Ok so I have a Maxtor 300gig harddrive that has somehow become damaged. When I go to recover files using "Get Data Back for NTFS" it will give me a message saying "Bad sector blah, do you wish to continue?" If i click yes then the computer will shut down shortly thereafter. This happens whether I'm just trying to scan the disk, recover the files directly from the disk, and create an image of the disk.
I'm using Windows XP Pro
Any ideas on how to get my files back? Thanks for your input.
Will
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The computer will only shut down when it's running a scan of the HD, trying to straight up recover the files, or creating an image of the disk.
C:\Documents and Settings\Will>
I type:
C:\Documents and Settings\Will> e:
To access my messed up drive. This message appears:
C:\Documents and Settings\Will> e:
Data error <cyclic redundancy check>.
Whenever my computer boots up it attempts to run a chkdsk for the drive to "Check for Consistency." This takes hours and results in failure haha. I forget the message it gives me but the computer will generally restart.
I'll try Spinrite in the meantime.
Burned a bootable iso of Spinrite, set up my BIOS boot sequence. During start up the computer will say "Boot from CD..." And then it automatically says "Starting CalderaDOS" but will then promptly restart. So spinrite isn't working.
For some humour, during this process my computer has installed a nonexistent floppy drive, and an additional (nonexistent) CD Drive.
I might just bring the harddrive into the shop...but damn that's like saying it's defeated me
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