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sudo1234
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_ 		1. September 2005 @ 21:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I was using my secondary HD about 3 minutes ago, checking an Excel document and listening to mp3s, then I restarted my PC and booted back into Windows. Now I can't access the drive. I have to get my data on that drive, its got years worth of person and work data on there.

When I try access the drive this is reported "the disk in drive D is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?" and all my links to various documents and files are broken.

I just reinstalled windows XP last night and everything was fine.
What could the problem be?


-The Drive is a Western digital PATA 160GB
-Fresh install of Windows XP (NO Service packs yet)
-P4 2.4
-512MB RAM


*EDIT*
I've checked cables
I've scanned for viruses using NOD32
I tried using knoppix, whats reported in linux "I can't find the file system"
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pcrepair
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_ 		1. September 2005 @ 22:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
put your windows disc in .....restart and boot from disc
at the options press 'r'
when you get to the 'dos' window press 1 and enter then press enter agsin
then type fixboot
that should fix your boot record and let windows read from it again
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i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
ozzy214
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_ 		1. September 2005 @ 22:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Or use partion magic. The minute it boots it will probally find an error in the second drive and offer to fix it. Click yes and you should be good. If not possibly the drive has went south. Find the manufacter site for it and it should have a utility you can run to check the drive. Or download the "the ultimate boot cd". Its free and has most drive specific programs to diagnose and test.
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