E:\ and G:\ is not accessible need help

[abzr88]

hi i got a hard drive with 2 partitions (E and G) i used to use it in my divx player thing but i did not off properly(had to off it from the power) but now the hard drive is not working, when i put them into my pc i get this box

"(E / G):\is not accessible.
The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

im using XP SP2

they are listed in the device manager as
Make: Maxtor
Model: 4D040H2

[peterb]

Shutting down teh computer by powering off (rather than a controlled shutdown) may have caused corruption to the file system. The solution in that case is to reformat those partitions/drives. However it might be worth mounting the drive in an external caddy (or as a seconsdary dribve in another machine) to see if it can be accessed, and then you can get the data off it before you reformat.

[abzr88]

Shutting down teh computer by powering off (rather than a controlled shutdown) may have caused corruption to the file system.

i know but the dvix player was not working properly so i had to shut it down from the power

The solution in that case is to reformat those partitions/drives.

i cant reformat them as i need the data on them, is there a way to get the data back?

However it might be worth mounting the drive in an external caddy (or as a seconsdary dribve in another machine) to see if it can be accessed, and then you can get the data off it before you reformat.

i did put it in my other pc but it says
"(E / G):\is not accessible.
The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

i really need the files theres got to be something i can do

[GoNz0]

try the maxtor test tool, google them and see if they recover the partitions

[abzr88]

i used the "SeaTools for Windows" it kept on taking me there when i searched for "maxtor test tool", it passed all the tests, there were 2 things left to do a firmware update(which was not available) and a basic format(which i cant do as i need the data)

when when i typed

"CHKDSK e:" in the 'run' box (the GUI version was not working from my computer for these 2 drives) and this is what i get

img7.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chkdske.jpg

when it gets to 99 % of stage 1 of 3 it just exits and when i start it again is says the same thing (Deleting corrupted file at segment 1) then gets to 99% and then exits

as for "CHKDSK g:" is exist as soon as it opens

[sadbuttrue]

A program called getdataback may help. It's not free tho (but that depends on your morality I guess ).

[GoNz0]

hirens boot cd may be your best bet

[mightymouse]

hawk's PE is another good tool that you can try or maybe one of them linux boot cds

i think maybe linux is your best bet

[abzr88]

thanks i got what i need, if i format the hard drive how reliable would it be?

[GoNz0]

should be fine, you can do a low level format for peace of mind,

[abzr88]

should be fine, you can do a low level format for peace of mind,

how would i do that and what is the difference?

[GoNz0]

find out what make of drive it is and go to the support site and see if theres a low level format app, failing that use google

[abzr88]

should be fine, you can do a low level format for peace of mind,

what is a low level format and why would a normal format not be safe?

[CaptainCrash]

what is a low level format and why would a normal format not be safe?

I googled for you and found this. You might want to read the links to "high-level formatting" and "zero fill utility" as well...

[abzr88]

I googled for you and found this. You might want to read the links to "high-level formatting" and "zero fill utility" as well...

thanks alot