window recovery console

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thx for the help
it seem that the harddisk is spoilt...i cant even format it now.....
cant access the drive when i use as a secondary drive........


Ron Martell Wrote:
> zinc zinc.1si8dq@pcbanter.net wrote:
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> thx for the reply
>
> i tried using bootcft /rebuild and it required me to run chkdsk \p...
> but was unable to fully run chkdsk...stuck at 25% and it starts to
> show
> errors...same goes bootcft /add........
>
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>
> Go to the hard drive manufacturer's web site and download their free
> diagnostic test utility. Run that to check out the hard drive.
>
> If the drive itself is defective then it is probably pointless to
> continue trying to correct the data structure problems and we should
> be working towards recovering any important data from the drive and
> saving it for transfer to the replacement hard drive.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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>
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