-=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
- From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:28:29 -0700
Gman,
In Super Fdisk they don't use Harddisk 0...........
They start with Harddisk 1
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 3:08 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
> Sandy,
> Windows automatically assigns a Recycle Bin and that Systen Volume
> Information folder to every drive in its care. The second folder is the
> one
> that holder all of your Restore points, assuming you have the drive set to
> use that function. The folder will exist even if you don't. The stuff
> inside that folder are the files that Windows has saved using the utility,
> but you can't normally get to those files as easy as you just did. Your
> best bet is to sinply ignore tat folder and everything in it and be happy
> that you have now finally formatted it (send Roger a virtual kiss when you
> get a chance lol).
>
> You should still run a full surface scan overnight to make sure the
> platters are in good condition.
>
> Harddisk1 actually refers to the second hard drive detected by the
> utility. Your main drive, which includes both your C: & D: partitions, is
> called harddrive0. The utility is telling you that it's detecting a
> second
> partition on the external for some odd reason. Again, this just tells you
> that you REALLY need to run that full surface scan on it tonight to make
> sure it's cleaned up proper and ready for action. Resist all urges to use
> it for anything until you get past the scan, and then only if it gives you
> the 'all clear'.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandy" <sandy.rick@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 5:36 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: External HDD format-- Roger
>
>
>> yep a big HP shows............well i managed somehow to hit the space bar
>> ok, cause i finally got in there..............yah! ok, the format itself
>> was extremely quick, then it asked if I wanted to scan the surface for
>> errors and i chose yes, but after seeing that this was probably going to
>> take like a day or 2, i realized i could use my "enter" key to choose
>> cancel. I seemed to have lost the use of my mouse and didn't know what
>> to
>> do for a minute or two. i went under the "general" menu item and chose
>> "reports" and it made a file named c:\parainfo.txt and it saved to the
>> external.
>>
>> Oh another big thing! I was just Re booting with the FDisk in
>> there............not Booting.................and that seems to make a
>> difference ;-)
>>
>> Ok, went into explorer to see what that external has on it now and it
>> only
>> showed the c:\parainfo.txt file so I moved it to my desktop and tried
>> deleting it from the external and it deleted no problem, then suddenly
>> appeared the trash can and now a folder called System Volume Information
>> and
>> if you click on it you get to another folder callsed _restore{and a
>> hugeeee
>> number}, click on that folder and get another folder called RP29, click
>> on
>> that folder and you get something called change.log with some stuff in it
>> about the restore and recycle that makes no sense (to me anyway).
>>
>> I'm not able to delete either the trash bin or the new folder System
>> Volume
>> Information,but maybe that's correct?
>>
>> So at this point I don't know how to know if the external's ok or needs
>> more
>> work??
>>
>> When I was exiting the FDisk program I got an error that I don't know if
>> it's something to be worried about or what. Ok, first off, my pc came
>> with
>> #1 a C Drive and #2 a D partition that is something called "HP
>> Recovery".............so the error I got was: error: partition 2 on
>> harddisk 1 CHS start sector is 2570400. The right start sector is
>> 955771110. Do you want to correct the error? I chose no and then
>> another
>> similar error with different numbers came up and I forgot to write it
>> down,
>> but i also chose no.
>>
>> Then got the c:\ prompt and removed the CD and turned off pc, waited and
>> turned back on.
>>
>> Whew.............my shoulders are burning from being at the pc so long
>> the
>> last few days!!!!!
>>
>> Sandy in hot and humid Fla. I'm ready for winter!
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