right now im on my sony vaio desktop trying to restore the computer with the restore cds...the problem is is that i keep getting a error message saying unknown error found..and i need all my data that was on partition D...i was just trying to restore partition C...so i know that all my data thats on partition D is still there..can someone help me please and is there something i can do to get my data back that was on partition D...
2007-03-28 15:53:00 · 8 answers · asked by 98transam 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
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2007-03-28 16:01:16 · answer #1 · answered by Christian Soldier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another possible solution (to at least get access to files from your desktop) would be to use a Linux LiveCD. That might get you read-only access to the files on your D: drive. Getting the files off that computer and onto the laptop might be more tedious (via floppy) or tricky (file sharing) unless you have a decently sized FAT32 formatted drive. (Say a Flash drive or maybe a USB harddrive.)
A BartPE CD might also be useful in the same way, though without the Linux learning curve and with full read/write access. (It can create a CD with a very basic bootable Windows environment. Good enough to get a command prompt and try to copy files off the D: drive. Of course, again you'd need somewhere to copy them to.)
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
I've got one of these that I've used on occasion to get a bootable command line so I can run checkdisk and fix errors on a drive that won't boot. Also used one once to backup files from a computer's C: drive to it's D: drive on a system so messed up it wouldn't boot safe mode.
Something just occured to me. If that D: partition/drive wasn't there when you first got the system, maybe that's confusing the restore CD? If it's a second harddrive you might try disconnecting it and just using the original harddrive.
2007-03-28 23:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by EdrickV 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get a new hard drive for the desktop. Install it as the primary drive and put your old drive in as a secondary. You can then do the restore to the new drive and retrieve the files from the old drive.
2007-03-28 23:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by Kanuk Komputers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is YES. You can use external 3.5inch casing that can connect to the USB port on your laptop from computer store. Just ask casing for harddisk.
2007-03-28 23:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by Net Crawler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a USB hard drive enclosure. Mount the drive in it, plug it into your laptop, and you will be able to see all of your data.
2007-03-28 22:57:52 · answer #5 · answered by dogpoop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No... it is 3.5" format whereas a notebook hard drive is 2.5" format.
I suggest you get a 3.5" external USB enclosure & connect the drive to the notebooks USB port.
examples:
http://www.nextag.com/usb-enclosure/search-html
regards,
Philip T
2007-03-28 23:00:06 · answer #6 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'll need an adapter curcuit board(cheaper alternative) to plug to to your pc's h/drive(3.5") to usb to your l/top, then once you've backup your data, reformat it using youur l/top, an easier way is to backup your data by copying to a cd if your pc had a cd burner(if that still works)
2007-03-28 23:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by Dreamweaver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you buy an external case and put it in that
2007-03-28 22:56:11 · answer #8 · answered by THEguy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋