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chkdsk stuck at 0% in stage 4
Using Win XP SP2 plus updates. I have two internal hard drives. My data drive
is a SATA wd800 and I am using the entire disk as drive F. I started having BSODs so I scheduled chkdsk to run. After reboot, it ran fine on the root disk (partition C and 2nd partition D), and starts okay on F, but when it gets to 'verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)', it never starts, it is stuck at 0%. The disk activity light is solid (no flickering), and I don't hear any activity either. I have left it in this state for over an hour a couple of times with no success in getting it to start. Is it normal for chkdsk to take this long before starting? I didn't take this long for the other file systems, but the other disk is an IDE ATA drive, and this one is an SATA drive. Any thoughts on what I should do? |
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chkdsk stuck at 0% in stage 4
If anything a SATA disk is faster than an IDE/ATA disk, so that is not the
problem. By mentioning "stage 4 of 5" I assume that you requested a CHKDSK F: /R. The "/R" option not only checks files, but also all free space on the partition. The running time is approximately proportional to the size of the free-space on the partition. However, I have checked 100 Gig partitions, and in less than an hour the progress has always been well beyond 0% for stage 4. At this point I suggest that you try running the XP recovery console from the XP CDROM (if you have one), or from the multi-floppy set that is a free download from Microsoft. The floppy set is called "setup disks": http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994 Note: You might be able to run the recovery console from a random XP CDROM or even from a Vista DVD and certainly from a Windows PE CDROM (if you can find one). Note that "repair" and "recovery console" are quite different in XP. Be sure to read these links on how to invoke the recovery console and not a repair installation at this time: http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxprcons.htm http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy33.htm (near bottom) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_rec.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 Finally, most hard drive manufactures offer free software, which tests their hard drives. These usually come as *.ISO files that you burn to CD via a program like Nero or Easy CD Creator, which support "burn form image". Do not simply drag&drop an ISO file to a CD. WD calls their tools "Data Lifeguard" and offer both CD image sand floppy images. Further, they offer it as a windows-based installer, that can be used if the basic windows setup is still usable. But, the use of the CD or floppy will eliminate XP as a possible source of problems when checking the disk. WARNING: Some manuafacture tests are "destructive". Avoid anything that sounds like "format", "erase", "partition", or worse "low-level format". "remay" wrote in message ... Using Win XP SP2 plus updates. I have two internal hard drives. My data drive is a SATA wd800 and I am using the entire disk as drive F. I started having BSODs so I scheduled chkdsk to run. After reboot, it ran fine on the root disk (partition C and 2nd partition D), and starts okay on F, but when it gets to 'verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)', it never starts, it is stuck at 0%. The disk activity light is solid (no flickering), and I don't hear any activity either. I have left it in this state for over an hour a couple of times with no success in getting it to start. Is it normal for chkdsk to take this long before starting? I didn't take this long for the other file systems, but the other disk is an IDE ATA drive, and this one is an SATA drive. Any thoughts on what I should do? |
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chkdsk stuck at 0% in stage 4
One other note on the recovery console:
If running the recovery console or similar Microsoft product, you may need to have SATA drivers on a floppy and hit F6 during the boot process to install them into memory. If the recovery console can not see any SATA disks, needing drivers is the most likely cause. These would be the same drivers you installed (if any) when you installed XP on the WD drives. These drivers come form the motherboard maker, not the drive maker. (If the PC came with XP pre-installed, then the PC maker handled the drivers for you. Note that XP has a limited support for a very few SATA controllers, so sometimes SATA will work without extra drivers.) "remay" wrote in message ... Using Win XP SP2 plus updates. I have two internal hard drives. My data drive is a SATA wd800 and I am using the entire disk as drive F. I started having BSODs so I scheduled chkdsk to run. After reboot, it ran fine on the root disk (partition C and 2nd partition D), and starts okay on F, but when it gets to 'verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)', it never starts, it is stuck at 0%. The disk activity light is solid (no flickering), and I don't hear any activity either. I have left it in this state for over an hour a couple of times with no success in getting it to start. Is it normal for chkdsk to take this long before starting? I didn't take this long for the other file systems, but the other disk is an IDE ATA drive, and this one is an SATA drive. Any thoughts on what I should do? |
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chkdsk stuck at 0% in stage 4
I assume chkdsk was done with /r. I didn't actually execute chkdsk - it was
done as a result of running Norton Disk Doctor, but I believe I did check an option to check free space. I forgot to mention the filesystem is NTFS, and it is one single filesystem for the entire disk (80 GB). The filesystem is about 86% full (~10GB free). I have since 'skipped' the chkdsk operation for F during another aborted/reboot session, and now XP is back up and running with no apparent issues, other than WinXP "found" the F hard drive again and re-installed it. chkdsk f: /c runs fine from a DOS window, but it only does the 1st 3 stages. I can use the recovery programs from my WinXP CD, but since F is not a bootable drive and strictly data, is it necessary to use the recovery programs? Before/If I do use the recovery programs, I am going to acquire a 2nd SATA internal hard drive and copy all data from the 'suspect one' to the new one, so that I have a complete backup. I have already backed up my critical data. "Bob Harris" wrote: By mentioning "stage 4 of 5" I assume that you requested a CHKDSK F: /R. At this point I suggest that you try running the XP recovery console from the XP CDROM (if you have one), |
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