server 2003 missing hard drive/partiton

shawie60 · 07-30-2009, 11:25 AM

Hi guys i've reinstaled a server 2003 that got infected ( yeah i know ! ) and that im using to learn about server technologies. i has a main boot drive and a backup one ( 250 Gb ide, 2 partitons) that is used to store files etc.
The server reinstalled fine and initially the second drive was present, but after restarting from an update the second drive/pattition is missing in windows. If i use the manegment console its shows its there with the partitons but tells me they need formating. That isnt an option because i have data on them, is this a common thing? if i recall i did expereince something like it before but at the time had no data on them so formatting wasnt a problem.
So my question is how do i make windows recognise them with out losing the data? i know i can boot using a linux or similar disk and transfer the info through that but it is a pain and to be honest Id like to know why this is happening. any idea's guys??
glenn

~~zerofire~~ · 08-02-2009, 11:11 PM

It seams like your drive got unmounted. You need to remount the drive to be able to access it.

shawie60 · 08-04-2009, 02:33 AM

Hi zero, i tried that on the smaller partition using disk manegment and it showed up but dint show they files on it .. is there a better way to do it ?

~~zerofire~~ · 08-04-2009, 09:00 AM

I have never personally mounted any drives through disk management. I always used Paragon Partition Manager to do all my hard drive dirty work. With it I have Mounted, Unmounted, Copied, Backed up, Expanded, and managed all aspects of my hard drives on all of my computers(one copy on each).

**TheOutcaste** · 08-04-2009, 06:41 PM

Sounds like the partition table has gotten corrupted. You might give Test Disk a try and see if it can restore the partitions. I've had quite good luck with it.

07-30-2009, 11:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
shawie60 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11 OS: XP pro	server 2003 missing hard drive/partiton Hi guys i've reinstaled a server 2003 that got infected ( yeah i know ! ) and that im using to learn about server technologies. i has a main boot drive and a backup one ( 250 Gb ide, 2 partitons) that is used to store files etc. The server reinstalled fine and initially the second drive was present, but after restarting from an update the second drive/pattition is missing in windows. If i use the manegment console its shows its there with the partitons but tells me they need formating. That isnt an option because i have data on them, is this a common thing? if i recall i did expereince something like it before but at the time had no data on them so formatting wasnt a problem. So my question is how do i make windows recognise them with out losing the data? i know i can boot using a linux or similar disk and transfer the info through that but it is a pain and to be honest Id like to know why this is happening. any idea's guys?? glenn

08-02-2009, 11:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: server 2003 missing hard drive/partiton It seams like your drive got unmounted. You need to remount the drive to be able to access it.

08-04-2009, 02:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
shawie60 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11 OS: XP pro	Re: server 2003 missing hard drive/partiton Hi zero, i tried that on the smaller partition using disk manegment and it showed up but dint show they files on it .. is there a better way to do it ?

08-04-2009, 09:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: server 2003 missing hard drive/partiton I have never personally mounted any drives through disk management. I always used Paragon Partition Manager to do all my hard drive dirty work. With it I have Mounted, Unmounted, Copied, Backed up, Expanded, and managed all aspects of my hard drives on all of my computers(one copy on each).

08-04-2009, 06:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheOutcaste TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 826 OS: MS-Dos 6.22 - Win7	Re: server 2003 missing hard drive/partiton Sounds like the partition table has gotten corrupted. You might give Test Disk a try and see if it can restore the partitions. I've had quite good luck with it. __________________ Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Of course I know all the answers; I just don't always match the answers to the right questions. Rated R for Violence -- When your PC flies through a window, that's violent, right?