partition issue after seagate 7200.11 bsy fix

[tomaso12]

After fixing a bsy error on my seagate 7200.11 I'm having troubke accessing any data stored on the drive

BIOS recongizes the drive, windows boots, upon going to 'my computer' my drive is listed, properties shows proper capacity, but when i try to access the drive, windows wants to format the drive.

i d/l testdisk, but at this point i;m in total n00b terrritory trying to fix this. what data (and where do i get it via testdisk) do you need so you guys can help me out?

[jaclaz]

Which OS are you running?

If Windows, you open a command console, navigate to where you have TESTDISK, then run it.

You want to Create a LOG file.

Get here:

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step

and get familiar with the usage.

Which OS was the hard disk partitioned with originally?

If it was XP/2003 or earlier when you start TESTDISK you do DO NOT allow partitions out of cylinder boundaries, if it was Vista or later you DO allow that.

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/Menu_Options

XP and earlier:

Cylinder Boundary: Yes

Allows partial last Cylinder: No

Vista and later:

Cylinder Boundary: No

Allows partial last Cylinder: Yes

Select the right disk then run Analyse:

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/Menu_Analyse

and report what you find. (you will find the relevant data in the log)

jaclaz

[tomaso12]

The drive has only been in that machine and has always ran XP.

I seem to have a new issue, upon turning on the machine today, i get the attached screen shot. The first time it was the the same, but it deleted a few files and recovered some orphaned files, but when i turn on the machine i keep getting that attached screen shot. I can not proceed past this screen unless i turn off the drive in bios.

next steps?

(F is the drive with the partition issue)

Edited January 2, 2012 by tomaso12