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  1. dbData

    Restoring onboard Raid array after mobo replacement

    If you have extra drives you could try creating an array identical to the one that you're having problems with. Once the new array is created successfully, power down and replace the new array with the old and see what happens. Rick The Data Recovery Resource Center http://www.iswamp.com
  2. dbData

    WD1200BB dead after a short failure in powersupply

    http://www.iswamp.com has information that may be helpful in the Data Recovery/Help Articles section. You can also search for drives or post a Want-To-Buy in the Trader section. Also look on eBay for a replacement drive. Rick The Data Recovery Resource Center http://www.iswamp.com
  3. dbData

    How can I delete files?

    If the objective is wipe all the data from the drive, Acronis Drive Cleanser might be an option. It runs from windows, so it should be able to access the external drive. Use caustion, it will wipe-out all of your data. Rick The Data Recovery Resource Center http://www.iswamp.com
  4. dbData

    How to retreive data lost by moving between HDDs??

    Try running R-Studio on the old drive. http://www.r-tt.com. The demo version will let you "see" recoverable files before you buy. Rick The Data Recovery Resource Center http://www.iswamp.com
  5. dbData

    FAT32 vs. NTFS - How to Format to FAT32?

    If you can find a Windows 98 machine and it'll recognize the hard drive, you can format it there. Rick http://www.iswamp.com
  6. dbData

    Disk drive failures 15 times what vendors say, study says

    I'm surprised it's that low! Rick http://www.iswamp.com
  7. dbData

    WD NetCenter drive swap gone bad

    It's been my experience that most network storage devices(NAS, SAN, etc) use Linux to run the disk(s). The file system is usually ext2 or ext3. Putting one of these in a Windows box and mucking with the partition will get you what you have now. I believe PTDD is intended for FAT/FAT32 and...
  8. dbData

    ghosting software question

    I've been using R-Drive Image from www.r-tt.com lately and it works great for backup. If you're just looking to backup the system including partitions, this'll do it. I use it on a RAID 1 in Win2003Server. Scheduled to do a full backup once a week. Incremental backups every day. Like anything...
  9. dbData

    Any better GUI based recovery tool

    R-studio http://www.r-tt.com Rick http://www.data-recovery-hub.com
  10. dbData

    DISK INITIALIZATION ERROR HELP

    eyec -USB drives aren't driven by the BIOS. gikuyu - Try removing the drives from the USB environment and connecting them directly to the internal IDE bus to diagnose the problem. You can use a Laptop to Desktop Adapter to accomplish the task. Information about those can be found at...
  11. dbData

    boot fr laptop using an external HD -help needed

    You can try one of the Linux distributions on CD. Knoppix is Linux based and has some good data recovery tools too. Boots from CD! Rick http://www.data-recovery-hub.com
  12. dbData

    Wipe Bootdisk

    A free utility to wipe data from a drive is available at http://www.data-recovery-hub.com/guides/software/recovery-software-profile.php?recno=7. Rick http://www.data-recovery-hub.com
  13. dbData

    What is the very best Data Recovery Software Available?

    Media Tools, R-Studio, Knoppix, WinHex. Rick http://www.data-recovery-hub.com
  14. dbData

    What is the very best Data Recovery Software Available?

    Media Tools, R-Studio, Knoppix. Rick http://www.data-recovery-hub.com
  15. dbData

    Uregent Recovery( Winhex)

    You can also try R-Studio. Rick http://www.data-recovery-hub.com
  16. dbData

    Hard disk constant accesses

    If both drives are from the same lot, it wouldn't unusual. BTW, Samsung drives are bottom of the barrel. I'm sure this will raise some flames, but buy a Seagate or a Maxtor. They last longer and tend to be more reliable. Rick http://www.data-recovery-hub.com
  17. dbData

    SATA HDD now IDE HDD doesn't show at bios

    Explore updating/flashing your BIOS. Rick http://www.data-recovery-hub.com
  18. dbData

    disaster accidentally set to ntfs and need old fat32 files

    Here's another 2 cents... First thing I'd do is image the drive(subject), sector for sector, to another drive(destination). The destination drive will need to be exactly the same size as the original in terms or heads/cylinders/sectors. Easiest way to accomplish that would be to buy another...
  19. dbData

    Corruption and Disk Writes

    I've read many articles in this forum where folks have written data to drives that have known corruption. There seems to be a misunderstanding in general about data corruption senerios and data recovery that I'd like to see clarified for the benefit of all concerned. If corruption appears to...
  20. dbData

    Corruption and Disk Writes

    I've read many articles in this forum where folks have written data to drives that have known corruption. There seems to be a misunderstanding in general about data corruption senerios and data recovery that I'd like to see clarified for the benefit of all concerned. If corruption appears to...

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