pls help: mft corrupt; chkdsk aborted: how can I get back my data?

[Guest]

I've got 3 partitions on my 250GB Maxtor HD (C: programs; D: + E: personal
data).
when I upgraded my computer with some more RAM, it got a bit 'hicky'
(wouldn't start properly and so on), until it wouldn't start at all. After
reinstalling WindowsXP on a second HD, I tried to save my data (D still
with the new RAM in. But this messed up my computer totally. Since then I
have no access at all on D:. When starting the computer it wants to run
chkdsk, but without success ('chkdsk aborted').

--> How can I get my data back?
--> Where can I find the second MFT on my disk?
--> How can I copy the 'good' MFT at the place of the bad one?
--> Is there any program out there that could help me (I wouldn't mind a
free one)?
--> Am I right, that it was the RAM's fault (not writing back correctly all
the datas)?

Thanks for any suggestion

 

[Ron Martell]

I've got 3 partitions on my 250GB Maxtor HD (C: programs; D: + E: personal
data).
when I upgraded my computer with some more RAM, it got a bit 'hicky'
(wouldn't start properly and so on), until it wouldn't start at all. After
reinstalling WindowsXP on a second HD, I tried to save my data (D still
with the new RAM in. But this messed up my computer totally. Since then I
have no access at all on D:. When starting the computer it wants to run
chkdsk, but without success ('chkdsk aborted').

--> How can I get my data back?
--> Where can I find the second MFT on my disk?
--> How can I copy the 'good' MFT at the place of the bad one?
--> Is there any program out there that could help me (I wouldn't mind a
free one)?
--> Am I right, that it was the RAM's fault (not writing back correctly all
the datas)?

Thanks for any suggestion

I suspect that the underlying cause of your problems is that the new
RAM is not fully compatible with the old RAM.

So the first thing to try is to remove the new RAM and run with just
the old RAM in place and see if that resolves some or all of your
issues.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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