Update A quick update on the Extended Test I was running, I got a message stating there "Too many bad sectors detected ", and stopped/failed at...
I connect via USB through a PCI board I installed because my PC didn't come with 2.0 ports, only 1.1. mattman, I have downloaded that program...
Running CHKDSK didn't work as all I got was another I/O device error message. All the cables work fine as well. I will have to check the Western...
I have a Western Digital 160GB "My Book" external HD that is not communicating with my PC at all (i.e. I/O Device Error). It powers on OK and...
Thanks for the tips, surferdude. I didn't mean to come off so picky. My apologies. I will give the Xxclone method an honest effort, but will...
I hope it's not as complex as you have written. :eek: BTW, "cloning" the drive would be better for this situation than using a backup I made...
This would be my last resort. Hey surferdude, do you recommend or know of any free alternatives to Partition Magic that can convert the cluster...
Ran a Defrag, and here's the report after: Volume (C:) Volume size = 65.30 GB Cluster size...
Alright, so I ran the analysis, and found out that my cluster size is, according to Abraxas, the smaller 512 B and not the desired 4k. Is this...
Fair enough. As you said, their small enough anyway to mean much of anything. Thanks again for the links!
5% huh? I think I might have to go adjust this down as well if it doesn't hurt anything. Especially for the D: partition, since its barely doing...
The file is only around 5 KB. Insignificant I'm sure, but I got this info for the file from the the Macrium website under the features tab:...
One last thing, when I backed up my main HDD using Macrium, it created an XML document. Do these have to be saved on my C: drive, or can I save...
Happy to report that I converted my C: drive to NTFS without a hitch. Thanks for the confirmation MrBill. I am noticing some slowdown thoughout,...
Yep, that's what I was ready to do until I read Abraxas' post talking about cluster sizes and converting through XP (see quote). But since I don't...
I know this has been discussed many a time before, but being that I can't bump an older thread of the same subject, I am having problems...
So I've read as well. Now it's basically between Macrium and DriveImage XML. The install file of DriveImage is only 1.5MB, but that doesn't...
Thanks broni for the links! I know Acronis is the best, but I'm just looking into freeware for the time being. Later on though, I'll definitely...
Alright, I need to get some suggestions on free backup software. I'm about to convert my local disk to NTFS so I can access a file that is over 4...
Wow, geff, where on earth did you find this version? And all this time I thought they stopped after .20! Guess I'm might have to try this one out...
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