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Date:	Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:25:09 PDT
From:	LHegamin@ibm.net
Reply-To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
To:	scoug-general@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-General: Hard Disk problems

before>

>
> Hi, Peter!
>
> Thanks so much for responding. I'll address some of your issues
> inline, but first I want to say that I tried to use GTU to check the
> surface, the program locks up the system (at a certain point) and I
> got a TRAP (this was after I left it running for several hours). So I
suspect the hard drive has gone south.

> ---Peter Skye wrote:
> >
> > The MMaN (Lance) wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been having hard disk problems, and now I've gotten to the
> state
> > > where my boot partition (E:) gives me a disk error when trying to
> boot.
> >
> > You mean a CHKDSK error, yes? Your boot starts, CHKDSK runs, and you
> > get the error?
>
> No.
>
> >
> > If that's not it, what disk error do you get?
>
> I believe it was "System disk failure", after the upper left hand
> corner OS/2 white square.
>
>
> How big is your drive?
>
> Don't remember!
>
> > Have you resized any partitions (with Partition Magic or similar)?
>
> No.
>
> >
> > You say you've "been having hard disk problems". What kind of
> problems
> > preceded this bootup disk error?
> >
> WINAPPCTL in CONFIG.SYS, another error relating to SIO. At first, I
> was able to continue after restoring files. Also, I would need to
> turn the system completely off before I could reboot, CAD wouldn't do
> it.
>
> > And does your system stop dead or is the error just reported and the
> > boot continues?
>
> When the config.sys errors were reported, I would have to reboot.
>
> >
> > > I think what has happened is that I've been trying to restore files
> > > from the backup using a maintenance partition which has the older
> > > version (pre FP-7, which E: is) of CHKDSK and, I presume, of the
> HPFS
> > > IFS.
> >
> > Is this IDE or SCSI? If IDE, are you (or were you) using the new IDE
> > drivers?
>
> I have both, but SCSI is only for JAZ. I don't remember if I
> installed new IDE drivers after FP7.
> Why are the new IDE drivers needed? Are they a part of LARGEDASD?
>
> If IDE with the new IDE drivers, remember that they're not
> > included in FixPak 6, 7 or 8 -- copying these driver files from an old
> > backup could downlevel your IDE drivers.
> >
> > Are you restoring from a tape backup, or do you mean that you're
> > actually using the maintenance partition files to replace your E:
> > files?
>
> Backup to disk on another drive, restoring from maintenance partion on
> the affected drive.
>
>
> I don't think that restoring some backup files by running the
> > restore program from your maintenance partition which has a different
> > FixPak level could cause a problem. None of the maintenance partition
> > files are moved to your "main" partition during the restore.
>
> OK, but what happens if I run CHKDSK on the E: partition? The new
> file structure can be successfully checked by the old CHKDSK?
>
> >
> > If you can install FixPak 8 onto your E: that might get you "back in
> > sync". It's worth a try. Remember again that the new IDE drivers
> > aren't in FixPak 8; if you've been using them you'll have to install
> > them again.
>
> I think I need to replace the hard drive. But first I would like to
> attempt to recreate E:, formatting first. Is there anything I need to
> be aware of? I run format, SYSINSTX, and then restore, and that
> should do the trick?
>
> And if that doesn't, I might possibly copy the C: and D: partitions to
> the new drive (temporarily installed as the second physical), swap
> drives, and restore as above? Or copy everything first and see if it
> will boot? Hmm. That might be the simplest. The new drive is 2.1
> gig, I believe. Perhaps the old one was, too.
>
> Looks like a chance to try out Drive/Diskcopy, assuming I can locate
> them!
>
>
> >
> > Good luck.
>
> Thanks. I'm sure I'll need it, and more!
>
>
> ______________________________________________________

Lance (LHegamin@IBM.NET) on 10/02/98 at 12:26pm

I tried to contain myself, but I escaped.

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