[Midnight Tech]

Hi guys. I've got an Aptiva with a fried FAT and no restore disks. It is mirroring the c: drive into a: somehow. Anybody got any ideas about what happened and how to get the backup FAT restored?
Thanks

 

[Jason]

I used to have a program called SpinRite, that if I remember correctly would repair the FAT tables. If I can today at work I'll see if I can find a program for you that will repair the FAT table.

As for what could have caused it, have you scanned the computer for a virus? Maybe get a computer with up to date virus definations and hook the Aptiva HD as a slave and scan it.

 

[Midnight Tech]

Jason, I'm trying Ontrack's EasyRecovery for FAT32 to see what it can do. I had the virus idea too as well, and i had someone suggest that it may have had Drive Converter for FAT32 run on a floppy.
Thanks, Reg
(Edit: This version only does 5 files)

 

[Jason]

So did the program work for you?

 

[Midnight Tech]

Nope. Trying Norton on it now. May just have to order the cd's from IBM .
Reg

 

[Jason]

So how did you end up making out?

 

[Midnight Tech]

Ordered the CD today from IBM - and it better work! If not I'm gonna be very angry!
Reg

 

[Midnight Tech]

Turns out hard drive was totally toasted. Ended up getting a new one. Now i have a new note to put into personal tech handbook about hard drives.
Thanks!
MT

 

[Jason]

Sorry that program didn't work out for you. Where you able to atleast copy some of the info you needed?

 

[Midnight Tech]

Managed to get some of it off before drive went totally. Shoulda known something was up from the sounds drive was making - it was very very noisy.
Thanks!
MT