-=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
- From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:11:40 -0700
If my memory still serves a little there should be a scanlog file on the
root drive. A file below all the folders on C:\
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 6:27 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
> yeah.........i guess........it came with the pc.
>
> I did a restore.........still hear click click............so undid restore
> then tried again
> to do a scan of C and this time told me it would have to do it with next
> reboot,
> so rebooted and it did a scan and when i got back from eating dinner was
> finished,
> but this time definitely took longer and did a scan
> correctly..........where
> would i
> find the results of a scan of my C drive on here?
>
> Sandy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 7:16 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>
>
>> Sandy, the clicking sound is usually associated with a bad hard drive???
>> A new computer........... is that drive new too?
>>
>> ------------
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 4:04 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>
>>
>>> ok, i'm getting kinda nervous here. a few hrs ago my pc started making
>>> this
>>> click, click sound
>>> when i reboot and it wasn't doing that before! at first i thought it
>>> was
>>> the external since it's so
>>> loud, so i turned that off and it's still making that sound.
>>>
>>> ok, i first made a data cd from the .iso file on my desktop. i rebooted
>>> and
>>> it did nothing!
>>> so i thought well maybe my burning software doesn't do iso's so i opened
>>> it
>>> up went into
>>> help and found out how to make a "bootable" cd. did that and rebooted
>>> and
>>> what happened
>>> then was it said "attemptimg to boot from CD Rom" and then my pc started
>>> beeping like crazy!
>>> what the heck is happening?? the beeping stopped for just maybe 2
>>> seconds
>>> and started again
>>> and i got the CD out of the CD/DVD player really quick....but it kept
>>> beeping so I just had
>>> to manually turn the pc off..........scared the crap out of me!
>>>
>>> And again my pc goes click, click real fast while booting back
>>> up.............crap! and a brand new pc
>>> too :-( ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, it scared me so I decided to do a scan on the C Drive and it
>>> looked
>>> like it was progressing
>>> just fine..........was doing it really fast compared to what I'm used
>>> to.........in a matter of maybe 6
>>> minutes or so the progress bar was full and I'm just thinking this is
>>> fantastic that it can do this so
>>> quickly when suddenly up pops an error saying windows is unable to
>>> complete
>>> the scan??????
>>> What the crap is going on? Help!
>>>
>>> Sandy
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 6:27 PM
>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes, remove the CD or you'll boot back into Super Fdisk again.
>>>>
>>>> The interface is so simple even I can understand it.
>>>> A large window showing the attached drives and a couple of tool bars at
>>>> the
>>>> top.
>>>> All very intuitive and easy to follow.
>>>> The toolbars are similar to Windows Explorer........... nothing
>>>> confusing.
>>>> When you hit File/Exit at the top you'll be dropped back to the A:\
>>>> prompt.............. black screen, flickering A prompt.
>>>> Just remove the CD and hit your reset button and you're off and
>>>> running.
>>>> That's a big drive on a USB connection so if it will format it's going
>>>> to
>>>> take quite awhile........ patience is the keyword!
>>>>
>>>> -------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 2:56 PM
>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> ok Roger...........question!
>>>>>
>>>>> IF the drive shows up using super fdisk and i
>>>>> format it, do i take out the super fdisk CD
>>>>> before i reboot?
>>>>>
>>>>> i have no idea what this program looks
>>>>> like so i'm nervous about using it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sandy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 4:33 PM
>>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> OK Sandy,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you're ready we can start this little spearmint!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You have the CD with Super Fdisk on it.
>>>>>> It should be bootable (mine burned that way anyway)
>>>>>> Your machine has to be set to boot to a CD first in the order of boot
>>>>>> options. That seems to be the default order anymore so you should be
>>>>>> good
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> go.
>>>>>> Now,
>>>>>> insert the CD and reboot
>>>>>> You should be booted directly into Super Fdisk
>>>>>> THE BIG QUESTION.............
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does your external drive show up as one of the installed drives in
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> machine????????????
>>>>>> If not we get to go to plan B or C or D
>>>>>> If the drive is there and you're sure it's the external we can
>>>>>> attempt
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> format the drive and thus clean it of those files.
>>>>>> To Format......
>>>>>> Highlight the drive in the window...........
>>>>>> From the menu at the top select Format
>>>>>> You should get a warning that it will wipe out all the data, etc. and
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> then proceed with the format.
>>>>>> When it finishes go to the menu again and File/Exit
>>>>>> Reboot and we're done!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Plan B
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If Super Fdisk doesn't work then maybe MoveOnBoot will remove the
>>>>>> immobile
>>>>>> files so you can format from within Windows?
>>>>>> I sent the link for MOB, the freeware version works fine. If you
>>>>>> don't
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> it I can round it up again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Plan C is the remove the drive from the external enclosure and
>>>>>> connect
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> temporarily directly to your internal hard disk controller?
>>>>>> New machine, have to open the case.......... warranty problems, lots
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> work??????????
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Plan D is to keep Gman busy this weekend with a low level format.
>>>>>> Personnally I think he's a saadist or masochist and enjoys that type
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> activity??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do you say?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've got to leave in about twenty minutes to go pick up some meds but
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> won't be gone long>
>>>>>> Whenever you're ready!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 11:47 AM
>>>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ok...............first I should say that GMan deleted everything
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>> be deleted from within windows explorer and once he disabled the
>>>>>>> restore
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> it the only things that were left were 1) a file called Found.000,
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> shows
>>>>>>> up as a folder that is lighter in color than folders usually are and
>>>>>>> 2)
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> "recycled" icon.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm unable to delete or open either one of these.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I right click on the drive letter and hit properties, but don't see
>>>>>>> anything
>>>>>>> about a "compress files option". So far the only place I've seen
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> when I was trying to format it......on the first window that opens
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> place to tick or not tick that option.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm running XP Pro sp 2...........the only difference is that this
>>>>>>> pc
>>>>>>> did
>>>>>>> not come with an "Office" application on it. Comp USA is the only
>>>>>>> store
>>>>>>> that still has a pcs with XP on them and this one is a "business"
>>>>>>> model
>>>>>>> (It's extremely quiet and cool - has 2 fans). I'm constantly
>>>>>>> thinking
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> turned off because I can't hear anything, lol. The salesman said
>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>> left
>>>>>>> off an office application to leave it up to the buyer as to whether
>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>> wanted one or which one they wanted. I think they were just being
>>>>>>> cheap,
>>>>>>> lolololol.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sandy
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:47 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- GMan/Roger
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Great Sandy!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now that we have a tool to git where we ain't let's figure out
>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>> is.
>>>>>>>> From Windows Explorer can you open that external drive and see the
>>>>>>>> installed
>>>>>>>> files?
>>>>>>>> If you can see the list of files on the drive can you tell if any
>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>> compressed? Compressed files have the file names in a different
>>>>>>>> color.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now, if you have the drive open and you can see files.....Right
>>>>>>>> click
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> drive letter, open the Properties, and make sure the compress files
>>>>>>>> option
>>>>>>>> is NOT ticked.
>>>>>>>> can you highlight each file name and hit the Delete button?
>>>>>>>> Individual files would be easiest since then you could tell if the
>>>>>>>> file
>>>>>>>> won't delete.
>>>>>>>> Any file that won't delete.......... can you double click on it and
>>>>>>>> open
>>>>>>>> it?
>>>>>>>> then delete?
>>>>>>>> If we can remove the files by deleting then we won't have to play
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> mickey
>>>>>>>> mouse games with the DOS app.
>>>>>>>> OK
>>>>>>>> let me know.........
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----------
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:09 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- GMan/Roger
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ok, I've made the CD and if you can tell me in baby steps how/what
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>> game. But I don't know anything about DOS so i don't know if
>>>>>>>>> that's
>>>>>>>>> necessary or not.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sandy in Fla.
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