Since the disk is originally partitioned/formatted on that motherboard, the partition table and PBR/bootsector BPB will reflect the 240 heads geometry. If you connect a hard disk internally, the BIOS "assumes" or "forces" the CHS geometry to be n/2 40/63 (whilst the "real" hd geometry is m/2 55/63. One of the two systems has a "non-standard" 240 heads geometry.Īs an example this is typical of a Lenovo laptop (but many "HP" desktops do the same).
Partition 2 rebuild BS (list correctly lists files, write fails to write)Īny help would be appreciated! Edited Jby shoot2thrill The only thing I can see which may be causing the problem is the incorrect number of heads/cylinder warning. Partition 5 : empty and I don't care about it. Partition 3 extended LBA: I have no idea what this is.
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Partition 2: this is the one I care about reading in Windows which unfortunately is the one which is RAW. Partition 1: probably some factory default backup section which I don't care about but it would be nice to keep. I attempted to make the drive readable by windows by writing the new partition table which testdisk recommended, however the write failed. This is where testdisk comes in, I was able to perform a deep scan and find the missing partition with all of my friend's data on it and subsequently was able to back up all of the important stuff. Upon booting Windows I noticed that about 350GB of data was RAW and the rest was blank NFTS. I performed this fix and was successfully able to view the drive in the bios again.
Here's the story (skip this paragraph if you don't want to read it, it's not too important): my friend's 750GB 7200.11 Seagate drive decided to go into the BSY state one day and became undetectable by the bios. I'm attempting to make the entire drive readable by Windows again however I am having difficulty. First off, I was able to copy the important data to a different hard drive so right now I am just doing this for more brownie points.
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