Comments on: Tech Bleg http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:17:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nk http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/comment-page-1/#comment-161041 nk Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:08:47 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/#comment-161041 Happy New Year, Uncle! Happy New Year, Uncle!

]]> By: Rivrdog http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/comment-page-1/#comment-161039 Rivrdog Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:20:01 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/#comment-161039 That error msg sounds a lot like your sectors are set to a size too small to handle FAT32. If you can change them to 16-bit, it should work. If you can't change them, you might be stuck with FAT16, which only required 8-bit sectors, and was the basis for WIN98. NTFS works with 32-bit sectors also, except in the very latest processors, which can use a 64-bit version. That error msg sounds a lot like your sectors are set to a size too small to handle FAT32. If you can change them to 16-bit, it should work. If you can’t change them, you might be stuck with FAT16, which only required 8-bit sectors, and was the basis for WIN98. NTFS works with 32-bit sectors also, except in the very latest processors, which can use a 64-bit version.

]]> By: Rivrdog http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/comment-page-1/#comment-161038 Rivrdog Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:14:32 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/#comment-161038 For the future, Acronis 9.0, and back up to a standalone HD. Acronis will also back up to DVD-Rs (all versions). Maybe Linux in your future? It's my project of the year for next year, to get right out of Windows. For the future, Acronis 9.0, and back up to a standalone HD. Acronis will also back up to DVD-Rs (all versions). Maybe Linux in your future? It’s my project of the year for next year, to get right out of Windows.

]]> By: bob http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/comment-page-1/#comment-161034 bob Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:20:01 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/#comment-161034 As a general rule, anytime you have _any_ problem with a hard drive that will require reinstalling the OS: STOP, do not write to that drive until you have made a complete backup of _all_ files on it that you care about in the least little bit. If you cannot boot the system then put the drive in a different system as a _non-booting_ drive and make the backup there. Glad to see you were able to recover the files you wanted. As a general rule, anytime you have _any_ problem with a hard drive that will require reinstalling the OS: STOP, do not write to that drive until you have made a complete backup of _all_ files on it that you care about in the least little bit. If you cannot boot the system then put the drive in a different system as a _non-booting_ drive and make the backup there.

Glad to see you were able to recover the files you wanted.

]]> By: Kristopher http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/comment-page-1/#comment-161028 Kristopher Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:37:08 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/#comment-161028 If you have an OEM copy of windows, it will always try to reformat the HD before installing. Even the full version of Windows will assume you want to format the hard drive ... you have to tell it not to. I recommend backing up to CD-Rs, and checking them afterwards to make sure they are readable ... more than one backup has failed because the backup media writer was bad and no one double checked it. If you have an OEM copy of windows, it will always try to reformat the HD before installing.

Even the full version of Windows will assume you want to format the hard drive … you have to tell it not to.

I recommend backing up to CD-Rs, and checking them afterwards to make sure they are readable … more than one backup has failed because the backup media writer was bad and no one double checked it.

]]> By: jon spencer http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/comment-page-1/#comment-161025 jon spencer Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:05:27 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/#comment-161025 Here is the place if you really need the data, http://www.drivesavers.com/. You can try some of the hints. That usually works. If the hints do not work, get your credit card ready for a workout. Expensive, but good. Here is the place if you really need the data, http://www.drivesavers.com/.
You can try some of the hints.
That usually works.
If the hints do not work, get your credit card ready for a workout.
Expensive, but good.

]]> By: Bart Whitfield http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/comment-page-1/#comment-160975 Bart Whitfield Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:11:02 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/#comment-160975 I had a similar incident recently and used software from Runtime software that I was very pleased with. Were you able to recover the hard drive or just the flash card? Wishing you good luck! http://www.runtime.org/ I had a similar incident recently and used software from Runtime software that I was very pleased with. Were you able to recover the hard drive or just the flash card? Wishing you good luck! http://www.runtime.org/

]]> By: Adam Lawson http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/comment-page-1/#comment-160970 Adam Lawson Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:19:19 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/12/30/tech_bleg-4/#comment-160970 Whew. Congrats on getting them back. As for the formatting thing -- I'm not sure. It didn't with 98, but I've never been able to install XP without it wonking up the drive something fierce. Whew. Congrats on getting them back.

As for the formatting thing — I’m not sure. It didn’t with 98, but I’ve never been able to install XP without it wonking up the drive something fierce.

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