System Toast after Maxblast and Partition Magic

[M]

My pc is not booting since Partition Magic 'fixed' it.

I used Maxblast to copy my system to my new 120gb drive. It worked and
the system
run with the new drive as the new system drive after I hide the old
drive (40gb) with PM.

I used PM again and after it fixed the partition table, the pc
wouldn't boot.

Can I recover my system or data? Here is the output from running
findpart.



Findpart, version 4.42.
Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 1999-2004.

OS: DOS 7.10 All

Disk: 1 Cylinders: 15881 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 117246

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 15880 29 63 B OK
5167 1 0B 63161995617 79099 5167 1 1 15880 239 63 OK OK

------FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YY-MM-DD DataMB
0 1 33 29304 32* 2*29304 0 0 0 4
5167 1 33 19771 32* 2*19771 0 0 0 4

Partitions according to partition tables on first harddisk:

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 1023 254 63 OK NB
0 1 1 15880 29 63 Actual

Disk: 2 Cylinders: 5293 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 39077

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0C 63 30723777 15001 0 1 1 2031 239 63 B OK
2032 - 0B 63 49306257 24075 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 B OK

-----FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YYMMDD DataMB
0 1 33 14993 8 781625 14992 0 0 1 000420 14056
2032 1 33 12036 16 4097 12036 0 0 0 030209 22886

Partitions according to partition tables on second harddisk:

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1 1C 63 30732282 15005 0 1 1 1023 254 63 NB NB
0 1 1 2032 134 63 Actual
0 2 0F 30723840 49311990 24078 1023 120 1 1023 254 63 NB
2032 0 1 5293 89 63 Actual?

2032 1 1B 63 49311927 24078 1023 121 1 1023 254 63 NB NB
2032 1 1 5293 89 63 Actual?


Thanks,

Milton email at sneakemail.com - 0k3de7q02 or AIM - AishaDad

 

[Svend Olaf Mikkelsen]

My pc is not booting since Partition Magic 'fixed' it.

I used Maxblast to copy my system to my new 120gb drive. It worked and
the system
run with the new drive as the new system drive after I hide the old
drive (40gb) with PM.

I used PM again and after it fixed the partition table, the pc
wouldn't boot.

Can I recover my system or data? Here is the output from running
findpart.



Findpart, version 4.42.
Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 1999-2004.

OS: DOS 7.10 All

Disk: 1 Cylinders: 15881 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 117246

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 15880 29 63 B OK
5167 1 0B 63161995617 79099 5167 1 1 15880 239 63 OK OK

------FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YY-MM-DD DataMB
0 1 33 29304 32* 2*29304 0 0 0 4
5167 1 33 19771 32* 2*19771 0 0 0 4

Partitions according to partition tables on first harddisk:

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 1023 254 63 OK NB
0 1 1 15880 29 63 Actual

Disk: 2 Cylinders: 5293 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 39077

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0C 63 30723777 15001 0 1 1 2031 239 63 B OK
2032 - 0B 63 49306257 24075 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 B OK

-----FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YYMMDD DataMB
0 1 33 14993 8 781625 14992 0 0 1 000420 14056
2032 1 33 12036 16 4097 12036 0 0 0 030209 22886

Partitions according to partition tables on second harddisk:

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1 1C 63 30732282 15005 0 1 1 1023 254 63 NB NB
0 1 1 2032 134 63 Actual
0 2 0F 30723840 49311990 24078 1023 120 1 1023 254 63 NB
2032 0 1 5293 89 63 Actual?

2032 1 1B 63 49311927 24078 1023 121 1 1023 254 63 NB NB
2032 1 1 5293 89 63 Actual?


Thanks,

Milton email at sneakemail.com - 0k3de7q02 or AIM - AishaDad

For disk 1 the Findpart findings so far do not match the description
of what happened. More examination will be needed to locate data on
that disk.

For disk 2, two FAT32 partitions were located. The partition tables
are wrong. I cannot add the partitions to the partition tables right
now, because there is a minor problem in the FAT for the first primary
partition. First and second FAT copy do not match in 1 sector. It
would be a minor risk to just add the partitions, and let
Scandisk/chkdsk attempt to fix the FAT, but I do not do that.

To evaluate the condition of the first partition on disk 2, the
following commands can be used:

chsdir 2 0 1 1 summary fp-a.txt fat1
chsdir 2 0 1 1 summary fp-b.txt fat2

 

[M]

For disk 1 the Findpart findings so far do not match the description
of what happened. More examination will be needed to locate data on
that disk.

For disk 2, two FAT32 partitions were located. The partition tables
are wrong. I cannot add the partitions to the partition tables right
now, because there is a minor problem in the FAT for the first primary
partition. First and second FAT copy do not match in 1 sector. It
would be a minor risk to just add the partitions, and let
Scandisk/chkdsk attempt to fix the FAT, but I do not do that.

To evaluate the condition of the first partition on disk 2, the
following commands can be used:

chsdir 2 0 1 1 summary fp-a.txt fat1
chsdir 2 0 1 1 summary fp-b.txt fat2

Here is the output.

Chsdir, version 2.6.

Disk 2 CHS: 5293/240/63 Location: 0/1/1

Total clusters: 1918359 Cluster KB: 8
Last used cluster: 1918360 Reserved: 32
FAT sectors: 14993 Root cluster: 781625
FAT used clusters: 1780453 FAT entries: 52637
Used clusters: 1751036 Entries: 52637
Directories: 2421 Directories MB: 21
Files: 50216 Files MB: 12828
Partition MB: 15001 Free MB: 1077

Used clusters do not match the FAT.
FAT copy 1 used.
NB files: 3


Chsdir, version 2.6.

Disk 2 CHS: 5293/240/63 Location: 0/1/1

Total clusters: 1918359 Cluster KB: 8
Last used cluster: 1918360 Reserved: 32
FAT sectors: 14993 Root cluster: 781625
FAT used clusters: 1780457 FAT entries: 52637
Used clusters: 1780457 Entries: 52637
Directories: 2421 Directories MB: 21
Files: 50216 Files MB: 13609
Partition MB: 15001 Free MB: 1077

FAT copy 2 used.

Thanks for your help, Svend.

Milton

 

[M]

For disk 1 the Findpart findings so far do not match the description
of what happened. More examination will be needed to locate data on
that disk.

Sorry, I forgot to add this in my first reply.

Disk 1 was patitioned into 2 partitions. Partition 1 was about 38gb and
partitiion eas about 79gb. The data on disk 1 was a copy of disk 2.

After I got into this mess I realized that I didn't need to use Maxblast since
my pc supports the 120gb disk. How can all traces of Maxblast be removed?

Thanks again.

 

[Svend Olaf Mikkelsen]

Here is the output.

Chsdir, version 2.6.

Disk 2 CHS: 5293/240/63 Location: 0/1/1

Total clusters: 1918359 Cluster KB: 8
Last used cluster: 1918360 Reserved: 32
FAT sectors: 14993 Root cluster: 781625
FAT used clusters: 1780453 FAT entries: 52637
Used clusters: 1751036 Entries: 52637
Directories: 2421 Directories MB: 21
Files: 50216 Files MB: 12828
Partition MB: 15001 Free MB: 1077

Used clusters do not match the FAT.
FAT copy 1 used.
NB files: 3


Chsdir, version 2.6.

Disk 2 CHS: 5293/240/63 Location: 0/1/1

Total clusters: 1918359 Cluster KB: 8
Last used cluster: 1918360 Reserved: 32
FAT sectors: 14993 Root cluster: 781625
FAT used clusters: 1780457 FAT entries: 52637
Used clusters: 1780457 Entries: 52637
Directories: 2421 Directories MB: 21
Files: 50216 Files MB: 13609
Partition MB: 15001 Free MB: 1077

FAT copy 2 used.

Thanks for your help, Svend.

Milton

I assume:

You have not touched the partition tables since Findpart was run the
first time.

The disk has not been in a Windows system since Findpart was run.

You stay in pure DOS until we are finished.


We then can repair and recover the partitions on disk 2 in two steps.
First we will repair the FAT of the primary partition, and make
entries for hidden partitions. To do that, you can download
milton1.bat in

http://www.partitionsupport.com/milton1.zip

put milton1.bat on the same boot floppy as findpart.exe, and run
milton1.bat, which contains:

set findpart=edit
findpart findfat 2 0 1 33 14993 fat2to1 5293
findpart 2 0 1 - 1C 0 1 1 2031 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
findpart 2 0 2 - 85 2032 0 1 5292 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
findpart 2 2032 1 - 0B 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 2032 5293 240 63 26
set findpart=
findpart all fp2-1.txt

Insert the content from fp2-1.txt here.

Next step will be to verify the result so far, and if OK make the
partitions on disk 2 visible.

 

[M]

I assume:

You have not touched the partition tables since Findpart was run the
first time.

The disk has not been in a Windows system since Findpart was run.

You stay in pure DOS until we are finished.


We then can repair and recover the partitions on disk 2 in two steps.
First we will repair the FAT of the primary partition, and make
entries for hidden partitions. To do that, you can download
milton1.bat in

http://www.partitionsupport.com/milton1.zip

put milton1.bat on the same boot floppy as findpart.exe, and run
milton1.bat, which contains:

set findpart=edit
findpart findfat 2 0 1 33 14993 fat2to1 5293
findpart 2 0 1 - 1C 0 1 1 2031 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
findpart 2 0 2 - 85 2032 0 1 5292 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
findpart 2 2032 1 - 0B 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 2032 5293 240 63 26
set findpart=
findpart all fp2-1.txt

Insert the content from fp2-1.txt here.

Okay, here it is....


Findpart, version 4.42.
Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 1999-2004.

OS: DOS 7.10 All

Disk: 1 Cylinders: 15881 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 117246

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 15880 29 63 B OK
5167 1 0B 63161995617 79099 5167 1 1 15880 239 63 OK OK

------FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YY-MM-DD DataMB
0 1 33 29304 32* 2*29304 0 0 0 4
5167 1 33 19771 32* 2*19771 0 0 0 4

Partitions according to partition tables on first harddisk:

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 1023 254 63 OK NB
0 1 1 15880 29 63 Actual

Disk: 2 Cylinders: 5293 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 39077

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0C 63 30723777 15001 0 1 1 2031 239 63 B OK
2032 1 0B 63 49306257 24075 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 OK OK

-----FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YYMMDD DataMB
0 1 33 14993 8 781625 14993 0 0 0 000420 14056
2032 1 33 12036 16 4097 12036 0 0 0 030209 22886

Partitions according to partition tables on second harddisk:

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1 1C 63 30723777 15001 0 1 1 2031*239 63 OK OK
0 2 85 30723840 49306320 24075 2032# 0 1 5292*239 63 OK

2032 1 0B 63 49306257 24075 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 OK OK

 

[Svend Olaf Mikkelsen]

Okay, here it is....


Findpart, version 4.42.
Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 1999-2004.

OS: DOS 7.10 All

Disk: 1 Cylinders: 15881 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 117246

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 15880 29 63 B OK
5167 1 0B 63161995617 79099 5167 1 1 15880 239 63 OK OK

------FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YY-MM-DD DataMB
0 1 33 29304 32* 2*29304 0 0 0 4
5167 1 33 19771 32* 2*19771 0 0 0 4

Partitions according to partition tables on first harddisk:

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 1023 254 63 OK NB
0 1 1 15880 29 63 Actual

Disk: 2 Cylinders: 5293 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 39077

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 0C 63 30723777 15001 0 1 1 2031 239 63 B OK
2032 1 0B 63 49306257 24075 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 OK OK

-----FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YYMMDD DataMB
0 1 33 14993 8 781625 14993 0 0 0 000420 14056
2032 1 33 12036 16 4097 12036 0 0 0 030209 22886

Partitions according to partition tables on second harddisk:

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1 1C 63 30723777 15001 0 1 1 2031*239 63 OK OK
0 2 85 30723840 49306320 24075 2032# 0 1 5292*239 63 OK

2032 1 0B 63 49306257 24075 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 OK OK

When do you sleep?

This step went as expected. Next, you can get milton2.bat in

http://www.partitionsupport.com/milton2.zip

put milton2.bat on the same boot floppy as findpart.exe, and run
milton2.bat, which contains:

set findpart=edit
findpart 2 0 1 * 0C 0 1 1 2031 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
findpart 2 0 2 - 0F 2032 0 1 5292 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
set findpart=
findpart tables fp2-2.txt

The changes will be effective after reboot.

Note that we have touched disk 2 only.

 

[M]

When do you sleep?

This step went as expected. Next, you can get milton2.bat in

http://www.partitionsupport.com/milton2.zip

put milton2.bat on the same boot floppy as findpart.exe, and run
milton2.bat, which contains:

set findpart=edit
findpart 2 0 1 * 0C 0 1 1 2031 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
findpart 2 0 2 - 0F 2032 0 1 5292 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
set findpart=
findpart tables fp2-2.txt

The changes will be effective after reboot.

Note that we have touched disk 2 only.

Disk 1 was patitioned into 2 partitions. Partition 1 was about 38gb and
partitiion eas about 79gb. The data on disk 1 was a copy of disk 2.

After I got into this mess I realized that I didn't need to use Maxblast since
my pc supports the 120gb disk. How can all traces of Maxblast be removed?

Here is the ouput from fp2-2.txt.

Thank again,
Milton

 

[M]

When do you sleep?

I took a nap. I've been up for 3 hours now.

This step went as expected. Next, you can get milton2.bat in

http://www.partitionsupport.com/milton2.zip

put milton2.bat on the same boot floppy as findpart.exe, and run
milton2.bat, which contains:

set findpart=edit
findpart 2 0 1 * 0C 0 1 1 2031 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
findpart 2 0 2 - 0F 2032 0 1 5292 239 63 0 5293 240 63 26
set findpart=
findpart tables fp2-2.txt

The changes will be effective after reboot.

Note that we have touched disk 2 only.

Disk 1 was patitioned into 2 partitions. Partition 1 was about 38gb and
partitiion 2 was about 79gb. The data on disk 1 was a copy of disk 2.

After I got into this mess I realized that I didn't need to use Maxblast since
my pc supports the 120gb disk. How can all traces of Maxblast be removed?

Here is the ouput from fp2-2.txt.

Findpart, version 4.42.
Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 1999-2004.

OS: DOS 7.10 Partition tables:

Disk: 1 Cylinders: 15881 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 117246

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 1023 254 63 OK NB
0 1 1 15880 29 63 Actual

Disk: 2 Cylinders: 5293 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 39077

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0C 63 30723777 15001 0 1 1 2031*239 63 OK OK
0 2 0F 30723840 49306320 24075 2032# 0 1 5292*239 63 OK

2032 1 0B 63 49306257 24075 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 OK OK


Thank again,
Milton

 

[Svend Olaf Mikkelsen]

Disk 1 was patitioned into 2 partitions. Partition 1 was about 38gb and
partitiion 2 was about 79gb. The data on disk 1 was a copy of disk 2.

After I got into this mess I realized that I didn't need to use Maxblast since
my pc supports the 120gb disk. How can all traces of Maxblast be removed?

Here is the ouput from fp2-2.txt.

Findpart, version 4.42.
Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 1999-2004.

OS: DOS 7.10 Partition tables:

Disk: 1 Cylinders: 15881 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 117246

--PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB --Start CHS- ---End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0C 63240107427117239 0 1 1 1023 254 63 OK NB
0 1 1 15880 29 63 Actual

Disk: 2 Cylinders: 5293 Heads: 240 Sectors: 63 MB: 39077

-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*0C 63 30723777 15001 0 1 1 2031*239 63 OK OK
0 2 0F 30723840 49306320 24075 2032# 0 1 5292*239 63 OK

2032 1 0B 63 49306257 24075 2032 1 1 5292 239 63 OK OK


Thank again,
Milton

The partitions on disk 2 have now been added to the partition tables.
If you know some DOS commands, I suggest you reboot to the floppy, and
make some dir commands on C:, D: and E:

It is not known if disk 2 will boot if it is inserted as disk 1, or
the BIOS is set to boot that disk first.

The condition of disk 1 is unknown, but according to the previous
Findpart output, the primary partition currently on the disk does not
contain any data. That does not mean that lost data cannot exist on
the disk.

It should be decided if data recovery attempts should be made on disk
1 before it is considered how to remove a disk manager, if installed.

 

[M]

The partitions on disk 2 have now been added to the partition tables.
If you know some DOS commands, I suggest you reboot to the floppy, and
make some dir commands on C:, D: and E:

Done, everything looks good on disk 2. Disk 1 looks empty.

It is not known if disk 2 will boot if it is inserted as disk 1, or
the BIOS is set to boot that disk first.

Changed the BIOS to boot disk 2 and it is up and running. Of course the 2nd
partition has the wrong drive letter because of disk 1.

The condition of disk 1 is unknown, but according to the previous
Findpart output, the primary partition currently on the disk does not
contain any data. That does not mean that lost data cannot exist on
the disk.

It should be decided if data recovery attempts should be made on disk
1 before it is considered how to remove a disk manager, if installed.

So, what can be done about disk 1? There's only a couple of places on this disk
that would be different from disk 2.

Time to eat...I haven't had anything all day!

Thanks,
Milton

 

[Svend Olaf Mikkelsen]

Done, everything looks good on disk 2. Disk 1 looks empty.

Changed the BIOS to boot disk 2 and it is up and running. Of course the 2nd
partition has the wrong drive letter because of disk 1.
Fine.


So, what can be done about disk 1? There's only a couple of places on this disk
that would be different from disk 2.

Time to eat...I haven't had anything all day!

Thanks,
Milton

Disk 1 is a more advanced recovery job. You may have luck with some
standard recovery program. I do not know, but it may be a FAT32
without FAT recovery case, since a new empty partition was written at
the beginning of the disk. I may be able to help in mail, but prefer
only to work on a case like that if it is important.