jaclaz

Make yourself a few floppy images with the different versions of NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM and BOOT.INI and boot them through grub4dos. This way you can compare any version (of course you can use only backwards compatibility). Quick sum up: http://msfn.org/board/index.php?act=ST&amp...04&t=127900 AND useful should you have a 2K with a registry bigger than around 16 Mb. jaclaz

It seems like everything is working now. jaclaz

Yes. Usually the easiest is to integrate the DriversPacks, though for just one specific PC it is overkill. jaclaz

I have THREE of them salvaged from a company gone default. They are sturdy, they are heavy, they are clicky, they are springy, they are everything you can expect from a keyboard (and also have removable caps over keys, so that you can BOTH "play DAS KEYBOARD" AND play some tricks to a newcomer - usually exchanging just "u" with "i" and "r" with "t" is enough to enjoy interesting typed text). Now, THIS: http://www.datamancer.net/keyboards/aviator/aviator.htm is a nice keyboard I would really, really like. jaclaz

The POWER you supply has NOTHING to do with the TTL levels the interface needs to provide to the sata. If the chip is the version that needs 5V you need to supply to it 5V. If the chip is the version that requires 3.3V you may use a 3V new battery, there are reports that a slightly discharged one didn't managed to operate. Among th e"Maxim" series: the 3.3V version is usually known as MAX3232: http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/1068 as opposed to the "normal" MAX232: http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/1798 Each version of the chip properly powered will output proper TTL level signals: http://www.interfacebus.com/voltage_threshold.html TTL interprets as 0 anything below 0.8 V and as 1 anything above (within limits ) 2 V. The one you used: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=200384540331 Doesn't hide very well: the fact that it NEEDS 5V jaclaz

You need a trick or two. Check fdv (Fred De Vorck) pages, he had something about editing explorer to use a NT4 dll renamed, I can't find th einfo on the new site, but the old one is still here: http://web.archive.org/web/20060211002335/...ck.com/nt4.html jaclaz

All four mentioned systems can (and should in mypersonal opinion) be installed on logical volumes inside extended. You only need one primary active partition for the bootloader(s). jaclaz

From what you report, you simply were NOT successful in unbricking the drive. Maybe you are not anymore in the LBA0 issue, but still in the BSY one, or you are in yet another "unworking" state. What was is the difficult part in this?: http://www.msfn.org/board/solution-seagate...-page-1918.html jaclaz

Yep, the board software is a bit "hysterical", from time to time. These work: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=78097 http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=49103 The ones in this post: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...=3155&st=15 do work. General explanation, this link: really means: the latter shold work with any of the board settings and "stupid" friendly names, and the various version of them. Current valid link to the same thread is: it seems like for some time an underscore "_ " was used instead of the minus "- "sign. jaclaz

But on the 2K, are you using it's original NTLDR + NTDETECT.COM or a XP/2003 one? Just in case: http://www.msfn.org/board/which-os-2000-xp...re-t104327.html OT, but not much (actually sequel to the above referenced thread): http://www.msfn.org/board/fat16-vs-fat32-v...ck-t125116.html jaclaz

How many drives do you have as FIRST DRIVE? jaclaz

It is not necessary, but you should be able to install the drivers and switch it later, example: http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=444831 There are LOTS of "bla-bla's" about AHCI being great, but ultimately most opinions rely to the FALSE silllogism New=Always Better. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA The main advantages of AHCI over SATA (read IDE emulation) are: hot-plug <-not needed for a system internal HD NCQ <- Native Command Queueing <- this CAN make a BIG difference, IF the actual HD drive supports it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_command_queuing staggered spin-up of drives <-normally pointless in a portable with just one internal HD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-up jaclaz

No prob about that, but I must have failed to explain the issue at hand NOW. If you try to make a link to a specific post through the board the result is NOT a link to the post, but rather a link to the PAGE where the specific post is. This has nothing to do with the different "syntax" used, it's the board software that FAILS to resolve a link (that was generated by the Board itself) to a post and returns a page. jaclaz

Hmmm. If you cannot boot from each of them (when they are together) how can you say that they all three work allright? Sure, when each of them is set "alone" as boot device, it works perfectly, but that does not necessarily mean that they will work together. But don't worry, they will. You can achieve that WITHOUT using ANY third part utility, simply adding a few entries to your boot.ini. Right now most probably you have on your FIRST ACTIVE partition of FIRST hard disk a BOOT.INI file (that you can open/edit with Notepad) with this contents: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect Simply add to it two lines: Read about BOOT.INI here: http://www.msfn.org/board/discovery-unusua...pid-227601.html http://www.msfn.org/board/boot-ini-and-dif...ive-t25365.html If you are going with something else, you want to use grub4dos, as it is the most straightforward (and easily removable) option. Take your time reading it's guide: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=5187 http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/Grub4dos.htm You want to use at the beginning THIS (and NOT any other) setup: http://diddy.boot-land.net/grub4dos/files/...ws.htm#windows1 If you have any question, post them BEFORE fiddling with files/things you are not SURE about. jaclaz

No, they are NOT the same. As said, among the Freeware ones, PHOTOREC: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec is worth a shot, as well as http://www.pcinspector.de/Sites/file_recov....htm?language=1 Or the NTFS specific ScroungeNTFS: http://memberwebs.com/stef/software/scrounge/ Among the Commercial ones the one that I found most effective are/were: TiramiSU (old, not anymore available, it was bought by OnTrack) NTFS File Scavenger:; http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm But really there is no way one can say "app x will work where app y failed". If the data has been overwritten there are NO chances, no matter what program you use. If the data has NOT been overwritten, but was fragmented before, different programs may give you different results. Read this, where more programs are listed and a possible (please read "right" ) approach to the problem is summed up: http://www.msfn.org/board/data-recovery-to...45.html&hl= jaclaz

Translation of Testdisk screenshots (apparently) Before "overghosting" there was: a partition on cylinders 0÷2609, sectors 41,929,587x512=21,467,948,544 bytes (around 20 Gb) a partition on cylinders 2610÷14592, sectors 192,506,832x512=98,563,497,984 (around 100 Gb) The image was "superimposed" spanning the whole disk, thus creating a new partition: a partition on cylinders 0÷1492, sectors 234,436,482x512=120,031,478,784 (around 120 Gb) The "old" partitioning info was not overwritten, but it is possible that other filesystem structure partially were. Yes, file oriented data recovery is needed at this point, depending on the fragmentation grade of the old partitioning (and size of the single files), results may vary from very good to very poor. jaclaz

Wouldn't any of the "cmd hide" app do? A few: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...c=3155&st=8 http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...=3155&st=15 jaclaz

commond=command OR commond=common jaclaz

Only too happy I contrbuted to make yet another happy bunny. http://www.msfn.org/board/cant-access-repa...727-page-9.html jaclaz

@Bulldog77 Besides, use this guide as reference, with images and all: http://www.msfn.org/board/debricking-seaga...es-t133387.html http://www.mapleleafmountain.com/seagatebrick.html jaclaz

And before that I would try TESTDISK: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk there are chances that the second Volume (partition) is completely intact, particularly if it was a Logical Volume inside Extended, which would give a further 63 sectors of gap between C:\ and D:\ Translation: Recuva, like PHOTOREC is a file oriented recovery app, TESTDISK is partition oriented. jaclaz

To maybe clear this latter issue. @UzY3L A capacitor has a capacity () expressed in Farad (microFarad, picoFarad, etc.), just as a resistor has a resistance () expressed in Ohms (kiloOhms, MegaOhms, etc.). A capacitor has also another "parameter" Rated Voltage (expressed in Volts), i.e. you CANNOT use a 10 V rated capacitor on a 250 V circuit as it will simply POP out. A 25V Rated Voltage is more than enough for that circuit, the capacity may be the problem. jaclaz

Why in my day.... ... http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?sho...21362&st=10 http://tinyapps.org/blog/misc/200702250700..._in_my_day.html ... and we LIKED it! More seriously, in ye good ol' days everyone used Norton Utilities and handcrafted FAT or partition tables in those cases. jaclaz

You DON'T try to boot from the hard disk. You check and see if it is detected by BIOS. (as SECONDARY drive) If it is, go on booting from your "normal" working hard disk and check if Windows (or Linux) can access the partition or filesystem on the repaired drive. If it does but you see "garbled" data, you may need to use a data recovery utility to check it's integrity, like TESTDISK: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk If it doesn't, it means that the fix wasn't applied properly, simply did not work, or the drive suffers from ANOTHER problem (not the BSY, not the LBA0), and in any case you should try again to fix it. SPANISH tutorial: http://www.msfn.org/board/reparacion-del-s...06.html&hl= jaclaz

Well, wouldn't the UBCD4WIN forum be the right place for such a question? http://www.ubcd4win.com/forum/ or the 911CD one: http://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php If the question is a "generic" "how can I make a multiboot DVD", you will find here in the forum: http://www.msfn.org/board/multi-boot-cd-dvds-f82.html all, or most you need. Just think at UBCD4WIN as if it was a "particular edition" of a BartPE (which actually is) or as if it was a "particular edition" of a WinPE 1.x (which also actually is). As well you may find interesting things, not necessarily UBCD4WIN related on bootland: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showforum=71 The limit is the sky (and the time you can spend in learning ) jaclaz