Data Recovery

[Mike Bittel]

I have a failed 60GB Maxtor Drive in Win2K Advanced. The model# is 96147U8.
Running Maxtor's PowerMax detected and repaired an error but yet I am still
not able to access the files on this NTFS partition. The data is important
to me, I found out the hard way that my backups were not running as I had
them scheduled to. I can see the drive in BIOS and see the drive from Win
2K's Computer Management but get the error "The Parameter is Incorrect" when
I try to access it from Windows Explorer. This is a secondary drive that
stores data only, no operating system. Event viewer reports that the drive
has a "Bad Block".

I donwloaded VirtualLab Data Recovery last night which analyzed the drive
and displayed the original directory/file structure. For $300 they claim
they can recover the files. Are there any tools available on the net that I
can accomplish this without paying the $300?


TIA,
-MikeB

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

See ' "Parameter is incorrect" (continued from another thread) ' thread.
It turned out to be a missing bootsector there.
Software that restores the missing bootsector from the backup bootsector
will bring the volume back to normal (in Fat32).

But since it is NTFS it may be different here.
You could try and boot a Knoppix CD if you have such laying around.

I have a failed 60GB Maxtor Drive in Win2K Advanced. The model# is 96147U8.
Running Maxtor's PowerMax detected and repaired an error but yet I am still
not able to access the files on this NTFS partition. The data is important
to me, I found out the hard way that my backups were not running as I had
them scheduled to. I can see the drive in BIOS and see the drive from Win
2K's Computer Management but get the error "The Parameter is Incorrect" when
I try to access it from Windows Explorer. This is a secondary drive that
stores data only, no operating system. Event viewer reports that the drive
has a "Bad Block".

May have been the now missing (boot or other crucial) sector.

I donwloaded VirtualLab Data Recovery last night which analyzed the drive
and displayed the original directory/file structure. For $300 they claim
they can recover the files.

Easy money for them.