Can't access one hard drive

[Jim]

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I can see it and the folders and files in Windows explorer but can't access
any of the files.
When I'm booting up I sometimes get a message*slave drive failure, please
replace*
When trying to access any of the files I get I/O errors.

Tried various recovery programs but they can't see it or if they do can't do
anything about recovering the files.
http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Bocawaves/Snap3.jpg

Running XP Pro and the drive is NTFS. Any possible way to recover these
files?

Jim

 

[Guest]

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Believe the message about drive failure.

People "in the know" do not have to recover files after a failure. They have
adequate backups "prior" to the failure! That's why backup programs are so
popular (-:

--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

"Jim" <liftit_NOT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eNdyU7%23WEHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>I can see it and the folders and files in Windows explorer but can't access
> any of the files.
> When I'm booting up I sometimes get a message*slave drive failure, please
> replace*
> When trying to access any of the files I get I/O errors.
>
> Tried various recovery programs but they can't see it or if they do can't
> do
> anything about recovering the files.
> http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Bocawaves/Snap3.jpg
>
> Running XP Pro and the drive is NTFS. Any possible way to recover these
> files?
>
> Jim
>
>

 

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"Jim" <liftit_NOT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eNdyU7%23WEHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I can see it and the folders and files in Windows explorer but can't
access
> any of the files.
> When I'm booting up I sometimes get a message*slave drive failure, please
> replace*
> When trying to access any of the files I get I/O errors.
>
> Tried various recovery programs but they can't see it or if they do can't
do
> anything about recovering the files.
> http://img13.photobucket.com/albums/v37/Bocawaves/Snap3.jpg
>
> Running XP Pro and the drive is NTFS. Any possible way to recover these
> files?
>
> Jim
>
>

Sounds like a dying hard disk. Download & run the diagnostic
program that your hard disk manufacturer makes available on
his home site.