Missing Partition (testdisk)

rapidblast · 08-29-2009, 09:00 AM

can someone help me with this problem.
there is something wrong with my 2nd hard disk. From test disk i get this result

Disk /dev/sdb - 120 GB /111 Gib -Chs 14694 255 63

Partition Start End Size
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 7648 254 63 122881122
D HPFS - NTFS 7648 237 13 14592 254 63 111556482

I can seem to recover the partition It says structure Bad on TestDisk
Hope someone can help

Thanks

**raptor_pa** · 08-29-2009, 11:56 AM

Did you copy the partition table from the Backup?

rapidblast · 08-29-2009, 07:48 PM

i have actually 2 harddisk in the pc. the above partition table is from the second harddisk(for storage no OS on it). when i partition the first harddisk to install win xp and duel boot it with linux. i think i accidently change the 2nd harddisk partition setting with the palimpsest disk utility in linux. the system can still detect the harddisk and i can only put 1 of the partition active while the other partition disappear. the table comes up from deep search in testdisk

rapidblast · 08-30-2009, 09:30 AM

still can't seem to put it back. Any advice apperciated

08-29-2009, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
rapidblast Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 OS: win xp	Missing Partition (testdisk) can someone help me with this problem. there is something wrong with my 2nd hard disk. From test disk i get this result Disk /dev/sdb - 120 GB /111 Gib -Chs 14694 255 63 Partition Start End Size D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 7648 254 63 122881122 D HPFS - NTFS 7648 237 13 14592 254 63 111556482 I can seem to recover the partition It says structure Bad on TestDisk Hope someone can help Thanks

08-29-2009, 11:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,820 OS: XP	Re: Missing Partition (testdisk) Did you copy the partition table from the Backup? __________________

08-29-2009, 07:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
rapidblast Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 OS: win xp	Re: Missing Partition (testdisk) i have actually 2 harddisk in the pc. the above partition table is from the second harddisk(for storage no OS on it). when i partition the first harddisk to install win xp and duel boot it with linux. i think i accidently change the 2nd harddisk partition setting with the palimpsest disk utility in linux. the system can still detect the harddisk and i can only put 1 of the partition active while the other partition disappear. the table comes up from deep search in testdisk

08-30-2009, 09:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
rapidblast Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3 OS: win xp	Re: Missing Partition (testdisk) still can't seem to put it back. Any advice apperciated