Maxtor 100GB-failed- possible to recover?

[Dave_s]

Yesterday on my XP pc, the 100 GB Maxtor HDD (made in 2003) suddenly
began required many accesses to do a simple display directory. Over a
very few minutes the drive went from instant response to 10-20 seconds
of clicking to do same dir list. Then while trying to list files, gave
message "Drive F not formated" but I could see 3 other logical drives.
Then drive disappeared from MY Computer. Then reappeared as 4
unformatted logic drives.

Did the drive have a corruption in FAT or MBR or?
Can it be reformatted and work again?

WIN XP is asking me if I want to reformat this drive.

The drive was a FAT32 but I was storing some NTFS files there from win
XP. All those files seemed OK.

I welcome any advise.

Dave_s

 

[Rod Speed]

Yesterday on my XP pc, the 100 GB Maxtor HDD (made in 2003) suddenly began
required many accesses to do a simple display directory. Over a very few
minutes the drive went from instant response to 10-20 seconds of clicking to
do same dir list. Then while trying to list files, gave message "Drive F not
formated" but I could see 3 other logical drives. Then drive disappeared from
MY Computer. Then reappeared as 4 unformatted logic drives.

Did the drive have a corruption in FAT or MBR or?

The system has got a hardware problem that is
stopping it from reading what is on the drive properly.

Can it be reformatted and work again?

Depending on what has failed, you might be able to put
the drive in another system and read it properly, or if the
drive itself has failed, it may well be time to replace it.

WIN XP is asking me if I want to reformat this drive.

Dont do that.

The drive was a FAT32 but I was storing some NTFS files there from win XP.

That statement makes no sense.

All those files seemed OK.

I welcome any advise.

Get someone to work out what has failed and replace that.

 

[wemaole]

I had a similar problem, I stuffed around for a day or so trying to get
my files back and realised I was only making it worse. I bit the bullet
and bought http://www.easeus.com that did the trick. It worked.
Recovered almost everything.

 

[helpdisc]

If it is recognized it is wery mycj possibile
It is not wise to learn recovery on your own hdd
Nikol

 

[Joep]

I had a similar problem, I stuffed around for a day or so trying to get
my files back and realised I was only making it worse. I bit the bullet
and bought http://www.easeus.com that did the trick. It worked.
Recovered almost everything.

Do not trust the above advise. It is a spambot.

 

[Dave_s]

The system has got a hardware problem that is
stopping it from reading what is on the drive properly.

Drive that became unreadable was in an external USB
box. I removed that drive from USB box and attached same drive to
Primary IDE channel as a slave on the same XP system. Tested the drive
with MAXTOR POWERMAX 4.21 diagnostics and drive passed.
Now, on same system, I can see all 4 logical drives and the files. My
guess is the IDE to USB bridge ckts in the USB box failed. This USB box
allows gthe drive to run very hot and I was indexing the drive at fail time.

Thanks for your help. Dave _s

 

[Arno Wagner]

Drive that became unreadable was in an external USB
box. I removed that drive from USB box and attached same drive to
Primary IDE channel as a slave on the same XP system. Tested the drive
with MAXTOR POWERMAX 4.21 diagnostics and drive passed.
Now, on same system, I can see all 4 logical drives and the files. My
guess is the IDE to USB bridge ckts in the USB box failed. This USB box
allows gthe drive to run very hot and I was indexing the drive at fail time.

Thanks for your help. Dave _s

What can I say? Heat kills. Mechanics as well as electronics.
Though well designed electonics can stand more heat than
HDD mechanics can.

Arno

 

[helpdisc]

Your drive is not 100Gb it is more or less.
But Iassume thet it is Diamond Max9
So it has a problem with mehanic.
If it is still recognised the only whay is to make a sector sector
copy with 0 replayes on bad blocks , if u do not do that quick the
hda will break even more.
HelpDisc

 

[Dave_s]

Dave_s wrote:

More current info about that 100 GB MAXTOR DRIVE that suddenly
says all four 30GB logical drives, ful of file, are UNFORMATTED. I know
the drives are loaded with files.

The drive failed while in a USB external drive box.

I reinstalled the drive on PRI IDE channel as a slave, DVD writer is
master opn same channel.
Ran full scan using MAXTOR POWERMAX diagnostics on entire drive.
Test result is PASSED with NO ERROR CODES.

One the IDE PRIMARY controller as a slave, XP insists
the drives still are unformatted.

I will not format these drives.

Is this INVISIBLE files a common problem?
Is the drive still reliable?

The problem seems to be within the MAXTOR HDD.

Suggestions please.

Thanks, Dave _s

 

[Rod Speed]

Dave_s <[email protected]> wrote

More current info about that 100 GB MAXTOR DRIVE that suddenly says all four
30GB logical drives, ful of file, are UNFORMATTED. I know the drives are
loaded with files.

The drive failed while in a USB external drive box.

I reinstalled the drive on PRI IDE channel as a slave, DVD writer is master
opn same channel.

Ran full scan using MAXTOR POWERMAX diagnostics on entire drive.
Test result is PASSED with NO ERROR CODES.

All that means is that there is no hardware problem or
that its intermittent and not currently being seen or that
there is some problem with the bridge in the USB box.

One the IDE PRIMARY controller as a slave, XP insists the drives still are
unformatted.

Normally because the basic data structures
have been damaged, particularly the MBR etc.

I will not format these drives.

Is this INVISIBLE files a common problem?

Its not that uncommon.

Is the drive still reliable?

Impossible to say with the information available, its
not possible to say whether it was purely a software
problem that corrupted the MBR etc or whether its
an intermittent hardware problem that did that or
some problem with the bridge in the USB box.

The problem seems to be within the MAXTOR HDD.

The visible corruption, anyway. Its a different issue what
produced that corruption of the basic data structures.

Suggestions please.

I'd ghost the entire physical drive at the sector level and
then see what the recovery programs can make of the
clone. I like easy recovery pro, but it isnt free.

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

Do not trust the above advise.

It is a spambot.

That was previously. Now he is just a troll and not even hiding it.

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

Your drive is not 100Gb it is more or less.
But Iassume thet it is Diamond Max9
So it has a problem with mehanic.
If it is still recognised the only whay is to make a sector sector
copy with 0 replayes on bad blocks , if u do not do that quick the
hda will break even more.

HelpDisc

The people these companies hire these days.
Shock, Horror.

 

[Odie Ferrous]

Your drive is not 100Gb it is more or less.
But Iassume thet it is Diamond Max9
So it has a problem with mehanic.
If it is still recognised the only whay is to make a sector sector
copy with 0 replayes on bad blocks , if u do not do that quick the
hda will break even more.
HelpDisc

Garbage.


Odie

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

Garbage.

Professional jealousy. Obviously he 'knows' lots more than you do.
I'll bet he can even clone drives, something, by your own admission,
you couldn't manage.

 

[Odie Ferrous]

Professional jealousy. Obviously he 'knows' lots more than you do.
I'll bet he can even clone drives, something, by your own admission,
you couldn't manage.

My "garbage" comment was to the "if u do not do that quick the hda will
break even more"

Better stop eating those dairy products, Folkert - they obviously
disagree with you.


Odie

 

[helpdisc]

Folkert Rienstrawrote

Your drive is not 100Gb it is more or less
But Iassume thet it is Diamond Max
So it has a problem with mehanic
If it is still recognised the only whay is to make a sector secto
copy with 0 replayes on bad blocks , if u do not do that quick th
hda will break even more

HelpDis

The people these companies hire these days.
Shock, Horror.[/quote:5267af7d5c

You must be a very smart one you have comment on everyone "dude"
maybe is better to shut your pie hole and try to give this poor sou
some good advice if you are so smart, and if you aren't go on som
childrens playgraund and play over there "dude"!!