Re: partition UNACCESSALE on vista ult x64 install - HELP???

Hi,

If the chips are faulty, there's not much you are going to be able to do.
Something that works for the more hardware-inclined is to purchase another
drive of the same make/model and swap the circuit boards.

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"courtsjoe" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> hey guys recently i had trouble playing battlefield 2 due to a registry
> screw up... so i tried cleaning my registry etc and nothing happened so
> i decided to back up all my data and do a clean install of vista
> ultimate x64
>
> my 250gbb sata hdd has 2 partitions c: for OS and d: for data storage
>
> so i backed up everything i needed to d and then boot from cd to
> install os on c:
>
> ive done this many times before but this time it just wont work.
> ive tried over and over again but keep getting the same result
>
> - i tried taking the hdd out and putting into an external drive then
> formatting C: but whenever i plug it in thru USB it doesnt show up on
> MYCOMPUTER and on disk manager it comes up as DYNAMIC - i couldnt change
> it to basic because when i do it says i will loose all the data..
> so i followed an instruction online to change the partition to basic
> (program called hxd hex editor)
>
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=191006
>
> so i did that and still nothing... so i went back into the hex editor
> and changed it back to how it originally was.
>
> this is what i get whenever i try to install windows.
> also i hope to god my data on partition D hasnt been lost~!
>
> http://zarzob.orcon.net.nz/06072009346
>
> i then took it to a computer store and for 20$ they had a look - 2
> hours later they ring me and tell me that "the chipset on the
> powersupply for the hDD is faulty" and theres nothing they can do
>
> i really doubt this is true because just a few days ago i had it
> running perfectly. and even if i damaged it by taking it out of the
> computer and putting it into an external - that was after the error
> occured.
>
> any ideas?? i really just want the photos off D: everything else has
> been backed up to another 1tb external
>
>
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Not all circuit boards for disk drives of the same Make/Model are the same
since the drives may have different internal component revisions or number
of platters and the circuit boards are different to account for the internal
differences.

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> If the chips are faulty, there's not much you are going to be able to do.
> Something that works for the more hardware-inclined is to purchase another
> drive of the same make/model and swap the circuit boards.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "courtsjoe" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> hey guys recently i had trouble playing battlefield 2 due to a registry
>> screw up... so i tried cleaning my registry etc and nothing happened so
>> i decided to back up all my data and do a clean install of vista
>> ultimate x64
>>
>> my 250gbb sata hdd has 2 partitions c: for OS and d: for data storage
>>
>> so i backed up everything i needed to d and then boot from cd to
>> install os on c:
>>
>> ive done this many times before but this time it just wont work.
>> ive tried over and over again but keep getting the same result
>>
>> - i tried taking the hdd out and putting into an external drive then
>> formatting C: but whenever i plug it in thru USB it doesnt show up on
>> MYCOMPUTER and on disk manager it comes up as DYNAMIC - i couldnt change
>> it to basic because when i do it says i will loose all the data..
>> so i followed an instruction online to change the partition to basic
>> (program called hxd hex editor)
>>
>> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=191006
>>
>> so i did that and still nothing... so i went back into the hex editor
>> and changed it back to how it originally was.
>>
>> this is what i get whenever i try to install windows.
>> also i hope to god my data on partition D hasnt been lost~!
>>
>> http://zarzob.orcon.net.nz/06072009346
>>
>> i then took it to a computer store and for 20$ they had a look - 2
>> hours later they ring me and tell me that "the chipset on the
>> powersupply for the hDD is faulty" and theres nothing they can do
>>
>> i really doubt this is true because just a few days ago i had it
>> running perfectly. and even if i damaged it by taking it out of the
>> computer and putting it into an external - that was after the error
>> occured.
>>
>> any ideas?? i really just want the photos off D: everything else has
>> been backed up to another 1tb external
>>
>>
>> --
>> courtsjoe
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> courtsjoe's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/114483.htm
>> View this thread:
>> http://forums.techarena.in/vista-set...ll/1213779.htm
>>
>> http://forums.techarena.in
>>
>

Very true, it's not the best solution, but may be the only potential one.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Curious" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Not all circuit boards for disk drives of the same Make/Model are the same
> since the drives may have different internal component revisions or number
> of platters and the circuit boards are different to account for the
> internal differences.
>
> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>>
>> If the chips are faulty, there's not much you are going to be able to do.
>> Something that works for the more hardware-inclined is to purchase
>> another drive of the same make/model and swap the circuit boards.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "courtsjoe" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> hey guys recently i had trouble playing battlefield 2 due to a registry
>>> screw up... so i tried cleaning my registry etc and nothing happened so
>>> i decided to back up all my data and do a clean install of vista
>>> ultimate x64
>>>
>>> my 250gbb sata hdd has 2 partitions c: for OS and d: for data storage
>>>
>>> so i backed up everything i needed to d and then boot from cd to
>>> install os on c:
>>>
>>> ive done this many times before but this time it just wont work.
>>> ive tried over and over again but keep getting the same result
>>>
>>> - i tried taking the hdd out and putting into an external drive then
>>> formatting C: but whenever i plug it in thru USB it doesnt show up on
>>> MYCOMPUTER and on disk manager it comes up as DYNAMIC - i couldnt change
>>> it to basic because when i do it says i will loose all the data..
>>> so i followed an instruction online to change the partition to basic
>>> (program called hxd hex editor)
>>>
>>> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=191006
>>>
>>> so i did that and still nothing... so i went back into the hex editor
>>> and changed it back to how it originally was.
>>>
>>> this is what i get whenever i try to install windows.
>>> also i hope to god my data on partition D hasnt been lost~!
>>>
>>> http://zarzob.orcon.net.nz/06072009346
>>>
>>> i then took it to a computer store and for 20$ they had a look - 2
>>> hours later they ring me and tell me that "the chipset on the
>>> powersupply for the hDD is faulty" and theres nothing they can do
>>>
>>> i really doubt this is true because just a few days ago i had it
>>> running perfectly. and even if i damaged it by taking it out of the
>>> computer and putting it into an external - that was after the error
>>> occured.
>>>
>>> any ideas?? i really just want the photos off D: everything else has
>>> been backed up to another 1tb external
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> courtsjoe
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> courtsjoe's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/114483.htm
>>> View this thread:
>>> http://forums.techarena.in/vista-set...ll/1213779.htm
>>>
>>> http://forums.techarena.in
>>>
>>