[What means "Calibration retry count"]

Last week I did some tests on my new 2,5" hard disk, Samsung HM641Ji, with HD Tune 4.6 and it show me some WARNING on section Calibration retry count(you can see the pictures). Today I ran it again HD Tune and I noticed a change... Calibration retry count is rising!

Now, I want to know if I should worry about this or I can live with this warning!!

Thx!!

[7Customizer - a Windows 7 Customization and Deployment tool]

@blue4603 it's possible to make this application to do a multi-edition of windows 7?? It will be great if you can do this...

Normaly, you know very well, W7 becomes multi-edition if we delete ei.cfg. From the 1st pass 7customizer ask for chose what version we want to customize.

And 2nd question, can you make some option to delete from themes and wallpapers tabs, unwanted files.

Thx

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(my case)

e:\dsfok\dsfi \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 0 0 e:\dsfok\first2049mod.bin

Very powerfull this combination, Dsfok + TestDisk + smart brain(your, of course) B)

Gratire ancora per tutto l'aiuto!!!

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Hi jaclaz, I have another question ...

Now I'm trying to recover the hdd, and I dont know how to apply "first2049mod.bin" directly to hdd since the hdd isn't recognized.

I dont know the command line.

Thx again!!

l.e. or the procedure is other:

1st rebuild .img then mount.img

2nd format HDD and then copy ffiles from partition mounted...

I'm stuck...

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I don't like "smoke" -

Thx again jaclaz...I'll spend some time to aknowledge that info....

A "litle" gift for you!! :

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WOW!!I don't belive it. This is Greath!!

Mission Acomplishied!! Thank's a lot jaclaz!!!

I want to know how did you repair my sectors . Can you explain me all procedures, tools...here on pm...I want to learn to do this by my self, off course if is not a secret !!!

Again thank you very very much, for all your time lost with me.

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How can I run testdisk on img without mounting? I've opened testdisk and it shows me only real hdd(from my desktop).

l.e. OK, I realized ... I used drag and drop

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Hi!!

Here I am with last requested sectors:

last5000.bin

Thx again!

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Maybe all data in the begining of hdd is altered because of all recovery apps what I've used.

Here, first5000.bin.

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2048 blocks was default sets from ImDisk Virtual, also I tested with 4096(default NTFS) and I recived the same results. How many blocks must put in there?

And yes, I want a partition recovery instead of file recovery ...You understand me very well.

Thx jaclaz!

Here the file who you request!

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Hi, I'm back again...with some good news!!

OK, I've done the image of HDD. For results see the picture below:

After that I have decided to try something and I mounted the full image with ImDisk Virtual with this settings:

Then I tried "File Scavenger" with "a long scan" on new mounted partition "H"

After 1 hour of scanning...File Scavenger found me all files, you can see that in the picture:

But I dont have so much free space, to copy founded files on other partition.

Now I'm asking you, if it's posible to recostruct, somehow, the original partition, to no longer need copying those files on another hdd.

@jaclaz, I scaned the partition twice, with Testdisk, but with no results!! maybe I'm doing something wrong...

Thank's guys, especialy to jaclaz!!!!!

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@ nitropuppy, Sorry, I didn't know that it is warez... Accept my apology!

@ jaclaz, Thx again, I have 52in1 internal card reader, in floppy place, but I'll disconnect from usb and yes, I have just one HDD....About freespace, I have to delete something...For now I have only 110GB free.

If you are sure that you did NOT partition it under Vista or Windows 7, AND that you created just one big partition, the partition data is predictable.

Geometry should be:

14593x255x63=234,436,545 sectors

234,441,648-234,436,545=5,103 unallocated sectors

234,436,545-63=234,436,482x512=120,031,478,784 sized partition, which windows should have "seen" as 111 or 112 Gb (do you remember this number in Explorer)?

Sorry, I don't remember that. I never was curious about his size. But if you look in the firt post, picture made in disk management, the size seems to be 111,79GB. Is that relevat?

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HI jaclaz, I just have read it, your 1st reference link, and for now I want to colne entire hdd. I'll put him into another pc on sata cable, and will be the 2nd hdd on that pc...so it will be Physical drive 1...right?

The tool I'll need to use it for backup is dsfok toolkit, right?!

Then, I follow your command:

dsfo \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 0 0 C:\dsfok\hddfull.img

After that I'll wait for a while...until I've got a message like:

OK, xxxxxxx bytes, xxxxs, MD5 = xxxxxxx

=========================================================

I need to know:

* under which OS that drive was originally Partitioned (and formatted) like DOS, Linux, XP, Vista, 7, etc.

* which specific app was used to create the partition.

* the exact size of the drive (I mean bytes, not Gb or Mb or Kb) <-this may be a tough one]

I partitioned about 6 months ago, and I dont remember details. I think it was on windows or maybe, I used some tool from Hiren Boot Cd, I don't remember, how I created the partition... Sorry

Also, I dont know how to get the exact size, in bytes. Below is a picture with hdd, maybe it will hepl somehow..

I'll be back with extracted sector!!

Thx a lot for your help!!

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jaclaz, thx and I'm sorry, dont get me wrong ...that conclusition, was at first look, I'll read careffuly from those links and i'll be back if I'm not understand...

The HDD is sata 2 on external rack, conectivity with pc is through usb...

The HDD capacity is 120GB, real capacity is 111GiB all formatted NTFS (just one partition), I don't remember exacly, I think it was primary, and logical....

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Thank's all, for your interest. Right now I'm trying with with TestDisk...

@nitropuppy, nice flag ...OK, It's not the first time when I have problem like this..I always used Active partition recovery, but this time unsuccesfully. Like I said after 3 hour scanning 81h(with ctr+enter), it found me one unlocated partition(111GiB), then I scanned for another 3-4 hours, this unlocated partition, but found nothing...

@jaclaz I follow your directions...1st link seams to be a little hard to me...but I'll try if testdisk fails...

l.e. It seems testdisk also found nothing: what's next?

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Hi guys, my first post here...unfortunately with a big problem.

My external usb Hdd, Hitachi 120GB, lost his partition. Yesterday after remove saftely another usb memory stick (4GB), I got a message, "Is in use and if I want really to remove him, it's possible to lost data"...

I've ignored that message...and after 10minutes, when I wanted to look for something in my ext HDD, wasn't there ...

I already have tried with Active@partition Recovery, After 6hours of scan in DOS, active@ found nothing

Also I've tried with Partition Table Doctor 3.5 ...also nothing...

What do you recommand me?!!! ..Is there any chance to recover my files?!

Please need help !!! :worthy:

In Disk Management it look like that (after scan with active).