Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - [SOLVED] Yes, I have "lost" a hard drive or partition in my computer!

**eneles** · 05-18-2008, 07:03 PM

I'm glad you got your data back.

You could try changing the geometry, but I doubt it'll work.
Disconnect the "good" drive to prevent mistakes.

Then write a standard MBR:
A. At the first window, select “No Log” and press the <Enter> key.
B. Select which drive to analyse, choose “Proceed” and <Enter>.
C. Select partition type – Intel if it’s a PC then <Enter>.
D. Choose MBR Code > press <Enter>.
E. Press Y and continue.

Close TD and reboot.

TestDisk again:
In options - change "Expert mode" to "Yes".
In geometry:
Change the number of sectors per track to 63.
Change the number of heads to 255.

Close TD and reboot.

05-18-2008, 07:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
eneles Serf Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,292 OS: Xp	Re: Yes, I have "lost" a hard drive or partition in my computer! I'm glad you got your data back. You could try changing the geometry, but I doubt it'll work. Disconnect the "good" drive to prevent mistakes. Then write a standard MBR: A. At the first window, select “No Log” and press the <Enter> key. B. Select which drive to analyse, choose “Proceed” and <Enter>. C. Select partition type – Intel if it’s a PC then <Enter>. D. Choose MBR Code > press <Enter>. E. Press Y and continue. Close TD and reboot. TestDisk again: In options - change "Expert mode" to "Yes". In geometry: Change the number of sectors per track to 63. Change the number of heads to 255. Close TD and reboot.