ftw@masscomp.UUCP (Farrell Woods) (06/19/89)
In article <18824@vax5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU> yz2y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Steve Coco) writes: >I messed up both the boot sector and the FAT table sectors on a disk, but >the data sectors are intact. Is there anyway to recover the files from this >disk? I have tried Disk Doctor and got nowhere. Help! Did you clobber *both* copies of the FAT? If not, you should be able to copy the duplicate FAT over the old (damaged) FAT. That will allow you to get at your files. The first thing that comes to mind for repairing the boot sector is to use one of the good PD/shareware disk formatters (e.g., DCFORMAT), and ask it to create an "MS-DOS" boot block on the diskette. If both copies of the FAT are clobbered, then you are out of luck as far as easy solutions go. The clusters occupied by the files may be scattered across the disk as opposed to being consecutive. -- Farrell T. Woods Voice: (508) 392-2471 Concurrent Computer Corporation Domain: ftw@masscomp.com 1 Technology Way uucp: {backbones}!masscomp!ftw Westford, MA 01886 OS/2: Half an operating system
uace0@uhnix2.uh.edu (Michael B. Vederman) (06/22/89)
DL II by Simon Poole had a method for fixing bad fat tables. I would suggest
using that program before using DC Formatter's IBM boot sector. If the boot
block is damaged, then you have a really difficult task ahead. The best
solution would be to copy the boot block from an identical format disk. Then
run the disk thru DL II.
- mike vederman
Double Click Software
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University Atari Computer Enthusiasts : University of Houston UACEBUGGS@cup.portal.com (William Edward JuneJr) (06/23/89)
****************************************************** ** !!HELP!! ** !!HELP!! ** !!HELP!! ** !!HELP!! ** ****************************************************** My Micropolis 1355 ESDI HD dosen't spin anymore!!!!!! I've called Micropolis to see if ti was the controller (Adaptec 4520). The tech. told me it SHOULD spin with just the power supply connected, it doesn't so it's dead! *8^( The problem is I *NEED* the data & files off of it, yeah I didn't back it up *8 The tech also suggested that I try and find a used drive to swap boards, that w I *MIGHT* be able to get it to work & back it up. *************** ** !!PLEASE!! ** *************** Ask around and see if you can find one, PLEASE! PLEASE send an Email response to me or call my BBS @ 404-471-9230. Ed June
yz2y@vax5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU (07/23/89)
I messed up both the boot sector and the FAT table sectors on a disk, but the data sectors are intact. Is there anyway to recover the files from this disk? I have tried Disk Doctor and got nowhere. Help! -Steve