Hard Disk Data Recovery – NTFS MBR Failure-2
Can you slave to 80GB drive and boot witht he old 40GB. Then maybe once you are in XP you can go to manage and use disk utliities there to pull up information or use partion magic to read the drive. Just a guess without seeing the system, but before completely wiping the drive I [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:28 AM
Adapters/Interfaces, AMD PC hardware, Backup & recovery, DataCenter, Desktops, Disk drives, Hardware, Help Desk, Intel PC hardware, Storage, Storage products and equipment, Tech support, Third-party services, Vendor support
Can you slave to 80GB drive and boot witht he old 40GB. Then maybe once you are in XP you can go to manage and use disk utliities there to pull up information or use partion magic to read the drive. Just a guess without seeing the system, but before completely wiping the drive I [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:28 AM
Adapters/Interfaces, AMD PC hardware, Backup & recovery, DataCenter, Desktops, Disk drives, Hardware, Help Desk, Intel PC hardware, Storage, Storage products and equipment, Tech support, Third-party services, Vendor support
Hard Disk Data Recovery – NTFS MBR Failure
Hi, Try R-Studio NTFS. It is a recovery software and it will scan your HDD for all info regarding possible NTFS structures. I used it successfully to recover files from damaged HDDs. You can download a demo version, which will show you the files found. It will not allow you to recover big files (I [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:28 AM
Adapters/Interfaces, AMD PC hardware, Backup & recovery, DataCenter, Desktops, Disk drives, Hardware, Help Desk, Intel PC hardware, Storage, Storage products and equipment, Tech support, Third-party services, Vendor support
Hi, Try R-Studio NTFS. It is a recovery software and it will scan your HDD for all info regarding possible NTFS structures. I used it successfully to recover files from damaged HDDs. You can download a demo version, which will show you the files found. It will not allow you to recover big files (I [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:28 AM
Adapters/Interfaces, AMD PC hardware, Backup & recovery, DataCenter, Desktops, Disk drives, Hardware, Help Desk, Intel PC hardware, Storage, Storage products and equipment, Tech support, Third-party services, Vendor support
DVD Recorder
does you DVD and CD drives or IDE. if yes chek to see if the jumpers or set corectly one on master the other one on slave. also you can go in the add and remove hardware and remove the DV drivers from their. when you will reconnect it it will reinstall the drivers. =========== [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:28 AM
Disk drives, DVD recorders, Optical storage
does you DVD and CD drives or IDE. if yes chek to see if the jumpers or set corectly one on master the other one on slave. also you can go in the add and remove hardware and remove the DV drivers from their. when you will reconnect it it will reinstall the drivers. =========== [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:28 AM
Disk drives, DVD recorders, Optical storage
DVD Burner Problem
1. Verify in the system setup (bios) thar the cd/DVD is not the first boot device. 2. Update the bios of the motherboard to the latest version. 3.Cables and wiring: Verify that the CD/DVD is master device on the secondary channel. Report the status of the above for additional help. yodatech =========== There might be [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:26 AM
Backup & recovery, Disk drives, Hardware
1. Verify in the system setup (bios) thar the cd/DVD is not the first boot device. 2. Update the bios of the motherboard to the latest version. 3.Cables and wiring: Verify that the CD/DVD is master device on the secondary channel. Report the status of the above for additional help. yodatech =========== There might be [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:26 AM
Backup & recovery, Disk drives, Hardware
Disk Sanitizer 5799SD1 – Physically Removing Drive
Hi there, Your question sounds fairly straightforward but there are a few important factors. How you do this depends on the following 1) Version of OS that you have on the system 2) Whether your disks are unprotected, mirrored or RAID protected. If you can let me know these bit of info, I can advise [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:26 AM
AS/400 storage, Disk drives, Disk Sanitizer, Disk Sanitizer 5799SD1, QSYSOPR
Hi there, Your question sounds fairly straightforward but there are a few important factors. How you do this depends on the following 1) Version of OS that you have on the system 2) Whether your disks are unprotected, mirrored or RAID protected. If you can let me know these bit of info, I can advise [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:26 AM
AS/400 storage, Disk drives, Disk Sanitizer, Disk Sanitizer 5799SD1, QSYSOPR
cyclic redundancy check error on floppy
Well, I think the only way for you to recover any data would be to pay a lot of money to a data recovery specialist (my company does that, by the way). However, it’s very “iffy” whether the recovered data will be usable since corruption may have scrambled things irreparably. Thus, you’d risk spending a [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:23 AM
Desktop management applications, Disk drives, Storage, Storage products and equipment, Tech support
Well, I think the only way for you to recover any data would be to pay a lot of money to a data recovery specialist (my company does that, by the way). However, it’s very “iffy” whether the recovered data will be usable since corruption may have scrambled things irreparably. Thus, you’d risk spending a [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:23 AM
Desktop management applications, Disk drives, Storage, Storage products and equipment, Tech support
disk degraded
If you use F1 (Help) on the display you will see in the help text: DEGRADED Indicates that a decrease in performance has occurred because a component that is not critical has failed. No data is lost due to this failure, but the damaged unit needs to be repaired or replaced. Bruce Vining Bruce Vining [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:23 AM
AS/400, Disk drives, WRKDSKSTS
If you use F1 (Help) on the display you will see in the help text: DEGRADED Indicates that a decrease in performance has occurred because a component that is not critical has failed. No data is lost due to this failure, but the damaged unit needs to be repaired or replaced. Bruce Vining Bruce Vining [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:23 AM
AS/400, Disk drives, WRKDSKSTS
Continual CHKDSK errors
Look in your event logs to see if the errors are being placed there. I’ve been told that is where they are recorded when they occur, but I’ve not had a problem with a CHKDSK since I learned of this. I’d play it safe and replace the drives if they are giving you continual errors. [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:17 AM
CHKDSK, Disk drives, RAID, Storage
Look in your event logs to see if the errors are being placed there. I’ve been told that is where they are recorded when they occur, but I’ve not had a problem with a CHKDSK since I learned of this. I’d play it safe and replace the drives if they are giving you continual errors. [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:17 AM
CHKDSK, Disk drives, RAID, Storage
Compressing Old Files
Hi there, I have been working with PC’s for a long time and I have been compressing files through disk cleanup with no problems at all. When I re-format a machine I also have no problems. I would recommend you do this on a regular basis to keep your machine operational and responsive. Compression does [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:16 AM
Access, Adapters/Interfaces, Administration, Backup & recovery, Business/IT alignment, Career development, Certifications, CRM, Data analysis, Data management and storage, Data mining/analysis, Database, DataCenter, DB2, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Disk drives, E-business, Ecommerce applications, Exchange, Exchange security, Fax and print management, File, Hardware, Hardware selection and management, Management, Microsoft Windows, Monitoring, Online transaction processing, Oracle, OS, Patch management, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance and availability, Project management, Replication, Sales force automation applications, Security, Servers, Software, Spam, SQL Server, Storage, Storage management, Storage products and equipment, Storage servers, Systems management software, Tape drives/Libraries, Tech support, Training, Web development
Hi there, I have been working with PC’s for a long time and I have been compressing files through disk cleanup with no problems at all. When I re-format a machine I also have no problems. I would recommend you do this on a regular basis to keep your machine operational and responsive. Compression does [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:16 AM
Access, Adapters/Interfaces, Administration, Backup & recovery, Business/IT alignment, Career development, Certifications, CRM, Data analysis, Data management and storage, Data mining/analysis, Database, DataCenter, DB2, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Disk drives, E-business, Ecommerce applications, Exchange, Exchange security, Fax and print management, File, Hardware, Hardware selection and management, Management, Microsoft Windows, Monitoring, Online transaction processing, Oracle, OS, Patch management, PC/Windows Connectivity, Performance and availability, Project management, Replication, Sales force automation applications, Security, Servers, Software, Spam, SQL Server, Storage, Storage management, Storage products and equipment, Storage servers, Systems management software, Tape drives/Libraries, Tech support, Training, Web development
Bootable USB thumb drive or CompactFlas drive for data recovery on PC
I’m not sure I got your problem straight but if what you want is a bootable device that can be customized to meet your needs, you should try BartPE. Check www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ ======== You cannot actually use your flash drive or thumb drive to recover your lost data. The only way to recover your lost data [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:14 AM
Disk drives, Hardware
I’m not sure I got your problem straight but if what you want is a bootable device that can be customized to meet your needs, you should try BartPE. Check www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ ======== You cannot actually use your flash drive or thumb drive to recover your lost data. The only way to recover your lost data [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:14 AM
Disk drives, Hardware
Bad sectors
If you are using Windows then chkdsk can identify the bad sectors and mark them as bad. Bad sectors are physicaly bad, which usually means that they are physically damaged, so they can not be repaired. There are many third party tool available which can fix logically bad sectors. However, if your harddisk has a [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:12 AM
Bad sectors, Disk drives, Enterprise Desktop, Hard drives
If you are using Windows then chkdsk can identify the bad sectors and mark them as bad. Bad sectors are physicaly bad, which usually means that they are physically damaged, so they can not be repaired. There are many third party tool available which can fix logically bad sectors. However, if your harddisk has a [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:12 AM
Bad sectors, Disk drives, Enterprise Desktop, Hard drives
Adding Disk Units to model 9406-800
Hi, This should help :- <a href=”http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/iphal/diskdrive.htm”>Install a disk drive.</a> Regards, Martin Gilbert. ========== Adding additional storage device to your computer system needs some factors to consider. The very first thing you have to consider is the compatibility of the storage device to your computer system. You also need to consider the operating system and [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:08 AM
AS/400 storage, Disk drives, V5R3
Hi, This should help :- <a href=”http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/iphal/diskdrive.htm”>Install a disk drive.</a> Regards, Martin Gilbert. ========== Adding additional storage device to your computer system needs some factors to consider. The very first thing you have to consider is the compatibility of the storage device to your computer system. You also need to consider the operating system and [...]
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| January 26, 2012 11:08 AM
AS/400 storage, Disk drives, V5R3
Group Policy to disable portable storage devices
Click Start Click Run Enter GPEDIT.MSC Group Policy mmc will popup. On left panel: Double-click Computer Configuration to open submenu Double-click Administrative Templates to open submenu Double-click System to open submenu Double-click Turn autoplay off option which will be near the bottom of the list in the right panel. The default is the Not configured [...]
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| January 26, 2012 3:15 AM
Endpoint security, Group Policy, Security policies, Thumb drive, USB Flash drives
Click Start Click Run Enter GPEDIT.MSC Group Policy mmc will popup. On left panel: Double-click Computer Configuration to open submenu Double-click Administrative Templates to open submenu Double-click System to open submenu Double-click Turn autoplay off option which will be near the bottom of the list in the right panel. The default is the Not configured [...]
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| January 26, 2012 3:15 AM
Endpoint security, Group Policy, Security policies, Thumb drive, USB Flash drives
External CD writer
Go out to the manufacturer’s web site and you should be able to find the software you need. May be you need a driver also check the USB cable. *********************************** This site <a href=”http://www.driverguide.com/”>Driver Guide</a> probably has the driver you need. I’ve found many odd and old drivers here. You do have to register, but [...]
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| January 26, 2012 3:14 AM
CD Burner Drivers, CD Burners, Disk drives, Drivers, External Disk Drives, Hardware Drivers
Go out to the manufacturer’s web site and you should be able to find the software you need. May be you need a driver also check the USB cable. *********************************** This site <a href=”http://www.driverguide.com/”>Driver Guide</a> probably has the driver you need. I’ve found many odd and old drivers here. You do have to register, but [...]
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| January 26, 2012 3:14 AM
CD Burner Drivers, CD Burners, Disk drives, Drivers, External Disk Drives, Hardware Drivers
Cannot open Tally 9.2 data due to virus
In general, you should install and update a good antivirus program, disconnect the pc from the network, restart in safe mode and run a full scan, but this kind of task should be done by your IT people, so I would recommend to let them know about the problem. If this is not the answer [...]
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| January 26, 2012 3:03 AM
Data Recovery, Tally, Virus removal
In general, you should install and update a good antivirus program, disconnect the pc from the network, restart in safe mode and run a full scan, but this kind of task should be done by your IT people, so I would recommend to let them know about the problem. If this is not the answer [...]
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| January 26, 2012 3:03 AM
Data Recovery, Tally, Virus removal
Accessing Data from Dead Thumb Drive
Is it not getting power to it? USB connection bad? Or is the solid state memory unit fried? If it’s not getting power to it you could try to plug it into a powered USB hub and increase the output a wee bit. Bad USB connection can be fixed with a soldering gun and a [...]
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| January 26, 2012 2:48 AM
Access Data Volume, Firefly thumb drive, Thumb drive, USB Flash drives
Is it not getting power to it? USB connection bad? Or is the solid state memory unit fried? If it’s not getting power to it you could try to plug it into a powered USB hub and increase the output a wee bit. Bad USB connection can be fixed with a soldering gun and a [...]
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| January 26, 2012 2:48 AM
Access Data Volume, Firefly thumb drive, Thumb drive, USB Flash drives
Disaster Recovery – when to declare one?
When creating your DR plan, you should be looking at every aspect of your business and determining how long you can be without a specific function. Then you try to determine the impact on business, customer relations, etc for every N period over that amount. For instance some business may be able to have an [...]
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| January 18, 2012 4:59 PM
Disaster Preparedness/Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Disaster recovery planning
When creating your DR plan, you should be looking at every aspect of your business and determining how long you can be without a specific function. Then you try to determine the impact on business, customer relations, etc for every N period over that amount. For instance some business may be able to have an [...]
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| January 18, 2012 4:59 PM
Disaster Preparedness/Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Disaster recovery planning
SQL400 Strip non-numeric from a column
What type of format do you want it in? You might be able to use the strip, replace: SELECT REPLACE(clphone, ‘/’, ‘-’) (field, character being replaced, replace with) FROM Customers You would need to do several of these depending on the characters being changed. If there is a blank and you know the position you [...]
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| January 16, 2012 6:14 PM
AS/400, non-numeric, SQL/400, Striping
What type of format do you want it in? You might be able to use the strip, replace: SELECT REPLACE(clphone, ‘/’, ‘-’) (field, character being replaced, replace with) FROM Customers You would need to do several of these depending on the characters being changed. If there is a blank and you know the position you [...]
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| January 16, 2012 6:14 PM
AS/400, non-numeric, SQL/400, Striping
Granting systems access in a DR situation
Granting access rights to additional personnel during recovery situations should be addressed in your company’s D/R plan under policies and procedures. The IS security officer should have input into the D/R plan and specify how to handle security during recovery operations.
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| January 15, 2012 4:03 AM
Disaster Recovery, Open IT Forum, Security
Granting access rights to additional personnel during recovery situations should be addressed in your company’s D/R plan under policies and procedures. The IS security officer should have input into the D/R plan and specify how to handle security during recovery operations.
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| January 15, 2012 4:03 AM
Disaster Recovery, Open IT Forum, Security
iSeries : Current Un Protected Usage.
It’s been a while since I had to look into a problem like this but… Does the value change during the day? or from day to day? If the large difference is showing it may be due to a system IPL. If it’s changing during the day it may be due to the number of [...]
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| January 12, 2012 4:12 PM
ASP, DASD, Memory, RAM
It’s been a while since I had to look into a problem like this but… Does the value change during the day? or from day to day? If the large difference is showing it may be due to a system IPL. If it’s changing during the day it may be due to the number of [...]
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| January 12, 2012 4:12 PM
ASP, DASD, Memory, RAM
