Mark L. Ferguson
March 28th 07, 02:44 AM
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Mark L. Ferguson
"CB-TX" wrote:
> Chkdsk will not run on a Thinkpad T60, and it generates no error message. It
> just ignores the dirty bit and an active /F request on startup. I know there
> is file system corruption. I've tried every remedy I can find on the net. I
> can't use recovery console because Lenovo doesn't supply a Windows CD, the
> generic windows CD I have doesn't support serial ATA so it can't see the HDD,
> and if I install Recovery Console via the copy of winnt32.exe on the hard
> drive I get a BSOD, perhaps from a conflict with Lenovo's "Hidden Protected
> Area." Here are things that DON'T solve my chkdsk problem:
> /x,
> /d and then /x,
> safe mode and /x,
> manually verifying the registry entry that triggers Autochk (the keys are
> correct),
> deactivating all antivirus and spyware,
> The machine shipped with Diskkeeper, but I un-installed it and cleared temp
> folders,
> I don't have (and never had) Spyware Doctor, ZoneAlarm, Hitman Pro, etc...
>
> I know something must be locking the disk at boot, but I can't find it.
> There is no error message or event log entry - the chkdsk failure is silent,
> which I guess you would say is a non-standard failure.
>
> Ideas?
>
> --
> CB
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Mark L. Ferguson
"CB-TX" wrote:
> Chkdsk will not run on a Thinkpad T60, and it generates no error message. It
> just ignores the dirty bit and an active /F request on startup. I know there
> is file system corruption. I've tried every remedy I can find on the net. I
> can't use recovery console because Lenovo doesn't supply a Windows CD, the
> generic windows CD I have doesn't support serial ATA so it can't see the HDD,
> and if I install Recovery Console via the copy of winnt32.exe on the hard
> drive I get a BSOD, perhaps from a conflict with Lenovo's "Hidden Protected
> Area." Here are things that DON'T solve my chkdsk problem:
> /x,
> /d and then /x,
> safe mode and /x,
> manually verifying the registry entry that triggers Autochk (the keys are
> correct),
> deactivating all antivirus and spyware,
> The machine shipped with Diskkeeper, but I un-installed it and cleared temp
> folders,
> I don't have (and never had) Spyware Doctor, ZoneAlarm, Hitman Pro, etc...
>
> I know something must be locking the disk at boot, but I can't find it.
> There is no error message or event log entry - the chkdsk failure is silent,
> which I guess you would say is a non-standard failure.
>
> Ideas?
>
> --
> CB