dotTech - Topic: I need a good piece of Hard Disk managment software... http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 daniel505 on I need a good piece of Hard Disk managment software... http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p791 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p791 Nope - the CD couldn't find a windows installation to repair so it sent me back to the main menu.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,

Daniel505

]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:37:40 -0700 lfete on I need a good piece of Hard Disk managment software... http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p776 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p776 Hi daniel505,

Have you try to run chkdsk from the windows cd you have ?? You do it in this way : put the cd in your computer, reboot the computer and select r ( for repair), after you just type chkdsk and press enter and let it run. Then you ca retry to install your XP :O)
Have a nice time over there

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:51:06 -0700 daniel505 on I need a good piece of Hard Disk managment software... http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p774 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p774 Sorry - your link can't read the disk. Dell Support might get me somwhere though - I'm trying that now. What's really helpful is that they have full product documentations...

I'm starting to think it may be a good idea to try and get a new hard disk. I tried again with the XP disk and it said that my disk was badly damaged or corrupted.

Thanks for your advice,

Daniel505Laugh

]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:45:07 -0700 loonacycle on I need a good piece of Hard Disk managment software... http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p773 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p773 try here... http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm

or go to Dell support

]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:53:27 -0700 daniel505 on I need a good piece of Hard Disk managment software... http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p772 Advice Corner http://dottech.org/forums/advice-corner/i-need-a-good-piece-of-hard-disk-managment-software/#p772 Hi All...

I have a small problem with my laptop at the moment. The Hard Disk appears to have been seriously damaged or corrupted, so much so that the Windows XP install disk can't format the unpartitioned space.

I have tried using the Linux Ubuntu CD to try and find what's wrong, but that can't even find any unpartitioned space.

That means, effectively, I can't do anything on my laptop because I can't install an operating system.Frown

That also means I can't do anything without a bootable ISO file that will repair it.

I am working on a Dell Latitude C600 if this helps, or if anyone knows anything about them. If you know of any software that may be of some use to me, please reply!

Thanks,

Daniel505

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