Ubuntu changed my hard drive during a file transfer!

[willyburns]

I booted into Ubuntu to transfer some files to another drive as Windows had stopped working, however, now I've done a fresh install of Windows the other drive that was okay has changed to EFI I think and therefore won't boot in WIndows. All the files are fine as I can take them off with testdisk, and after doing a bit of research it seems it is the boot manager that is not present. Can anyone let me know if there is a way to get is recognised in Windows again without formatting it? It shows in Windows D: drive but as a RAW volume and asks to format it to use it.

Thanks!

 

[fzabkar]

Until you can get DMDE to see the full physical drive, I don't see how we can proceed.

If you click the Parameters button in DMDE's Partitions window, can you choose "I/O SCSI" or "I/O File"? If so, try each option and examine the sector range again.

 

[willyburns]

Until you can get DMDE to see the full physical drive, I don't see how we can proceed.

If you click the Parameters button in DMDE's Partitions window, can you choose "I/O SCSI" or "I/O File"? If so, try each option and examine the sector range again.

Thing is I don't know how to get it to see the full drive lol, that's why I'm asking for help on a forum. I've trawled the internet for an answer and didn't find one so that's the point where I turned to the community so someone could help me correct my specific problem. I've bought a portable drive as I can copy the files off the troubled disk with no problem, so I'll just format it when I've done that and never think about it again because it's boring to think about hard drive sectors, partitioning and I/O errors. Thanks for your help.

 

[fzabkar]

If you install the drive in external enclosure, and provided that the enclosure is not itself affected by a 32-bit LBA limitation, then DMDE should see the full physical drive. That's because USB mass storage devices use different drivers.

 

[willyburns]

If you install the drive in external enclosure, and provided that the enclosure is not itself affected by a 32-bit LBA limitation, then DMDE should see the full physical drive. That's because USB mass storage devices use different drivers.

Right, so I got everything off safely and now need to format it but it's only showing as 802gb physical drive. What is the process of just wiping it and restoring its full capacity with no regard for the content on it?

 

[fzabkar]

The 802GB detected capacity is the root cause of your problems. The only solution is to update the driver for your SATA controller. Choose AHCI mode for the SATA controller in your BIOS.

 

[willyburns]

The 802GB detected capacity is the root cause of your problems. The only solution is to update the driver for your SATA controller. Choose AHCI mode for the SATA controller in your BIOS.

In my BIOS it is showing up a 3000gb and as my MOBO s old i had an option to select drive type large or auto, i tried both. it is still not happening in windows. it is not a 746.5 in seagate discwizard and won't let me extend the partition. I don't really know what else to do. If it's showing in my BIOS why not in windows? SO to keep bothering you. Let me know if you can't be arsed and I'll take a hammer to it and forget it ever existed.