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I went to sleep one night and left my computer on.
I have 2 drives... 1 for the OS and the other for storage.
I woke up and my computer screen said that it had to check the file system
for my d drive.
It was frozen on this screen... it said that the disk needs to be checked
for consistency.
After the 3rd step where it says security descriptor verification completed
it never goes any where...
If I restart the computer with the D drive plugged in, it defaults to this
screen and will not move on.

This d drive had a ton of information on it... Any suggestions to fix it?
If its plugged in, it simply defaults to that screen and freezes up.

PLEASE HELP!
Thanks...
if you want to email me at (e-mail address removed) that would be great!
Thanks!
 
I went to sleep one night and left my computer on.
I have 2 drives... 1 for the OS and the other for storage.
I woke up and my computer screen said that it had to check the file system
for my d drive.
It was frozen on this screen... it said that the disk needs to be checked
for consistency.
After the 3rd step where it says security descriptor verification completed
it never goes any where...
If I restart the computer with the D drive plugged in, it defaults to this
screen and will not move on.

This d drive had a ton of information on it... Any suggestions to fix it?
If its plugged in, it simply defaults to that screen and freezes up.

PLEASE HELP!
Thanks...
if you want to email me at (e-mail address removed) that would be great!
Thanks!
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Plug it back in, and start up in the Safe Mode.
From a command prompt, type "chkdsk /f)

It will tell you that it will schedule it on the next boot.

Reboot normally and see if chkdsk fixes it.

If that's what it's already doing, check here:

Check Disk starts every time Win XP starts
Scroll down to 82. Disable or Enable Check Disk Upon Boot
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Chkdsk Runs Each Time That You Start Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316506

Chkdsk.exe or Autochk.exe starts when you try to shut down or restart your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831426

CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963
 
Unk said:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 22:31:01 -0700, Joel Pettigrew <Joel

great! Thanks!

Plug it back in, and start up in the Safe Mode.
From a command prompt, type "chkdsk /f)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=160963
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(snip)

Actually, running Chkdsk on the drive with the data is not a good idea.
If Chkdsk finds file system errors, it will fix them without any regard
for whether that will destroy the data or not.

If data retrieval is of prime importance:

1. If this data is for a business and you want to take *no* chances
regardless of expense, put the drive in an anti-static bag and contact
a professional data recovery company. I like DriveSavers
(www.drivesavers.com), but there are others such as Ontrack and Seagate
Data Recovery. Most data recovery firms are fairly expensive, with
recovery starting at around $500 and going up. Only you can determine
the value of your data.

2. If you don't want to go the #1 route above, run a drive diagnostic
utility (which you will get from the hard drive mftr.'s website) on the
drive in question. Do a thorough test. If the drive fails any of the
physical tests, it will need to be replaced.

3. If the drive passes the physical tests, you can try slaving it in
another machine and copying the data off that way. If you are unable to
do this from within Windows, there is data recovery software available
that might be able to retrieve your files. Then you'll need to
determine what hardware problems exist on the original machine so you
can correct them.

Malke
 
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