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>I have a corrupt 1.6tb external scsi box (dell) that has a corrupt mft$. I
>need to run chkdsk, but it says it can't get control of the H: drive to do
>so. I don't want to reboot as a chkdsk on this production server could
take
>forever. I've tried chkdsk /f and I assume it kinda dismounts the volume,
>but it says it still can't control.
>
>I don't want to take down the server to detach the box (and hook it up to
>another to run the chkdsk), but I fear that's a last resort.
>
>Any suggestions?
>Thanks,
>joe
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