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Correction: Read "as look" as "and look". Sorry about that.
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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(nojunk)@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Determine who manufactured the drive. Simply open the case as look. The
> drive was not made by Lacie but by Hitachi, Western Digital, Maxtor, etc.
> and incorporated by Lacie into the enclosure.
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> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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> "NoWaySpammers" <davecrispy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uCzN7FXDFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>I don't seem to be able to find a diagnostic tool for a LACIE 170GB USB 2
>>external drive..(It's one of the Porsche ones and is only 2 months
>>old...!)
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
>> news:u0SBjAXDFHA.2756@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>I posted my other response before this one appeared so I apologize for my
>>>comments with regard to backup.
>>>
>>> It's quite possible the backup drive is not corrupted at all and is
>>> simply not properly responding because of the problems with your primary
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, it's possible you have a virus or some malware that
>>> might be on both the primary and the backup drive and as such might be
>>> the source of at least part of the problem though you do need to check
>>> the integrity of the primary hard drive as per our suggestions.
>>>
>>> Nonetheless, you should also make sure antivirus software is up to date
>>> and run a scan on both disks as well as check for any possible malware.
>>> Download, install and run Ad Aware: www.lavasoftusa.com.
>>>
>>> One other point, after running a diagnostic on the primary disk, you
>>> should also do so on the backup disk to be sure it is okay as well.
>>> Chkdsk only runs a very basic scan, the hard drive manufacturer's
>>> diagnostic tools are far more robust and should give you a better idea
>>> as to whether or not the drives are failing.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>> Windows Shell/User
>>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>
>>> "NoWaySpammers" <davecrispy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eZBAU2WDFHA.3108@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> My problem is that I have a big (170GB) HD that I use as a BACKUP
>>>> location.
>>>>
>>>> Somehow, it seems to have got corrupted in some way and opening a
>>>> directory takes forever and trying to move a directory over to another
>>>> drive results in File Explorer waiting for about 10 minutes and then
>>>> coming up with NOT RESPONDING message......So I cannot move my data off
>>>> the HD to do the format......
>>>>
>>>> I have tried DISKEEPER - no luck - I have tried CHKDSK /F but that
>>>> whirrs away for about an hour, recorrecting indexes and then returns
>>>> with an 'unspecified error' message..
>>>>
>>>> I am I think screwed unless I bite the bullet and do a full reformat
>>>> and accept I will have to reburn my whole 700 CD collection and lose
>>>> some music downloads from the NET - I have all my data backed up onto
>>>> other media, so should be OK there....just rather frustrating...
>>>>
>>>> Any help gratefully received..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "André Gulliksen" <andre.gulliksen@start.no> wrote in message
>>>> news:36qb6sF53ug1sU1@individual.net...
>>>>> NoWaySpammers wrote:
>>>>>> Is it possible to reformat an NTFS formatted disk and yet still
>>>>>> retain the data on the disk?
>>>>>
>>>>> What excactly do you want to accomplish? My guess is you're not
>>>>> formatting just for the sake of it. Has your Windows XP gone haywire,
>>>>> and you can't get it working? Try a repair install. Do you want to
>>>>> change the size of your volume(s)? Backup your data, delete your
>>>>> volumes and recreate them with the size you want, or resize your
>>>>> existing volumes using third party software such as Partition Magic.
>>>>> Is something else bothering you? Tell us what, maybe somebody can
>>>>> help.
>>>>>
>>>>
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