How to fix damage NTFS partition

[guacamole]

Hi, my 2 wks old seagate 160 Gig HD is stated as unformatted under disk manager running WIN2k Pro. It was working fine for those 2 weeks, but then 2 days ago i've notice one of the directory was not accessible. I didnt think much of it, but after next logon under My Computer the drive D: is still listed but it's prompting to be formatted. My Win2k OS is running on a totally seperate 6gig drive C: I have ran out of options.

I've used Fix-it v4, partition magic 8, disk investigator, acronis recovery expert (didnt run), Getdataback (didnt fix partition and most of the files recoverable was not even 5% of the data it contained. The only one tool that shown some sign of luck is Recover It All v3.0. It actually shows that the drive D: partition needs to be rebuilt. However, i only have the demo copy and cant find a crack to test it's job. At this point, i truly think the partition is the only thing damaged. The software is 149 (i think), but i dont want to waste more money if i am not sure that it'll be recovered. Also, virtuallab would be too expensive to repair it.

I have asked around and searched the web. Some have suggested Norton Systemworks has a tool to fix this. Any1 with any suggestion on how i can fix this 'DAMAGED PARTITION'?? or even a link where i can search for more help. Even better if i can locate a crack for Recover It All. thx for your help.


here's a good link for more info on disk recovery:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1139&page=1

Also, i just got my hands on a copy of Ontrack EasyRecovery Professional v6.0. I have been able to recover mostly pdf, jpg, gif, bmp, some doc. everything is a mess. all files are mashed into one folder. I rather be able to recreate the partition where i can just copy all the files in folders. Any help or suggestion is still needed thx

 

[pat79]

maybe your hd is faulty, just send it to the shop where you bought it & claim for warranty.

 

[guacamole]

it's brand new seagate, and i've check the hd for hardware error with several tools. There's no sign of hd faulty error. I need to get my data from that hd. I dont believe factory will help me claim those data back. would they??

 

[guacamole]

just a thought. does any1 think or have tried deleting a partition and then recreating the entire partition?? will that help in my situation?? I had used up the entire 160gig so if i recreate a new 160gig partition. will i be able to see my data?? hmm....

It's still shows as a (active) partition on my win2k disk management...it just doesnt know what the heck it is.

 

[imported_Phil]

I wouldn't have thought that's going to help you much.
Besides, I'd avoid talking about warez on here if I were you.... it's not tolerated by the Mods.

 

[guacamole]

I am new on this forum. can any mods tell me where to post this appropriately?? thx.

 

[Jiggz]

I'll try using the Recovery Module of Win2K and rebuild the Main Boot Sector. The MBS might have been corrupted. This will not delete you data.