120 Gig GONE?

m3gatl20 · 10-04-2005, 10:25 AM

Hello all, I have a 120GIG Western Digital 1200JD i think thats it im at work now. Well the problem is this, my friend was going to reformat his computer, So I brought over my 120 so he can move some files on to it...he did that and it worked fine. Now after he disconnected the HD and reformatted windows refuses to see the hard drive. I can hear it spin and the setup is exactly the same with jumpers and cables. I took it back home to try and see it I used some WD utility and it says it needs to be formatted...Is their anyway to recover this lost data, aside from spending 1000$ at a data recovery company? Any ideas would be appreciated.

golith · 10-04-2005, 10:33 AM

Yes there is.
As long as the Bios can see the HDD
Go and get a copy of Linox such as Knoppix as it doesn't require a HDD to boot
If this boots on the system then it will still see the partition if any exists and allow you to move files accross the network if set up.
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html
this link will allow you to download for free
I use this to retrieve customers data and charge 1/4 the price of the big boys!

Good luck. EMail me for anything more on the issue
Regards
Golith

**koala** · 10-04-2005, 10:36 AM

Autodetect the hard drive in BIOS.
If it's been formatted, all the data and Windows will have been deleted, so the best way to recover data from this drive is to reinstall Windows then run PC Inspector File Recovery http://www.pcinspector.de/download.a...#file_recovery

EDIT: ....or do what Golith says

m3gatl20 · 10-04-2005, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koala

Autodetect the hard drive in BIOS.
If it's been formatted, all the data and Windows will have been deleted, so the best way to recover data from this drive is to reinstall Windows then run PC Inspector File Recovery http://www.pcinspector.de/download.a...#file_recovery

EDIT: ....or do what Golith says

I just used PC Inspector and got this message.

Bad Paramater in Boot Sector: Bytes Per Sector (0) = 0! Any clues?

crazijoe · 10-05-2005, 07:12 AM

http://www.runtime.org/gdb.htm

m3gatl20 · 10-06-2005, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazijoe

http://www.runtime.org/gdb.htm

Awesome! I see the files right now, but I need to buy the real version. I believe its way worth it. Thanks alot for your help Joe...and you other guys as well thanks for everything.

crazijoe · 10-06-2005, 06:28 AM

Check the size of the files. If the files say 0 then the files are corrupt and unrecoverable.

10-04-2005, 10:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
m3gatl20 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Win Xp	120 Gig GONE? Hello all, I have a 120GIG Western Digital 1200JD i think thats it im at work now. Well the problem is this, my friend was going to reformat his computer, So I brought over my 120 so he can move some files on to it...he did that and it worked fine. Now after he disconnected the HD and reformatted windows refuses to see the hard drive. I can hear it spin and the setup is exactly the same with jumpers and cables. I took it back home to try and see it I used some WD utility and it says it needs to be formatted...Is their anyway to recover this lost data, aside from spending 1000$ at a data recovery company? Any ideas would be appreciated.

10-04-2005, 10:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
golith Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 120 OS: 98/XP/LINUX	Yes there is. As long as the Bios can see the HDD Go and get a copy of Linox such as Knoppix as it doesn't require a HDD to boot If this boots on the system then it will still see the partition if any exists and allow you to move files accross the network if set up. http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html this link will allow you to download for free I use this to retrieve customers data and charge 1/4 the price of the big boys! Good luck. EMail me for anything more on the issue Regards Golith __________________ Of all the things I've ever missed, I miss my mind the most :)

10-04-2005, 10:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,366 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Autodetect the hard drive in BIOS. If it's been formatted, all the data and Windows will have been deleted, so the best way to recover data from this drive is to reinstall Windows then run PC Inspector File Recovery http://www.pcinspector.de/download.a...#file_recovery EDIT: ....or do what Golith says __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 10-04-2005 at 10:37 AM.

10-05-2005, 07:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	http://www.runtime.org/gdb.htm __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

10-06-2005, 06:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Check the size of the files. If the files say 0 then the files are corrupt and unrecoverable. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software