If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Drive not readable in XP after crash, fine in DOS
Here's my deal, which is so laden with unlucky coincidences it's kind
of amusing. My basic setup: KT7A-RAID (not using RAID though) Primary: 40 GB Western Digital drive (FAT32, 6 partitions) Slave: 20 GB Maxtor drive (FAT32, 1 partition) After a crash today, the D: (Maxtor) isn't recognized under Win XP. I receive "The disk in Drive D is not formatted. Do you want to format now?" when I try to access it. I initially thought it might be an issue with the BIOS (which is up-to-date) or the VIA chipset (I already have a wacky problem due to an incompatibility with my generation of Western Digital drives). However, I was able to boot to DOS (the D: used to be a Win98 system drive, and I can still get to the command prompt). I found that all of the folders are still accessible. Unfortunately, I can't run any utilities to check the disk -- Windows XP's scandisk doesn't recognize the drive as having a valid file system. And my floppy drive bit the dust, so I can't use Maxblast, Norton, etc. I assume it's a Windows problem at this point. But, due to a low disk space warning on a partition on my primary drive, I cleared some "obsolete" files on XP's recommendations. Turns out those obsolete files were probably my system restore points, because when I looked, there weren't any! I manually create them on a pretty regular basis, so there should have been something there. Any ideas on how to fix this problem, short of reinstalling XP? The worst part is, I planned on building a new PC in 2-3 weeks anyway, because I've got to replace half the hardware anyway (plus I'm sick of the VIA issues and want to switch chipsets). Thanks in advance for your advice. |
Ads |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|