bootcfg/redirect

gadgetboy98 · 09-05-2008

Is there anyway to recover data on hard drive. Can't boot up or see menu. logo appears and that is all. I am afraid to slave with good xp. I am an idiot please help.

madmatt2006 · 09-05-2008

Hi gadgetboy98 welcome to PCHF

Your not an idiot everyone has to start some where and the team at PCHF are glad to help. The best thing and easiest way is to slave the drive in another PC but make sure the AV is up to date and do a full scan on the drive to make sure it's clean before recovering any data. Or the other option would be to try get the old PC going again and back the data up to a pen drive or DVD's/ CD's. What would you like to try?

gadgetboy98 · 09-08-2008

Thanks madmatt2006 for your response. It seems that the only option left to me is the hookup to good pc. I have tried every boot disk and recovery that I can find on the net. When I first lost the data on the old quantum 3.5, scandisk reported the drive to still be good. I put a bogus command in bootcfg and now no dos menu or A prompt. nothing but a blank screen. Even though the pc is old it worked good until I thought I was a computer guy. The corrupted HD has a jumper on cs with a ribbon connection. On the good pc the xp HD is not connected to a ribbon. The wires on the xp HD are marked as P3. There is another P3 hookup not connected. The motherboard on the xp has IDE one and two. IDE one has a blue cable connected to the HD. I do not have another cable that looks like that one. I am not at all confident on correct hookup or what to do when booting up with corrupt Hd connected to good pc. I am very grateful for any help and I know any mistakes will be mine.

Chris Down · 09-08-2008

Originally Posted by gadgetboy98

I put a bogus command in bootcfg and now no dos menu or A prompt. nothing but a blank screen.

What did you input?

gadgetboy98 · 09-08-2008

Thanks Chris for your response. bootcfg/redirect to A drive. When I did this it come up on the screen that I would no longer be able to see the dos menu if I continued. I continued! Call me Jethro or I like crayons or something........

Chris Down · 09-08-2008

Originally Posted by gadgetboy98

When I did this it come up on the screen that I would no longer be able to see the dos menu if I continued.

Hint and a half there. :P

On the computer you hook it up to, run the following on the drive in question:

fixmbr
fixboot

Jelly Bean · 09-09-2008

Hey gadget not sure if this will help but what did you set in first boot order in BIOS/Setup?

This may help:Bootdisk.Com

09-05-2008	#1
gadgetboy98 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3 PC Experience: Some Experience	bootcfg/redirect Is there anyway to recover data on hard drive. Can't boot up or see menu. logo appears and that is all. I am afraid to slave with good xp. I am an idiot please help.

09-05-2008	#2
madmatt2006 PC Dinosaur Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Shepparton Posts: 3,666 PC Experience: The Gun	Re: bootcfg/redirect Hi gadgetboy98 welcome to PCHF Your not an idiot everyone has to start some where and the team at PCHF are glad to help. The best thing and easiest way is to slave the drive in another PC but make sure the AV is up to date and do a full scan on the drive to make sure it's clean before recovering any data. Or the other option would be to try get the old PC going again and back the data up to a pen drive or DVD's/ CD's. What would you like to try? __________________ PCHELPHQ

09-08-2008	#3
gadgetboy98 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: bootcfg/redirect Thanks madmatt2006 for your response. It seems that the only option left to me is the hookup to good pc. I have tried every boot disk and recovery that I can find on the net. When I first lost the data on the old quantum 3.5, scandisk reported the drive to still be good. I put a bogus command in bootcfg and now no dos menu or A prompt. nothing but a blank screen. Even though the pc is old it worked good until I thought I was a computer guy. The corrupted HD has a jumper on cs with a ribbon connection. On the good pc the xp HD is not connected to a ribbon. The wires on the xp HD are marked as P3. There is another P3 hookup not connected. The motherboard on the xp has IDE one and two. IDE one has a blue cable connected to the HD. I do not have another cable that looks like that one. I am not at all confident on correct hookup or what to do when booting up with corrupt Hd connected to good pc. I am very grateful for any help and I know any mistakes will be mine.

09-08-2008	#4
Chris Down Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Posts: 309 PC Experience: Tech Guru	Re: bootcfg/redirect Originally Posted by gadgetboy98 I put a bogus command in bootcfg and now no dos menu or A prompt. nothing but a blank screen. What did you input? __________________ Prework \| BSODs \| Screenshots \| Protect your PC *Anyone helped you out, or tried to? Click below their post.* --- Please do not PM me about any technical problems you are having - if I am able to help I will do it in your thread, thanks.

09-08-2008	#5
gadgetboy98 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3 PC Experience: Some Experience	Re: bootcfg/redirect Thanks Chris for your response. bootcfg/redirect to A drive. When I did this it come up on the screen that I would no longer be able to see the dos menu if I continued. I continued! Call me Jethro or I like crayons or something........

09-09-2008	#7
Jelly Bean Stoooooopid Girl. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Swansea Posts: 12,727 PC Experience: None.	Re: bootcfg/redirect Hey gadget not sure if this will help but what did you set in first boot order in BIOS/Setup? This may help:Bootdisk.Com __________________ Rwy'n ceisio fy ngorau.

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