Anyone smarter than WD support? (wish I was).

[fillindablank]

Come on, I know there's some smarty pants out there who can tell me what
this ez-drive overlay did to a drive I never used it on. The same
program that surreptitiously modified the boot sectors and partitions on
this drive will not not recognize the drive, so cannot use it to
deinstall. Following the partinfo and mbrscan information is ez-drive's
now defunct software companies explaination of just how they f*cked up
so many drives. Oh yeah, is it impossible to get this drive back to the
original state. It boots, but only if I hit control escape from a floppy
boot diskette (dos5). WD clones cannot answer the question and want to
send me to Maxtor, even though it was THEIR program that f*cked up the
drive. From a defunct software company that they "no longer support".


PARTINFO 1.09
Copyright (C) 1996-2003, TeraByte Unlimited. All rights reserved.

Run date: 09/17/2005 13:17

====================================================================
MBR Partition Information (HD0):
+====+====+=============+====+=============+===========+===========+
| 0: | 80 | 0 1 1 | 6 | 521 31 63 | 63 | 1052289 |
| 1: | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2: | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3: | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
+====+====+=============+====+=============+===========+===========+
BOOT SECTOR INFORMATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
------ File System ID: 0x6 LBA: 63 Total Sectors: 1052289 ID: 0x1
Jump: EB 3C 90
OEM Name: MSDOS5.0
Bytes Per Sec: 512
Sec Per Clust: 32
Res Sectors: 1
Num FATs: 2
Root Dir Ents: 512
Sectors: 0
Media: 0xF8
Secs Per FAT: 129
Sec Per Track: 63
Heads: 32
Hidden Secs: 63
Huge Sectors: 1052289
Drive Num: 0x80
Res: 0x0
Sig: 0x29
Vol ID: 0x285214DF
Volume Label: NO NAME
FS Type: FAT16
Boot Flag: 0xAA55
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
------


MBRSCAN V1.1 Copyright (C) 1995,1999 by Nobumichi Kozawa
Non-LBA mode
DRV:00 CC=0050h(80), HH=02h(2), SS=12h(18), BLKS=B40h(2880)

1 - Master Boot Record (0000h-00h-01h)
0000: EB 3C 90 4D 53 44 4F 53-35 2E 30 00 02 01 01 00 [ ë<MSDOS5.0
]

0010: 02 E0 00 40 0B F0 09 00-12 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 [ à @ ð
]

0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 D4-12 20 3C 4E 4F 20 4E 41 [ )Ô <NO
NA]

0030: 4D 45 20 20 20 20 46 41-54 31 32 20 20 20 FA 33 [ ME FAT12
ú3]

0040: C0 8E D0 BC 00 7C 16 07-BB 78 00 36 C5 37 1E 56 [ ÀŽÐ¼ | »x
6Å7 V]

0050: 16 53 BF 3E 7C B9 0B 00-FC F3 A4 06 1F C6 45 FE [ S¿>|¹ üó¤
ÆEþ]

0060: 0F 8B 0E 18 7C 88 4D F9-89 47 02 C7 07 3E 7C FB [ ‹ |ˆMù‰G Ç

|û]

0070: CD 13 72 79 33 C0 39 06-13 7C 74 08 8B 0E 13 7C [ Í ry3À9 |t ‹
|]

0080: 89 0E 20 7C A0 10 7C F7-26 16 7C 03 06 1C 7C 13 [ ‰ |  |÷& |
|]

0090: 16 1E 7C 03 06 0E 7C 83-D2 00 A3 50 7C 89 16 52 [ | |ƒÒ
£P|‰ R]

00A0: 7C A3 49 7C 89 16 4B 7C-B8 20 00 F7 26 11 7C 8B [ |£I|‰ K|¸ ÷&
|‹]

00B0: 1E 0B 7C 03 C3 48 F7 F3-01 06 49 7C 83 16 4B 7C [ | ÃH÷ó I|ƒ
K|]

00C0: 00 BB 00 05 8B 16 52 7C-A1 50 7C E8 92 00 72 1D [ » ‹ R|¡P|è’
r]

00D0: B0 01 E8 AC 00 72 16 8B-FB B9 0B 00 BE E6 7D F3 [ ° è¬ r ‹û¹
¾æ}ó]

00E0: A6 75 0A 8D 7F 20 B9 0B-00 F3 A6 74 18 BE 9E 7D [ ¦u  ¹ ó¦t
¾ž}]

00F0: E8 5F 00 33 C0 CD 16 5E-1F 8F 04 8F 44 02 CD 19 [ è_ 3ÀÍ ^ D
Í]

0100: 58 58 58 EB E8 8B 47 1A-48 48 8A 1E 0D 7C 32 FF [ XXXëè‹G HHŠ
|2ÿ]

0110: F7 E3 03 06 49 7C 13 16-4B 7C BB 00 07 B9 03 00 [ ÷ã I| K|»
¹ ]

0120: 50 52 51 E8 3A 00 72 D8-B0 01 E8 54 00 59 5A 58 [ PRQè: rØ° èT
YZX]

0130: 72 BB 05 01 00 83 D2 00-03 1E 0B 7C E2 E2 8A 2E [ r» ƒÒ
|ââŠ.]

0140: 15 7C 8A 16 24 7C 8B 1E-49 7C A1 4B 7C EA 00 00 [ |Š $|‹
I|¡K|ê ]

0150: 70 00 AC 0A C0 74 29 B4-0E BB 07 00 CD 10 EB F2 [ p ¬ Àt)´ » Í
ëò]

0160: 3B 16 18 7C 73 19 F7 36-18 7C FE C2 88 16 4F 7C [ ; |s ÷6 |þˆ
O|]

0170: 33 D2 F7 36 1A 7C 88 16-25 7C A3 4D 7C F8 C3 F9 [ 3Ò÷6 |ˆ
%|£M|øÃù]

0180: C3 B4 02 8B 16 4D 7C B1-06 D2 E6 0A 36 4F 7C 8B [ ô ‹ M|± Òæ
6O|‹]

0190: CA 86 E9 8A 16 24 7C 8A-36 25 7C CD 13 C3 0D 0A [ Ê†éŠ $|Š6%|Í
à ]

01A0: 4E 6F 6E 2D 53 79 73 74-65 6D 20 64 69 73 6B 20 [ Non-System
disk]

01B0: 6F 72 20 64 69 73 6B 20-65 72 72 6F 72 0D 0A 52 [ or disk error
R]

01C0: 65 70 6C 61 63 65 20 61-6E 64 20 70 72 65 73 73 [ eplace and
press]

01D0: 20 61 6E 79 20 6B 65 79-20 77 68 65 6E 20 72 65 [ any key when
re]

01E0: 61 64 79 0D 0A 00 49 4F-20 20 20 20 20 20 53 59 [ ady IO
SY]

01F0: 53 4D 53 44 4F 53 20 20-20 53 59 53 00 00 55 AA [ SMSDOS SYS
Uª]


1 - Partition table entry = 0 << UNKOWN >>
01BE: 0A 52 65 70 6C 61 63 65-20 61 6E 64 20 70 72 65 [ Replace and
pre]

ST HH CS CC ID hh cs cc START-SEC NUMBER-SEC
+0 0A STATUS: Unknown
+1 52 65 70 START CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 170h-52h-25h (368-82-37)
+4 6C PARTITION ID: UNKOWN
+5 61 63 65 END CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 165h-61h-23h (357-97-35)
+8 646E6120 START SECTOR: 1684955424
+C 65727020 NUMBER OF SECTORS: 1701998624

1-0 UNKOWN Boot Record (0170h-52h-25h)
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 3A 05 46-20 05 50 20 08 23 06 05 [ : F P
# ]

0010: 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05-08 5A 05 06 0C FD 00 02 [ š Š Z
ý ]

0020: 29 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D-1C 02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 [ )3 ð 4; <D
; E]

0030: 50 1B 01 00 00 01 0C FD-40 06 01 FD 21 01 43 4F [ P ý@ ý!
CO]

0040: 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 01-61 73 00 05 38 20 05 50 [ PY as 8
P]

0050: 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 08-9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05 [ # š Š
Z]

0060: 06 1A FD 00 02 29 33 02-F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02 3C [ ý )3 ð 4;
<]

0070: 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B 01-00 00 01 1A FD 0C 06 01 [ D ; EP ý
]

0080: FD 21 01 44 75 70 6C 69-63 61 74 65 20 70 61 74 [ ý! Duplicate
pat]

0090: 68 73 20 61 6E 64 20 43-4F 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 [ hs and COPY
]

00A0: 01 61 73 00 05 24 20 05-50 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 [ as $ P #
]

00B0: 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A-05 06 2E FD 00 02 29 33 [ š Š Z .ý
)3]

00C0: 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02-3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B [ ð 4; <D ;
EP]

00D0: 01 00 00 01 2E FD 0C 06-01 FD 21 06 01 FE 05 07 [ .ý ý!
þ ]

00E0: 20 01 74 6F 3A 00 05 46-20 08 45 06 05 09 20 20 [ to: F E
]

00F0: 01 46 32 00 21 01 20 70-6F 69 6E 74 20 20 00 08 [ F2 ! point
]

0100: 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05-06 0C FE 00 02 1F 28 00 [ š Š Z þ
(]

0110: 3C 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34-3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B [ < )3 ð 4;
<D ;]

0120: 02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01-0C FE 43 06 01 FD 21 01 [ EP þC
ý!]

0130: 43 4F 50 59 49 4E 47 3A-20 00 20 05 45 20 21 01 [ COPYING: E
!]

0140: 20 20 00 05 05 20 01 74-6F 3A 20 00 20 05 45 20 [ to:
E]

0150: 21 01 20 20 00 05 45 20-08 38 05 06 0A FD 00 02 [ ! E 8
ý ]

0160: 45 50 1B 01 00 00 03 0A-FD 45 0A FE 45 01 FF 43 [ EP ýE þE
ÿC]

0170: 06 01 FD 21 01 4D 4F 56-45 20 00 08 A3 06 02 3A [ ý! MOVE £
:]

0180: 05 46 20 05 50 20 08 23-06 05 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 [ F P #
š ]

0190: 8A 05 08 5A 05 06 0C FD-00 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34 [ Š Z ý )3
ð 4]

01A0: 3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B-02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01 [ ; <D ; EP
]

01B0: 0C FD 0C 06 01 FD 21 01-4D 4F 56 45 20 00 08 8F [ ý ý! MOVE
]

01C0: 06 01 61 73 00 05 38 20-05 50 20 08 23 06 05 0A [ as 8 P #
]

01D0: 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08-5A 05 06 1A FD 00 02 29 [ š Š Z ý
)]

01E0: 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C-02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 [ 3 ð 4; <D ;
EP]

01F0: 1B 01 00 00 01 1A FD 32-06 01 FD 21 01 44 75 70 [ ý2 ý!
Dup]


1 - Partition table entry = 1 << UNKOWN >>
01CE: 73 73 20 61 6E 79 20 6B-65 79 20 77 68 65 6E 20 [ ss any key
when]

ST HH CS CC ID hh cs cc START-SEC NUMBER-SEC
+0 73 STATUS: Unknown
+1 73 20 61 START CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 061h-73h-20h (97-115-32)
+4 6E PARTITION ID: UNKOWN
+5 79 20 6B END CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 06Bh-79h-20h (107-121-32)
+8 77207965 START SECTOR: 1998616933
+C 206E6568 NUMBER OF SECTORS: 544105832

1-1 UNKOWN Boot Record (0061h-73h-20h)
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 3A 05 46-20 05 50 20 08 23 06 05 [ : F P
# ]

0010: 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05-08 5A 05 06 0C FD 00 02 [ š Š Z
ý ]

0020: 29 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D-1C 02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 [ )3 ð 4; <D
; E]

0030: 50 1B 01 00 00 01 0C FD-40 06 01 FD 21 01 43 4F [ P ý@ ý!
CO]

0040: 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 01-61 73 00 05 38 20 05 50 [ PY as 8
P]

0050: 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 08-9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05 [ # š Š
Z]

0060: 06 1A FD 00 02 29 33 02-F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02 3C [ ý )3 ð 4;
<]

0070: 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B 01-00 00 01 1A FD 0C 06 01 [ D ; EP ý
]

0080: FD 21 01 44 75 70 6C 69-63 61 74 65 20 70 61 74 [ ý! Duplicate
pat]

0090: 68 73 20 61 6E 64 20 43-4F 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 [ hs and COPY
]

00A0: 01 61 73 00 05 24 20 05-50 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 [ as $ P #
]

00B0: 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A-05 06 2E FD 00 02 29 33 [ š Š Z .ý
)3]

00C0: 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02-3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B [ ð 4; <D ;
EP]

00D0: 01 00 00 01 2E FD 0C 06-01 FD 21 06 01 FE 05 07 [ .ý ý!
þ ]

00E0: 20 01 74 6F 3A 00 05 46-20 08 45 06 05 09 20 20 [ to: F E
]

00F0: 01 46 32 00 21 01 20 70-6F 69 6E 74 20 20 00 08 [ F2 ! point
]

0100: 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05-06 0C FE 00 02 1F 28 00 [ š Š Z þ
(]

0110: 3C 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34-3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B [ < )3 ð 4;
<D ;]

0120: 02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01-0C FE 43 06 01 FD 21 01 [ EP þC
ý!]

0130: 43 4F 50 59 49 4E 47 3A-20 00 20 05 45 20 21 01 [ COPYING: E
!]

0140: 20 20 00 05 05 20 01 74-6F 3A 20 00 20 05 45 20 [ to:
E]

0150: 21 01 20 20 00 05 45 20-08 38 05 06 0A FD 00 02 [ ! E 8
ý ]

0160: 45 50 1B 01 00 00 03 0A-FD 45 0A FE 45 01 FF 43 [ EP ýE þE
ÿC]

0170: 06 01 FD 21 01 4D 4F 56-45 20 00 08 A3 06 02 3A [ ý! MOVE £
:]

0180: 05 46 20 05 50 20 08 23-06 05 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 [ F P #
š ]

0190: 8A 05 08 5A 05 06 0C FD-00 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34 [ Š Z ý )3
ð 4]

01A0: 3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B-02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01 [ ; <D ; EP
]

01B0: 0C FD 0C 06 01 FD 21 01-4D 4F 56 45 20 00 08 8F [ ý ý! MOVE
]

01C0: 06 01 61 73 00 05 38 20-05 50 20 08 23 06 05 0A [ as 8 P #
]

01D0: 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08-5A 05 06 1A FD 00 02 29 [ š Š Z ý
)]

01E0: 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C-02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 [ 3 ð 4; <D ;
EP]

01F0: 1B 01 00 00 01 1A FD 32-06 01 FD 21 01 44 75 70 [ ý2 ý!
Dup]


1 - Partition table entry = 2 << UNKOWN >>
01DE: 72 65 61 64 79 0D 0A 00-49 4F 20 20 20 20 20 20 [ ready IO
]

ST HH CS CC ID hh cs cc START-SEC NUMBER-SEC
+0 72 STATUS: Unknown
+1 65 61 64 START CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 164h-65h-21h (356-101-33)
+4 79 PARTITION ID: UNKOWN
+5 0D 0A 00 END CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 000h-0Dh-0Ah (0-13-10)
+8 20204F49 START SECTOR: 538988361
+C 20202020 NUMBER OF SECTORS: 538976288

1-2 UNKOWN Boot Record (0164h-65h-21h)
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 3A 05 46-20 05 50 20 08 23 06 05 [ : F P
# ]

0010: 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05-08 5A 05 06 0C FD 00 02 [ š Š Z
ý ]

0020: 29 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D-1C 02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 [ )3 ð 4; <D
; E]

0030: 50 1B 01 00 00 01 0C FD-40 06 01 FD 21 01 43 4F [ P ý@ ý!
CO]

0040: 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 01-61 73 00 05 38 20 05 50 [ PY as 8
P]

0050: 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 08-9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05 [ # š Š
Z]

0060: 06 1A FD 00 02 29 33 02-F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02 3C [ ý )3 ð 4;
<]

0070: 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B 01-00 00 01 1A FD 0C 06 01 [ D ; EP ý
]

0080: FD 21 01 44 75 70 6C 69-63 61 74 65 20 70 61 74 [ ý! Duplicate
pat]

0090: 68 73 20 61 6E 64 20 43-4F 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 [ hs and COPY
]

00A0: 01 61 73 00 05 24 20 05-50 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 [ as $ P #
]

00B0: 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A-05 06 2E FD 00 02 29 33 [ š Š Z .ý
)3]

00C0: 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02-3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B [ ð 4; <D ;
EP]

00D0: 01 00 00 01 2E FD 0C 06-01 FD 21 06 01 FE 05 07 [ .ý ý!
þ ]

00E0: 20 01 74 6F 3A 00 05 46-20 08 45 06 05 09 20 20 [ to: F E
]

00F0: 01 46 32 00 21 01 20 70-6F 69 6E 74 20 20 00 08 [ F2 ! point
]

0100: 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05-06 0C FE 00 02 1F 28 00 [ š Š Z þ
(]

0110: 3C 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34-3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B [ < )3 ð 4;
<D ;]

0120: 02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01-0C FE 43 06 01 FD 21 01 [ EP þC
ý!]

0130: 43 4F 50 59 49 4E 47 3A-20 00 20 05 45 20 21 01 [ COPYING: E
!]

0140: 20 20 00 05 05 20 01 74-6F 3A 20 00 20 05 45 20 [ to:
E]

0150: 21 01 20 20 00 05 45 20-08 38 05 06 0A FD 00 02 [ ! E 8
ý ]

0160: 45 50 1B 01 00 00 03 0A-FD 45 0A FE 45 01 FF 43 [ EP ýE þE
ÿC]

0170: 06 01 FD 21 01 4D 4F 56-45 20 00 08 A3 06 02 3A [ ý! MOVE £
:]

0180: 05 46 20 05 50 20 08 23-06 05 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 [ F P #
š ]

0190: 8A 05 08 5A 05 06 0C FD-00 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34 [ Š Z ý )3
ð 4]

01A0: 3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B-02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01 [ ; <D ; EP
]

01B0: 0C FD 0C 06 01 FD 21 01-4D 4F 56 45 20 00 08 8F [ ý ý! MOVE
]

01C0: 06 01 61 73 00 05 38 20-05 50 20 08 23 06 05 0A [ as 8 P #
]

01D0: 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08-5A 05 06 1A FD 00 02 29 [ š Š Z ý
)]

01E0: 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C-02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 [ 3 ð 4; <D ;
EP]

01F0: 1B 01 00 00 01 1A FD 32-06 01 FD 21 01 44 75 70 [ ý2 ý!
Dup]


1 - Partition table entry = 3 << UNKOWN >>
01EE: 53 59 53 4D 53 44 4F 53-20 20 20 53 59 53 00 00 [ SYSMSDOS
SYS ]

ST HH CS CC ID hh cs cc START-SEC NUMBER-SEC
+0 53 STATUS: Unknown
+1 59 53 4D START CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 14Dh-59h-13h (333-89-19)
+4 53 PARTITION ID: UNKOWN
+5 44 4F 53 END CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 153h-44h-0Fh (339-68-15)
+8 53202020 START SECTOR: 1394614304
+C 00005359 NUMBER OF SECTORS: 21337

1-3 UNKOWN Boot Record (014Dh-59h-13h)
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 3A 05 46-20 05 50 20 08 23 06 05 [ : F P
# ]

0010: 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05-08 5A 05 06 0C FD 00 02 [ š Š Z
ý ]

0020: 29 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D-1C 02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 [ )3 ð 4; <D
; E]

0030: 50 1B 01 00 00 01 0C FD-40 06 01 FD 21 01 43 4F [ P ý@ ý!
CO]

0040: 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 01-61 73 00 05 38 20 05 50 [ PY as 8
P]

0050: 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 08-9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05 [ # š Š
Z]

0060: 06 1A FD 00 02 29 33 02-F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02 3C [ ý )3 ð 4;
<]

0070: 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B 01-00 00 01 1A FD 0C 06 01 [ D ; EP ý
]

0080: FD 21 01 44 75 70 6C 69-63 61 74 65 20 70 61 74 [ ý! Duplicate
pat]

0090: 68 73 20 61 6E 64 20 43-4F 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 [ hs and COPY
]

00A0: 01 61 73 00 05 24 20 05-50 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 [ as $ P #
]

00B0: 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A-05 06 2E FD 00 02 29 33 [ š Š Z .ý
)3]

00C0: 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02-3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B [ ð 4; <D ;
EP]

00D0: 01 00 00 01 2E FD 0C 06-01 FD 21 06 01 FE 05 07 [ .ý ý!
þ ]

00E0: 20 01 74 6F 3A 00 05 46-20 08 45 06 05 09 20 20 [ to: F E
]

00F0: 01 46 32 00 21 01 20 70-6F 69 6E 74 20 20 00 08 [ F2 ! point
]

0100: 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05-06 0C FE 00 02 1F 28 00 [ š Š Z þ
(]

0110: 3C 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34-3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B [ < )3 ð 4;
<D ;]

0120: 02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01-0C FE 43 06 01 FD 21 01 [ EP þC
ý!]

0130: 43 4F 50 59 49 4E 47 3A-20 00 20 05 45 20 21 01 [ COPYING: E
!]

0140: 20 20 00 05 05 20 01 74-6F 3A 20 00 20 05 45 20 [ to:
E]

0150: 21 01 20 20 00 05 45 20-08 38 05 06 0A FD 00 02 [ ! E 8
ý ]

0160: 45 50 1B 01 00 00 03 0A-FD 45 0A FE 45 01 FF 43 [ EP ýE þE
ÿC]

0170: 06 01 FD 21 01 4D 4F 56-45 20 00 08 A3 06 02 3A [ ý! MOVE £
:]

0180: 05 46 20 05 50 20 08 23-06 05 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 [ F P #
š ]

0190: 8A 05 08 5A 05 06 0C FD-00 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34 [ Š Z ý )3
ð 4]

01A0: 3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B-02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01 [ ; <D ; EP
]

01B0: 0C FD 0C 06 01 FD 21 01-4D 4F 56 45 20 00 08 8F [ ý ý! MOVE
]

01C0: 06 01 61 73 00 05 38 20-05 50 20 08 23 06 05 0A [ as 8 P #
]

01D0: 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08-5A 05 06 1A FD 00 02 29 [ š Š Z ý
)]

01E0: 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C-02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 [ 3 ð 4; <D ;
EP]

01F0: 1B 01 00 00 01 1A FD 32-06 01 FD 21 01 44 75 70 [ ý2 ý!
Dup]

MBRS008 Geometry Unmatched. Assuming Head Counts = 62.
MBRS009 Geometry Unmatched. Assuming Number of Sector = 23.
MBRS010 Number of Blocks re-calculated. Blocks = 42FE0(12256l)

[ PARTITION MAP ]

START END
CCC-HH-SS CCC-HH-SS START BLOCKS
========= ========= ======== ========
1-0 : 170-52-25 165-61-23 646E6120 65727020 UNKOWN
MBRS012 START HEAD is usually 0x00 or 0x01.
MBRS013 START SECT should be 0x01.
1-1 : 061-73-20 06B-79-20 77207965 206E6568 UNKOWN
MBRS012 START HEAD is usually 0x00 or 0x01.
MBRS013 START SECT should be 0x01.
MBRS014 END HEAD should be 61.
MBRS015 END SECT should be 23.
1-2 : 164-65-21 000-0D-0A 20204F49 20202020 UNKOWN
MBRS012 START HEAD is usually 0x00 or 0x01.
MBRS013 START SECT should be 0x01.
MBRS014 END HEAD should be 61.
MBRS015 END SECT should be 23.
1-3 : 14D-59-13 153-44-0F 53202020 00005359 UNKOWN
MBRS012 START HEAD is usually 0x00 or 0x01.
MBRS013 START SECT should be 0x01.
MBRS014 END HEAD should be 61.
MBRS015 END SECT should be 23.

[ PARTITION MAP - LBA ]

ABSOLUTE PART-TABLE
START END START BLOCKS
======== ======== ======== ========
1-0 : 646E6120 C9E0D13F 646E6120 65727020 UNKOWN
1-1 : 77207965 978EDECC 77207965 206E6568 UNKOWN
1-2 : 20204F49 40406F68 20204F49 20202020 UNKOWN
1-3 : 53202020 53207378 53202020 00005359 UNKOWN

[ FREE SPACE ]

Primary : 00000023 - 00042FDF






What are the components of EZ BIOS?
EZ-BIOS MBR - Resides at LBA (Logical Block Address) 0 on the hard
drive. LBA 0 is Cylinder- Head-Sector Address 0-0-1. This code replaces
the normal MBR and is loaded and executed by the system BIOS instead of
the normal MBR. The EZ-BIOS MBR loads and executes the Int13 handler
first and then the Regular MBR, both described below. Int13 Handler -
Resides at LBA 2 through 16 on the hard drive. This code, which is
loaded and executed by the EZ-BIOS MBR, is divided into two parts. There
is a non-resident portion that initializes the drives and hooks Int13,
and a resident portion that handles the Int13 requests. The resident
portion occupies the top 5k of lower memory, just below the VGA frame
buffer, starting at 635k.
Regular MBR - Resides at LBA 1 on the hard drive. This code, which is
loaded and executed by the EZ-BIOS MBR, is a clone of a regular
DOS/Windows MBR. If there appears to be an existing MBR on a drive when
EZ-BIOS is installed, that MBR may be moved to LBA 1 instead of
installing this generic one. The function of this code is to locate,
load and execute the DBR (DOS Boot Record) of the active partition.
6 What is the boot sequence of the EZ BIOS components?
1. The system BIOS uses it’s own Int13 to load and execute LBA 0 of
device 80h, which is usually the boot drive in a system. That sector
contains the EZ-BIOS MBR. 2. The EZ-BIOS MBR uses the system BIOS Int13
to load and call the code in LBA 2 through 16, which is the EZ-BIOS
Int13 handler. The resident portion starts at 635k and the
initialization portion is below that. The memory location in the ROM
BIOS data area that contains the number of kilobytes of conventional
memory installed is decremented by 5k, which effectively protects the
memory from being overwritten by the OS. 3. After the Int13 handler is
initialized, EZ-BIOS is controlling the drive and the system BIOS is no
longer used. Execution is returned to the EZ-BIOS MBR, still resident in
lower memory, which then loads the Regular MBR in LBA 1 and jumps to it.
4. At this point the normal boot sequence proceeds with the Regular MBR
loading the DBR, which loads IO.SYS and then loads COMMAND.COM and off
we go.

 

[Jan Alter]

Go to the Western Digital site and download their diagnostic tool. Use it to
"low level format" the disk by writing 0's to the drive and you should be
back to virgin.

--
Jan Alter
(e-mail address removed)
or
(e-mail address removed)12.pa.us

Come on, I know there's some smarty pants out there who can tell me what
this ez-drive overlay did to a drive I never used it on. The same
program that surreptitiously modified the boot sectors and partitions on
this drive will not not recognize the drive, so cannot use it to
deinstall. Following the partinfo and mbrscan information is ez-drive's
now defunct software companies explaination of just how they f*cked up
so many drives. Oh yeah, is it impossible to get this drive back to the
original state. It boots, but only if I hit control escape from a floppy
boot diskette (dos5). WD clones cannot answer the question and want to
send me to Maxtor, even though it was THEIR program that f*cked up the
drive. From a defunct software company that they "no longer support".


PARTINFO 1.09
Copyright (C) 1996-2003, TeraByte Unlimited. All rights reserved.

Run date: 09/17/2005 13:17

====================================================================
MBR Partition Information (HD0):
+====+====+=============+====+=============+===========+===========+
| 0: | 80 | 0 1 1 | 6 | 521 31 63 | 63 | 1052289 |
| 1: | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2: | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3: | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
+====+====+=============+====+=============+===========+===========+
BOOT SECTOR INFORMATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
------ File System ID: 0x6 LBA: 63 Total Sectors: 1052289 ID: 0x1
Jump: EB 3C 90
OEM Name: MSDOS5.0
Bytes Per Sec: 512
Sec Per Clust: 32
Res Sectors: 1
Num FATs: 2
Root Dir Ents: 512
Sectors: 0
Media: 0xF8
Secs Per FAT: 129
Sec Per Track: 63
Heads: 32
Hidden Secs: 63
Huge Sectors: 1052289
Drive Num: 0x80
Res: 0x0
Sig: 0x29
Vol ID: 0x285214DF
Volume Label: NO NAME
FS Type: FAT16
Boot Flag: 0xAA55
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
------


MBRSCAN V1.1 Copyright (C) 1995,1999 by Nobumichi Kozawa
Non-LBA mode
DRV:00 CC=0050h(80), HH=02h(2), SS=12h(18), BLKS=B40h(2880)

1 - Master Boot Record (0000h-00h-01h)
0000: EB 3C 90 4D 53 44 4F 53-35 2E 30 00 02 01 01 00 [ ë<MSDOS5.0
]

0010: 02 E0 00 40 0B F0 09 00-12 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 [ à @ ð
]

0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 D4-12 20 3C 4E 4F 20 4E 41 [ )Ô <NO
NA]

0030: 4D 45 20 20 20 20 46 41-54 31 32 20 20 20 FA 33 [ ME FAT12
ú3]

0040: C0 8E D0 BC 00 7C 16 07-BB 78 00 36 C5 37 1E 56 [ ÀZм | »x
6Å7 V]

0050: 16 53 BF 3E 7C B9 0B 00-FC F3 A4 06 1F C6 45 FE [ S¿>|¹ üó¤
ÆEþ]

0060: 0F 8B 0E 18 7C 88 4D F9-89 47 02 C7 07 3E 7C FB [ < |^Mù?G Ç

|û]

0070: CD 13 72 79 33 C0 39 06-13 7C 74 08 8B 0E 13 7C [ Í ry3À9 |t <
|]

0080: 89 0E 20 7C A0 10 7C F7-26 16 7C 03 06 1C 7C 13 [ ? | |÷& |
|]

0090: 16 1E 7C 03 06 0E 7C 83-D2 00 A3 50 7C 89 16 52 [ | |fÒ
£P|? R]

00A0: 7C A3 49 7C 89 16 4B 7C-B8 20 00 F7 26 11 7C 8B [ |£I|? K|¸ ÷&
|<]

00B0: 1E 0B 7C 03 C3 48 F7 F3-01 06 49 7C 83 16 4B 7C [ | ÃH÷ó I|f
K|]

00C0: 00 BB 00 05 8B 16 52 7C-A1 50 7C E8 92 00 72 1D [ » < R|¡P|è'
r]

00D0: B0 01 E8 AC 00 72 16 8B-FB B9 0B 00 BE E6 7D F3 [ ° è¬ r <û¹
¾æ}ó]

00E0: A6 75 0A 8D 7F 20 B9 0B-00 F3 A6 74 18 BE 9E 7D [ ¦u  ¹ ó¦t
¾z}]

00F0: E8 5F 00 33 C0 CD 16 5E-1F 8F 04 8F 44 02 CD 19 [ è_ 3ÀÍ ^ D
Í]

0100: 58 58 58 EB E8 8B 47 1A-48 48 8A 1E 0D 7C 32 FF [ XXXëè > |2ÿ]

0110: F7 E3 03 06 49 7C 13 16-4B 7C BB 00 07 B9 03 00 [ ÷ã I| K|»
¹ ]

0120: 50 52 51 E8 3A 00 72 D8-B0 01 E8 54 00 59 5A 58 [ PRQè: rØ° èT
YZX]

0130: 72 BB 05 01 00 83 D2 00-03 1E 0B 7C E2 E2 8A 2E [ r» fÒ
|ââS.]

0140: 15 7C 8A 16 24 7C 8B 1E-49 7C A1 4B 7C EA 00 00 [ |S $|<
I|¡K|ê ]

0150: 70 00 AC 0A C0 74 29 B4-0E BB 07 00 CD 10 EB F2 [ p ¬ Àt)´ » Í
ëò]

0160: 3B 16 18 7C 73 19 F7 36-18 7C FE C2 88 16 4F 7C [ ; |s ÷6 |þÂ^
O|]

0170: 33 D2 F7 36 1A 7C 88 16-25 7C A3 4D 7C F8 C3 F9 [ 3Ò÷6 |^
%|£M|øÃù]

0180: C3 B4 02 8B 16 4D 7C B1-06 D2 E6 0A 36 4F 7C 8B [ ô < M|± Òæ
6O|<]

0190: CA 86 E9 8A 16 24 7C 8A-36 25 7C CD 13 C3 0D 0A [ Ê?éS $|S6%|Í
à ]

01A0: 4E 6F 6E 2D 53 79 73 74-65 6D 20 64 69 73 6B 20 [ Non-System
disk]

01B0: 6F 72 20 64 69 73 6B 20-65 72 72 6F 72 0D 0A 52 [ or disk error
R]

01C0: 65 70 6C 61 63 65 20 61-6E 64 20 70 72 65 73 73 [ eplace and
press]

01D0: 20 61 6E 79 20 6B 65 79-20 77 68 65 6E 20 72 65 [ any key when
re]

01E0: 61 64 79 0D 0A 00 49 4F-20 20 20 20 20 20 53 59 [ ady IO
SY]

01F0: 53 4D 53 44 4F 53 20 20-20 53 59 53 00 00 55 AA [ SMSDOS SYS
Uª]


1 - Partition table entry = 0 << UNKOWN >>
01BE: 0A 52 65 70 6C 61 63 65-20 61 6E 64 20 70 72 65 [ Replace and
pre]

ST HH CS CC ID hh cs cc START-SEC NUMBER-SEC
+0 0A STATUS: Unknown
+1 52 65 70 START CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 170h-52h-25h (368-82-37)
+4 6C PARTITION ID: UNKOWN
+5 61 63 65 END CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 165h-61h-23h (357-97-35)
+8 646E6120 START SECTOR: 1684955424
+C 65727020 NUMBER OF SECTORS: 1701998624

1-0 UNKOWN Boot Record (0170h-52h-25h)
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 3A 05 46-20 05 50 20 08 23 06 05 [ : F P
# ]

0010: 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05-08 5A 05 06 0C FD 00 02 [ s S Z
ý ]

0020: 29 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D-1C 02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 [ )3 ð 4; <D
; E]

0030: 50 1B 01 00 00 01 0C FD-40 06 01 FD 21 01 43 4F [ P ý@ ý!
CO]

0040: 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 01-61 73 00 05 38 20 05 50 [ PY as 8
P]

0050: 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 08-9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05 [ # s S
Z]

0060: 06 1A FD 00 02 29 33 02-F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02 3C [ ý )3 ð 4;
<]

0070: 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B 01-00 00 01 1A FD 0C 06 01 [ D ; EP ý
]

0080: FD 21 01 44 75 70 6C 69-63 61 74 65 20 70 61 74 [ ý! Duplicate
pat]

0090: 68 73 20 61 6E 64 20 43-4F 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 [ hs and COPY
]

00A0: 01 61 73 00 05 24 20 05-50 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 [ as $ P #
]

00B0: 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A-05 06 2E FD 00 02 29 33 [ s S Z .ý
)3]

00C0: 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02-3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B [ ð 4; <D ;
EP]

00D0: 01 00 00 01 2E FD 0C 06-01 FD 21 06 01 FE 05 07 [ .ý ý!
þ ]

00E0: 20 01 74 6F 3A 00 05 46-20 08 45 06 05 09 20 20 [ to: F E
]

00F0: 01 46 32 00 21 01 20 70-6F 69 6E 74 20 20 00 08 [ F2 ! point
]

0100: 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05-06 0C FE 00 02 1F 28 00 [ s S Z þ
(]

0110: 3C 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34-3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B [ < )3 ð 4;
<D ;]

0120: 02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01-0C FE 43 06 01 FD 21 01 [ EP þC
ý!]

0130: 43 4F 50 59 49 4E 47 3A-20 00 20 05 45 20 21 01 [ COPYING: E
!]

0140: 20 20 00 05 05 20 01 74-6F 3A 20 00 20 05 45 20 [ to:
E]

0150: 21 01 20 20 00 05 45 20-08 38 05 06 0A FD 00 02 [ ! E 8
ý ]

0160: 45 50 1B 01 00 00 03 0A-FD 45 0A FE 45 01 FF 43 [ EP ýE þE
ÿC]

0170: 06 01 FD 21 01 4D 4F 56-45 20 00 08 A3 06 02 3A [ ý! MOVE £
:]

0180: 05 46 20 05 50 20 08 23-06 05 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 [ F P #
s ]

0190: 8A 05 08 5A 05 06 0C FD-00 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34 [ S Z ý )3
ð 4]

01A0: 3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B-02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01 [ ; <D ; EP
]

01B0: 0C FD 0C 06 01 FD 21 01-4D 4F 56 45 20 00 08 8F [ ý ý! MOVE
]

01C0: 06 01 61 73 00 05 38 20-05 50 20 08 23 06 05 0A [ as 8 P #
]

01D0: 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08-5A 05 06 1A FD 00 02 29 [ s S Z ý
)]

01E0: 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C-02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 [ 3 ð 4; <D ;
EP]

01F0: 1B 01 00 00 01 1A FD 32-06 01 FD 21 01 44 75 70 [ ý2 ý!
Dup]


1 - Partition table entry = 1 << UNKOWN >>
01CE: 73 73 20 61 6E 79 20 6B-65 79 20 77 68 65 6E 20 [ ss any key
when]

ST HH CS CC ID hh cs cc START-SEC NUMBER-SEC
+0 73 STATUS: Unknown
+1 73 20 61 START CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 061h-73h-20h (97-115-32)
+4 6E PARTITION ID: UNKOWN
+5 79 20 6B END CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 06Bh-79h-20h (107-121-32)
+8 77207965 START SECTOR: 1998616933
+C 206E6568 NUMBER OF SECTORS: 544105832

1-1 UNKOWN Boot Record (0061h-73h-20h)
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 3A 05 46-20 05 50 20 08 23 06 05 [ : F P
# ]

0010: 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05-08 5A 05 06 0C FD 00 02 [ s S Z
ý ]

0020: 29 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D-1C 02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 [ )3 ð 4; <D
; E]

0030: 50 1B 01 00 00 01 0C FD-40 06 01 FD 21 01 43 4F [ P ý@ ý!
CO]

0040: 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 01-61 73 00 05 38 20 05 50 [ PY as 8
P]

0050: 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 08-9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05 [ # s S
Z]

0060: 06 1A FD 00 02 29 33 02-F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02 3C [ ý )3 ð 4;
<]

0070: 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B 01-00 00 01 1A FD 0C 06 01 [ D ; EP ý
]

0080: FD 21 01 44 75 70 6C 69-63 61 74 65 20 70 61 74 [ ý! Duplicate
pat]

0090: 68 73 20 61 6E 64 20 43-4F 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 [ hs and COPY
]

00A0: 01 61 73 00 05 24 20 05-50 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 [ as $ P #
]

00B0: 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A-05 06 2E FD 00 02 29 33 [ s S Z .ý
)3]

00C0: 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02-3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B [ ð 4; <D ;
EP]

00D0: 01 00 00 01 2E FD 0C 06-01 FD 21 06 01 FE 05 07 [ .ý ý!
þ ]

00E0: 20 01 74 6F 3A 00 05 46-20 08 45 06 05 09 20 20 [ to: F E
]

00F0: 01 46 32 00 21 01 20 70-6F 69 6E 74 20 20 00 08 [ F2 ! point
]

0100: 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05-06 0C FE 00 02 1F 28 00 [ s S Z þ
(]

0110: 3C 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34-3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B [ < )3 ð 4;
<D ;]

0120: 02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01-0C FE 43 06 01 FD 21 01 [ EP þC
ý!]

0130: 43 4F 50 59 49 4E 47 3A-20 00 20 05 45 20 21 01 [ COPYING: E
!]

0140: 20 20 00 05 05 20 01 74-6F 3A 20 00 20 05 45 20 [ to:
E]

0150: 21 01 20 20 00 05 45 20-08 38 05 06 0A FD 00 02 [ ! E 8
ý ]

0160: 45 50 1B 01 00 00 03 0A-FD 45 0A FE 45 01 FF 43 [ EP ýE þE
ÿC]

0170: 06 01 FD 21 01 4D 4F 56-45 20 00 08 A3 06 02 3A [ ý! MOVE £
:]

0180: 05 46 20 05 50 20 08 23-06 05 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 [ F P #
s ]

0190: 8A 05 08 5A 05 06 0C FD-00 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34 [ S Z ý )3
ð 4]

01A0: 3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B-02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01 [ ; <D ; EP
]

01B0: 0C FD 0C 06 01 FD 21 01-4D 4F 56 45 20 00 08 8F [ ý ý! MOVE
]

01C0: 06 01 61 73 00 05 38 20-05 50 20 08 23 06 05 0A [ as 8 P #
]

01D0: 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08-5A 05 06 1A FD 00 02 29 [ s S Z ý
)]

01E0: 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C-02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 [ 3 ð 4; <D ;
EP]

01F0: 1B 01 00 00 01 1A FD 32-06 01 FD 21 01 44 75 70 [ ý2 ý!
Dup]


1 - Partition table entry = 2 << UNKOWN >>
01DE: 72 65 61 64 79 0D 0A 00-49 4F 20 20 20 20 20 20 [ ready IO
]

ST HH CS CC ID hh cs cc START-SEC NUMBER-SEC
+0 72 STATUS: Unknown
+1 65 61 64 START CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 164h-65h-21h (356-101-33)
+4 79 PARTITION ID: UNKOWN
+5 0D 0A 00 END CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 000h-0Dh-0Ah (0-13-10)
+8 20204F49 START SECTOR: 538988361
+C 20202020 NUMBER OF SECTORS: 538976288

1-2 UNKOWN Boot Record (0164h-65h-21h)
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 3A 05 46-20 05 50 20 08 23 06 05 [ : F P
# ]

0010: 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05-08 5A 05 06 0C FD 00 02 [ s S Z
ý ]

0020: 29 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D-1C 02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 [ )3 ð 4; <D
; E]

0030: 50 1B 01 00 00 01 0C FD-40 06 01 FD 21 01 43 4F [ P ý@ ý!
CO]

0040: 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 01-61 73 00 05 38 20 05 50 [ PY as 8
P]

0050: 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 08-9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05 [ # s S
Z]

0060: 06 1A FD 00 02 29 33 02-F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02 3C [ ý )3 ð 4;
<]

0070: 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B 01-00 00 01 1A FD 0C 06 01 [ D ; EP ý
]

0080: FD 21 01 44 75 70 6C 69-63 61 74 65 20 70 61 74 [ ý! Duplicate
pat]

0090: 68 73 20 61 6E 64 20 43-4F 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 [ hs and COPY
]

00A0: 01 61 73 00 05 24 20 05-50 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 [ as $ P #
]

00B0: 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A-05 06 2E FD 00 02 29 33 [ s S Z .ý
)3]

00C0: 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02-3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B [ ð 4; <D ;
EP]

00D0: 01 00 00 01 2E FD 0C 06-01 FD 21 06 01 FE 05 07 [ .ý ý!
þ ]

00E0: 20 01 74 6F 3A 00 05 46-20 08 45 06 05 09 20 20 [ to: F E
]

00F0: 01 46 32 00 21 01 20 70-6F 69 6E 74 20 20 00 08 [ F2 ! point
]

0100: 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05-06 0C FE 00 02 1F 28 00 [ s S Z þ
(]

0110: 3C 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34-3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B [ < )3 ð 4;
<D ;]

0120: 02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01-0C FE 43 06 01 FD 21 01 [ EP þC
ý!]

0130: 43 4F 50 59 49 4E 47 3A-20 00 20 05 45 20 21 01 [ COPYING: E
!]

0140: 20 20 00 05 05 20 01 74-6F 3A 20 00 20 05 45 20 [ to:
E]

0150: 21 01 20 20 00 05 45 20-08 38 05 06 0A FD 00 02 [ ! E 8
ý ]

0160: 45 50 1B 01 00 00 03 0A-FD 45 0A FE 45 01 FF 43 [ EP ýE þE
ÿC]

0170: 06 01 FD 21 01 4D 4F 56-45 20 00 08 A3 06 02 3A [ ý! MOVE £
:]

0180: 05 46 20 05 50 20 08 23-06 05 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 [ F P #
s ]

0190: 8A 05 08 5A 05 06 0C FD-00 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34 [ S Z ý )3
ð 4]

01A0: 3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B-02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01 [ ; <D ; EP
]

01B0: 0C FD 0C 06 01 FD 21 01-4D 4F 56 45 20 00 08 8F [ ý ý! MOVE
]

01C0: 06 01 61 73 00 05 38 20-05 50 20 08 23 06 05 0A [ as 8 P #
]

01D0: 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08-5A 05 06 1A FD 00 02 29 [ s S Z ý
)]

01E0: 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C-02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 [ 3 ð 4; <D ;
EP]

01F0: 1B 01 00 00 01 1A FD 32-06 01 FD 21 01 44 75 70 [ ý2 ý!
Dup]


1 - Partition table entry = 3 << UNKOWN >>
01EE: 53 59 53 4D 53 44 4F 53-20 20 20 53 59 53 00 00 [ SYSMSDOS
SYS ]

ST HH CS CC ID hh cs cc START-SEC NUMBER-SEC
+0 53 STATUS: Unknown
+1 59 53 4D START CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 14Dh-59h-13h (333-89-19)
+4 53 PARTITION ID: UNKOWN
+5 44 4F 53 END CYL-HEAD-SECTOR: 153h-44h-0Fh (339-68-15)
+8 53202020 START SECTOR: 1394614304
+C 00005359 NUMBER OF SECTORS: 21337

1-3 UNKOWN Boot Record (014Dh-59h-13h)
0000: 00 00 00 00 02 3A 05 46-20 05 50 20 08 23 06 05 [ : F P
# ]

0010: 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05-08 5A 05 06 0C FD 00 02 [ s S Z
ý ]

0020: 29 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D-1C 02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 [ )3 ð 4; <D
; E]

0030: 50 1B 01 00 00 01 0C FD-40 06 01 FD 21 01 43 4F [ P ý@ ý!
CO]

0040: 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 01-61 73 00 05 38 20 05 50 [ PY as 8
P]

0050: 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 08-9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05 [ # s S
Z]

0060: 06 1A FD 00 02 29 33 02-F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02 3C [ ý )3 ð 4;
<]

0070: 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B 01-00 00 01 1A FD 0C 06 01 [ D ; EP ý
]

0080: FD 21 01 44 75 70 6C 69-63 61 74 65 20 70 61 74 [ ý! Duplicate
pat]

0090: 68 73 20 61 6E 64 20 43-4F 50 59 20 00 08 8F 06 [ hs and COPY
]

00A0: 01 61 73 00 05 24 20 05-50 20 08 23 06 05 0A 20 [ as $ P #
]

00B0: 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A-05 06 2E FD 00 02 29 33 [ s S Z .ý
)3]

00C0: 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C 02-3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 1B [ ð 4; <D ;
EP]

00D0: 01 00 00 01 2E FD 0C 06-01 FD 21 06 01 FE 05 07 [ .ý ý!
þ ]

00E0: 20 01 74 6F 3A 00 05 46-20 08 45 06 05 09 20 20 [ to: F E
]

00F0: 01 46 32 00 21 01 20 70-6F 69 6E 74 20 20 00 08 [ F2 ! point
]

0100: 9A 05 08 8A 05 08 5A 05-06 0C FE 00 02 1F 28 00 [ s S Z þ
(]

0110: 3C 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34-3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B [ < )3 ð 4;
<D ;]

0120: 02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01-0C FE 43 06 01 FD 21 01 [ EP þC
ý!]

0130: 43 4F 50 59 49 4E 47 3A-20 00 20 05 45 20 21 01 [ COPYING: E
!]

0140: 20 20 00 05 05 20 01 74-6F 3A 20 00 20 05 45 20 [ to:
E]

0150: 21 01 20 20 00 05 45 20-08 38 05 06 0A FD 00 02 [ ! E 8
ý ]

0160: 45 50 1B 01 00 00 03 0A-FD 45 0A FE 45 01 FF 43 [ EP ýE þE
ÿC]

0170: 06 01 FD 21 01 4D 4F 56-45 20 00 08 A3 06 02 3A [ ý! MOVE £
:]

0180: 05 46 20 05 50 20 08 23-06 05 0A 20 08 9A 05 08 [ F P #
s ]

0190: 8A 05 08 5A 05 06 0C FD-00 02 29 33 02 F0 02 34 [ S Z ý )3
ð 4]

01A0: 3B 0D 1C 02 3C 44 00 3B-02 45 50 1B 01 00 00 01 [ ; <D ; EP
]

01B0: 0C FD 0C 06 01 FD 21 01-4D 4F 56 45 20 00 08 8F [ ý ý! MOVE
]

01C0: 06 01 61 73 00 05 38 20-05 50 20 08 23 06 05 0A [ as 8 P #
]

01D0: 20 08 9A 05 08 8A 05 08-5A 05 06 1A FD 00 02 29 [ s S Z ý
)]

01E0: 33 02 F0 02 34 3B 0D 1C-02 3C 44 00 3B 02 45 50 [ 3 ð 4; <D ;
EP]

01F0: 1B 01 00 00 01 1A FD 32-06 01 FD 21 01 44 75 70 [ ý2 ý!
Dup]

MBRS008 Geometry Unmatched. Assuming Head Counts = 62.
MBRS009 Geometry Unmatched. Assuming Number of Sector = 23.
MBRS010 Number of Blocks re-calculated. Blocks = 42FE0(12256l)

[ PARTITION MAP ]

START END
CCC-HH-SS CCC-HH-SS START BLOCKS
========= ========= ======== ========
1-0 : 170-52-25 165-61-23 646E6120 65727020 UNKOWN
MBRS012 START HEAD is usually 0x00 or 0x01.
MBRS013 START SECT should be 0x01.
1-1 : 061-73-20 06B-79-20 77207965 206E6568 UNKOWN
MBRS012 START HEAD is usually 0x00 or 0x01.
MBRS013 START SECT should be 0x01.
MBRS014 END HEAD should be 61.
MBRS015 END SECT should be 23.
1-2 : 164-65-21 000-0D-0A 20204F49 20202020 UNKOWN
MBRS012 START HEAD is usually 0x00 or 0x01.
MBRS013 START SECT should be 0x01.
MBRS014 END HEAD should be 61.
MBRS015 END SECT should be 23.
1-3 : 14D-59-13 153-44-0F 53202020 00005359 UNKOWN
MBRS012 START HEAD is usually 0x00 or 0x01.
MBRS013 START SECT should be 0x01.
MBRS014 END HEAD should be 61.
MBRS015 END SECT should be 23.

[ PARTITION MAP - LBA ]

ABSOLUTE PART-TABLE
START END START BLOCKS
======== ======== ======== ========
1-0 : 646E6120 C9E0D13F 646E6120 65727020 UNKOWN
1-1 : 77207965 978EDECC 77207965 206E6568 UNKOWN
1-2 : 20204F49 40406F68 20204F49 20202020 UNKOWN
1-3 : 53202020 53207378 53202020 00005359 UNKOWN

[ FREE SPACE ]

Primary : 00000023 - 00042FDF






What are the components of EZ BIOS?
EZ-BIOS MBR - Resides at LBA (Logical Block Address) 0 on the hard
drive. LBA 0 is Cylinder- Head-Sector Address 0-0-1. This code replaces
the normal MBR and is loaded and executed by the system BIOS instead of
the normal MBR. The EZ-BIOS MBR loads and executes the Int13 handler
first and then the Regular MBR, both described below. Int13 Handler -
Resides at LBA 2 through 16 on the hard drive. This code, which is
loaded and executed by the EZ-BIOS MBR, is divided into two parts. There
is a non-resident portion that initializes the drives and hooks Int13,
and a resident portion that handles the Int13 requests. The resident
portion occupies the top 5k of lower memory, just below the VGA frame
buffer, starting at 635k.
Regular MBR - Resides at LBA 1 on the hard drive. This code, which is
loaded and executed by the EZ-BIOS MBR, is a clone of a regular
DOS/Windows MBR. If there appears to be an existing MBR on a drive when
EZ-BIOS is installed, that MBR may be moved to LBA 1 instead of
installing this generic one. The function of this code is to locate,
load and execute the DBR (DOS Boot Record) of the active partition.
6 What is the boot sequence of the EZ BIOS components?
1. The system BIOS uses it's own Int13 to load and execute LBA 0 of
device 80h, which is usually the boot drive in a system. That sector
contains the EZ-BIOS MBR. 2. The EZ-BIOS MBR uses the system BIOS Int13
to load and call the code in LBA 2 through 16, which is the EZ-BIOS
Int13 handler. The resident portion starts at 635k and the
initialization portion is below that. The memory location in the ROM
BIOS data area that contains the number of kilobytes of conventional
memory installed is decremented by 5k, which effectively protects the
memory from being overwritten by the OS. 3. After the Int13 handler is
initialized, EZ-BIOS is controlling the drive and the system BIOS is no
longer used. Execution is returned to the EZ-BIOS MBR, still resident in
lower memory, which then loads the Regular MBR in LBA 1 and jumps to it.
4. At this point the normal boot sequence proceeds with the Regular MBR
loading the DBR, which loads IO.SYS and then loads COMMAND.COM and off
we go.

 

[fillindablank]

I'm sorry, I guess I forgot to mention that I already know of this
option, but I am trying to avoid having to reinstall the os and
programs as I'm giving this machine to some child. So I need a way
to recover the drive without zeroing it out and that is why I
posted the partition/boot sector information in the OP.

 

[Grinder]

I'm sorry, I guess I forgot to mention that I already know of this
option, but I am trying to avoid having to reinstall the os and
programs as I'm giving this machine to some child. So I need a way
to recover the drive without zeroing it out and that is why I
posted the partition/boot sector information in the OP.

You can use fdisk to force a re-write of the master boot record, but
only at your own risk.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q69013/

 

[Michael Cecil]

I'm sorry, I guess I forgot to mention that I already know of this
option, but I am trying to avoid having to reinstall the os and
programs as I'm giving this machine to some child. So I need a way
to recover the drive without zeroing it out and that is why I
posted the partition/boot sector information in the OP.

Did you ever try the official way to remove EZ-Drive using an EZ-Drive
diskette?

 

[tod]

You are going to have to reinstall the OS and the programs,
after wiping the hard drive.

 

[fillindablank]

The original ezbios diskette which contained ez-drive from WD and
was used on an 8gb drive, NOT on the slave to which is installed
itself, without any action on my part, does not recognize the
500MB drive and give an error something like error reading
absolute addr 0. This diskette has an ezbios removal function but
it will not load because it does not recognize the drive. So, we
have a WD program that installed itself on a disk it was never
used on (similar to another report from a fellow wherein WD ez
overlay ruined his boot drive which he never used it on) and now
will not recognize the same drive it altered. WD clones refuse to
take responsibility for this and are no help, since they cannot
read the part/MBR readout data I gave them.

 

[Greg]

Did you get this problem resolved. It sounds like a problem I am having
with Western Digital Lifeguard.

 

[nobody]

Did you get this problem resolved. It sounds like a problem I am
having with Western Digital Lifeguard.

No. After their sh*t software screwed up a drive it was never used on
and they could/would not help, they had the nerve to try to send me a
coupon fo r a discount on a WD drive. I told them to shove it and that
my next drive would be seagate. Drive still boots, but u have to hit
cntrl-escape after a long delay to do it. Decided it was too
problematical to try to use a disk editor on it and would probably make
things worse. They severed relations with the company that wrote this
crap overlay program ez-drive. And they discontinued support for the
program as well. That's the last WD drive I will buy. Besides found a
review from a data recovery firm that did a statistical analysis of all
the bad drives they get and WD ranked the bottom of the list in terms of
reliability.