If still not i will throw it away.

 

[jumanji]

I would say yes.You can still try the last option if you do not intend to get a warranty replacement - if still under warranty.

 

[TechSeven]

I have taken it apart.

I also have the new external 3tb.

1. Any important data that i choose to store on the new external, should i use bootice to save any sectors? Or should i just back any data needed to another drive?

 

[TechSeven]

I think i have decided to get rid of the faulty drive. I tried connecting it to desktop but the system froze. So i going to get rid of it.

I would like to thank you for your patience and support Jumanji and others who have helped.

I wouldn't have came this far alone to try out different things.

 

[jumanji]

Yep, you had a good question whether and what sectors of the new drive you should save with bootice

Please connect only your new USB drive, run bootice and show me the screenshot clicking on the Partitions button.

I would also like you post the screenshot of sector 0, which I will keeping for reference. All 3TB drives should theoretically have the same Protective MBR. I want to check on it when I buy a 3TB drive. At the moment I don't have a 3TB drive but intend to buy one.

The protective MBR when lost/corrupted will make a GPT drive unallocated and there is no backup of it in the GPT drive.

Also post the exact model number of the drive you have purchased.

 

[TechSeven]

Where is the partitions button?

 

[TechSeven]

Maybe you mean click sector edit

 

[jumanji]

Yep click on the Sector Edit button. You forgot what you did in post#148?

Anyway refresh yourself with this. Run bootice, select your external drive from the drop down arrow and click on Sector Edit. Please see my post here http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/310295-lost-partitions.html#post2584426

Do it slowly after reading the above reference on how to use bootice at your leisure.


I am in no hurry and retiring for the day. I shall see it tomorrow only.

 

[TechSeven]

Sector Edit Scrnshot

 

[TechSeven]

Ok i will go slowly and follow those steps.

 

[jumanji]

You did it.

I shall be back tomorrow to continue. I am braindead now. and want to divert myself to some music before I retire in another hour.

 

[TechSeven]

Ok yes get you some rest. We can continue this later.

Im still trying to get the hang of bootice. Nothing is saved on the external yet so im thinking to save only when there is data stored on the external. But i will wait til later when we go over it.

 

[DavidE]

jumanji is light years ahead of me with HD knowledge, recovery, etc., so follow his advice.

What I always do with a new HD is run every test i can find to see if it passes all tests, performs well, etc.
I would run all the Seagate Seatools tests to make sure everything passes, run benchmark utilities, etc.
I prefer to try an find a fault while the HD can be easily RMA'd if there are any problems.

 

[TechSeven]

Oh yes i will always follow Jumanji's advice. Most definetly.

 

[jumanji]

I entirely disagree with the first statement made by DavidE.

But fully agree with the second part. This is the time when you can do all the experiments on the new drive, incuding the saving and restoring with bootice., without any fear or inhibition. If something happens by mistake, you can always reformat the drive. Nothing more like a total death is likely and even if it occurs, you can take recourse to return in warranty. As a matter of fact all these experimental indulgence work as a stress test and only the bad quality devices will fail during this normal but repeated stressing.

I think your new drive is still not used to store data and you have formatted it using Windows Disk management.

Before you go to bootice, run Partition Wizard with the new drive connected. Of course you have posted the first screen before but now I want you to run Partition Recovery Wizard and do a quick scan. It may finish it off within seconds. And you should see the Window showing found partitions. We shall cross check it with the bootice screenshots you had already posted.Post a screenshot and close Partition Wizard.

 

[TechSeven]

Ok, i was waiting on instructions .

I will get right to it.

 

[TechSeven]

Scrnshot

 

[TechSeven]

Not sure if i was suppose to tick both boxes or not

 

[TechSeven]

So after that this is what the drive looks like.