How is it possible to run chkdsk in read-only mode? I only know how to check
the disk under "normal" circumstances, I guess you could say.
Thanks!
"andy" wrote:
Quote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:48:01 -0700, husky86
> <husky86@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
> >During the past 2-3 months I have been waiting for the release of Service
> >Pack 1 in order that this ongoing problem may be solved. In other words, I
> >was told by my computer's manufacturer that Service Pack 1 would most
> >definitely solve this ongoing "missing hard drive" problem.
> >
> >I was able to install Service Pack 1 today. The internal 1 TB Hitachi drive
> >still did not appear. Bringing up My Computer showed only the C drive (Disk
> >1) and the external 1 TB Lacie drive (Disk 0) .
> >
> >Going back into Disk Management I found Disk 2 -- which I believe to be the
> >internal 1 TB drive -- to be unallocated. The following is a snapshot of the
> >present situation:
>
> The drive space is allocated as a primary partition. The problem is
> the file system isn't being recognized. Quote:
> >
> >http://bp2.blogger.com/_-RQq-aijzY0/...Management.jpg
> >
> >Because I know formal allocation of a drive requires formatting, I attempted
> >to allocate the drive and get it to be recognized by Vista without
> >reformatting the drive. (I assigned it its previous drive letter (X).)
> >However, this allocation attempt did not prove successful in that I'm
> >constantly told by the OS that I must format the drive before I can use it. >
> Did you try running chkdsk in read-only mode to see what problems it
> sees?
> Quote:
> >
> >Does anyone have any suggestions on this present situation?
>
> I would try running TestDisk to see what problems, if any, it sees.
> Your best bet is using a file recovery program.
> Quote:
> >
> >Again, this internal 1 Terabyte Drive has a lot of data on it that is
> >extremely valuable. I do not want to have to erase the drive if at all
> >possible.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
> >"Hueyd" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> I am having the same problem. I have a second SATA HDD (D
that I use for
> >> storage and backup. When the computer wakes up from Sleep mode it is gone.
> >> I go to system tools, and it is gone, device manager gone. The only way I
> >> get it back is to re-boot. The bios finds it just fine, then I am ok. But I
> >> can't put my computer to sleep or it will not be there when it wakes up.
> >>
> >>
> >> "husky86" wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'm running a desktop system with Windows Vista Ultimate. I have encountered
> >> > a problem that I know is being experienced by other Vista users; I'm hoping
> >> > there is a workaround.
> >> >
> >> > I have an internal 1 TB Hitachi hard drive (not the C drive). This desktop
> >> > system is only about six months old, and ever since I first acquired it I
> >> > found that this internal hard drive would go missing after putting Vista into
> >> > Sleep or Hibernation mode. Restarting the system would always enable Vista
> >> > to recognize the internal 1 TB hard drive again.
> >> >
> >> > However, about two weeks ago this temporary fix wasn't working anymore --
> >> > restarting Vista didn't enable the 1 TB internal drive to be recognized.
> >> > It's been missing ever since.
> >> >
> >> > And yet this drive is working properly according to Device Manager
> >> > (Including having the latest driver).
> >> >
> >> > Doing a Google search has produced a few other threads on the web where
> >> > Vista users are also experiencing missing hard drives. Supposedly this
> >> > situation is to be directly addressed by Microsoft with the release of
> >> > Service Pack 1. Unfortunately, I need access to my internal hard drive now,
> >> > not weeks from now when Service Pack 1 is finally released.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone know of a workaround? Any solution whatsoever... outside of
> >> > reinstalling Vista?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks! >
>