Help: HDD partitions not detected (Int13...Sector not found...)

[Jay]

I have a Seagate 20GB HDD. I formatted the HDD into 3 primary
partitions (C,D,E) and 2 Logical partitions (F,G). The partitions is
in sequence as mentioned. Last few days I attached this HDD in USB HDD
casing and connected to my office PC running Windos 2000. 2 of the
partitions (D & E) was not readable by the PC and the system asking
for formatting the partition. I tried formatting the partitions (since
the data there are no more important to me) but failed. From that
point onwards, the entire HDD cannot be detected by the OS. I
reconnected it back into my PC's IDE cable but also the same, all the
5 paritions are not detected by the OS. I then tried booting from
Win98 boot disk. From DOS there, I can browse for my C drive, but not
4 other partitions. Trying to fdisk the HDD also have no use. It came
out some Int13 error saying sector not found/read error.

I think the HDD has not crashed entirely. Anybody knows how can I
recover this HDD please.

Thanks.

Regards,
Jay

 

[Rod Speed]

I have a Seagate 20GB HDD. I formatted the HDD into 3
primary partitions (C,D,E) and 2 Logical partitions (F,G).
The partitions is in sequence as mentioned. Last few days
I attached this HDD in USB HDD casing and connected
to my office PC running Windos 2000. 2 of the partitions
(D & E) was not readable by the PC and the system
asking for formatting the partition.

Presumably because you have 3 primary partitions.

I tried formatting the partitions (since the data
there are no more important to me) but failed.

Presumably because it doesnt like 3
primary partitions on one physical drive.

From that point onwards, the entire
HDD cannot be detected by the OS.

Most likely its got royally confused now.

I reconnected it back into my PC's IDE cable but also
the same, all the 5 paritions are not detected by the OS.

Presumably the partition table has
got rather comprehensively mangled.

I then tried booting from Win98 boot disk. From DOS there,
I can browse for my C drive, but not 4 other partitions.

Because it doesnt like more than one primary partition either.

Trying to fdisk the HDD also have no use. It came

out some Int13 error saying sector not found/read error.

I think the HDD has not crashed entirely. Anybody
knows how can I recover this HDD please.

With the drive still on the IDE cable, run clearhdd from the floppy.
http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/utilities/clearhdd.htm

The repartition the drive and dont put 3 primary partitions on it.

 

[Jay]

Hi, I have downloaded the Disktool and execute the Full Erase
function, it runs fine for the first few minutes (i think that was the
first primary partition) but later on it stopped because of error.
Below I appended the log file from Disktool. Please advice. Thanks.

---------- Begin Disktool log file ------------
'Main Log' created 13/07/2003 00:38:33
Found drive 0, mode=1(INT13 extended), LBA=39102336/512, size=18.6GB
Test function "Non destructive" started (0 loops)
00:40 Seek test completed
00:40 Quick read completed
Read block 8182414
Read block returned error 16 (10h)
Error: CRC of ECC data error
Drive: 80h Blocks: 39102336 Blocksize: 512
INT13 CHS: 1023/255/63
Mode: 1, status: 0, capacity: 18.6GB
Buffersize: 32768, blocks read: 0, Blocksatonce: 64
Count1: 8182414, Count2: 26880, Count3: 4887792, Count4: 4
Address Packet: 1F8D0004
Packet size: 16, Reserved: 0, BlockCount: 0
Buffer Address: 21870004, BlockNumber LO: 8182414
BlockNumber HI: 0
Buffer address64 LO: 0, address 64 HI: 0
....
Test function "Full Erase" started (1 loops)
Write block 6129088
Write block returned error 128 (80h)
Error: Drive not ready
Drive: 80h Blocks: 39102336 Blocksize: 512
INT13 CHS: 1023/255/63
Mode: 1, status: 0, capacity: 18.6GB
Buffersize: 32768, blocks read: 0, Blocksatonce: 64
Count1: 6129088, Count2: 0, Count3: 0, Count4: 64
Address Packet: 23FD0004
Packet size: 16, Reserved: 0, BlockCount: 0
Buffer Address: 27FB0004, BlockNumber LO: 6129088
BlockNumber HI: 0
Buffer address64 LO: 0, address 64 HI: 0
....
---------- End Disktool log file ------------

 

[Rod Speed]

I have downloaded the clearhdd.exe from the link you provided
and I have run the tool in my PC. Still, it is not able to fix my drive.
The tool stop with an error code 80. What other utilities you would
suggest? Thanks.

I'd run the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic
on the drive. It looks like its flakey.

 

[Jay]

I have run Seagate's disk diagnostic utility either, without any
success. It said the HDD had severe damage and asking me to return the
HDD to the manufacturer. Too bad my drive is not under warrantee
anymore.

 

[Rod Speed]

I have run Seagate's disk diagnostic utility either, without any success.
It said the HDD had severe damage and asking me to return the HDD to
the manufacturer. Too bad my drive is not under warrantee anymore.

Basically the drive has died. Time to buy a new one.

I hope you arent into necrophilia |-)