Manually Recover partition table

[Saldanha]

Hi!

Before anything else, i have searched for information in everywhere.

So, the problem is: one day i was listening some music stored in my second disk (just for data) when the computer crashed. I rebooted it and found out that the Windows was offering to format Disk D:. Disk D was inaccessible. That was odd!

I checked the disk in Windows Management Disk and found that that now was two partitions in disk D, one in unformatted NTFS 14Gb and another in RAW format.The disk has a total of 76Gb aprox. It had only one partition, the whole disk!

I digged more about this problem and found out that the partition table of the disk was corrupted.

First, i tried to recover all the data i could by using several recovery programs. The program that recover most information was the Runtime GetDataBack for NTFS. All others just recover few files or they didnt recover anything.

Second, i made a clone image using Norton Ghost (it was just of 14Gb). It did not made a clone image of whole disk.

Third, i tried recover partition table using TestDisk, but with no success (used this guide, but in Windows:http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-recover-lost-partitions-and-hard-disk-data-guide/)

So, after this, i endevour in repair the damaged partition table manually using Edit Disk function in Acronis Disk Director. That way i can edit the partition table in Hex mode.

I followed this guide: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/step-by-step-how-to-manually-rebuild-a-windows-xp-partition-table-with-acronis-diskeditor/

So, for what i have read, the partition table is in Absolute Sector 0 (cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1).
I have done everything ok. I just cant find the last values: Ending head, Ending sector and ending cylinder.

My hex is 00 01 01 00 07 FE FF FF 3F 00 00 00 39 B1 D4 01. I think the problem lies in this hex.

My disk information: 82 GB, Cylinder 39420, Head 16, Precomp 0, Landing 39419, Sector 255.

My hope is that i can repair the partition table and access the disk with all the original folders and files. Because using the Edit Disk, i can see that the information (folders and files) are there.

So, my questions:
1 - By repairing the partition disk, can i after access the disk with all the folders and files or do i need do anything else? Or there is no hope for me and the disk?!

2 - Can someone help to repair my partition table?

Thanks!!

 

[WyomingKnott]

I haven't used that tool.

I once had success using one of the tools in the Parted Magic distro (it's a bootable CD). I knew that the device had one NTFS partition, I set the partition table to that, and darned if all my data wasn't there! However, any write to the disk is risky and may make things worse.