Hard Drive Geometry Error
Gaming Smartphones Tablets Windows 8 PSUs Android Your question Get the answer Tom's Hardware>Forum>Storage>Disk Geometry Errors> Disk Geometry Errors Tags: Hard Drives Storage Last response: 15 March 2005 11:24 in Storage Share Anonymous a b G Storage 10 March 2005 00:16:27 Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) I used Ghost 9 to clone a 60 GB failing hard drive to a new 60 GB hard drive. Ghost now can not see the hard drive. Everything else is running fine. Here is my problem that Symantec can't help with. After running PowerQuest PartitionInfo I get errors. I don't know if the old hard drive had them or if I created them durring the transfer. Ghost could see my old hard drive though. How can I repair the Disk Geometry without loosing my data? Here is what PowerQuest PartitionInfo is telling me. PowerQuest PartitionInfo 8.0 -- Windows NT/2000 Version Date Generated: 03/09/05 11:52:52 Copyright (c)1994-2002, PowerQuest Corporation Permission is granted for this utility to be freely copied so long as it is not modified in any way. All other rights are reserved. PowerQuest, makers of PartitionMagic(r), Drive Image(tm), and DriveCopy(tm), can be reached at: Voice: 801-437-8900 Fax: 801-226-8941 Web site: http://www.powerquest.com/support/ E-mail: magic@powerquest.com General System Information: Total Physical Memory (bytes): 1,610,072,064 Used Physical Memory: (bytes): 483,172,352 Maximum Page File Size: (bytes): 3,634,782,208 Current Page File Size: (bytes): 524,382,208 =========================================================================================================== Disk Geometry Information for Disk 1: 7475 Cylinders, 255 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track System PartSect # Boot BCyl Head Sect FS ECyl Head Sect StartSect NumSects =========================================================================================================== 0 0 80 0 1 1 07 1023 254 63 63 120,101,877 Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders. Actual values are: 0 0 80 0 1 1 07 7475 254 63 63 120101877 Error #109: Partition ends after end of disk. ucEndCylinder (7475) must be less than 7475. ===================================
Tech Talk and Support Disk Geometry Error If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 4 of 4 Thread: Disk Geometry Error Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Search Thread Advanced Search Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode October 22nd, 1999,08:48 PM #1 FroggPimp View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage Junior Member Join Date Oct 1999 Location http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/140785-32-disk-geometry-errors Las Vegas, NV, USA Posts 1 Disk Geometry Error When I run a partition program like Partition Magic 4.0 I get a "Disk Geometry Error." I just bought a brand new Maxtor 20GB Diamond Max Pro hard drive and I can't figure out why this is happening. I've tried everything. Can this be due to the fact that it's ATA/66? HELP ME IF YOU CAN, PLEASE!! Reply With Quote May 25th, 2000,03:15 PM #2 NT View Profile View http://www.hardwarecentral.com/showthread.php?61478-Disk-Geometry-Error Forum Posts Junior Member Join Date May 2000 Posts 1 the only thing i can say about this is, that partition magic CAUSED this problem. it had some #110 error while trying to execute my "orders" in dos-mode and then crashed. since i can't run it. i always get an init 255 error and it tells me the same error es it does to you. i guess it has something to do with the boot-sector, but i'm not sure. it seems that low-level format is the only way to get rid of this but i'm not yet sure about this, because i'll try it with some tools first. I'll be telling u of my progress. Reply With Quote May 26th, 2000,02:08 PM #3 1 View Profile View Forum Posts Senior Member Join Date Sep 1999 Location Lillehammer, Norway Posts 685 Ooooooooollllllld question. Oh well, the search feature has its dark sides. Reply With Quote May 29th, 2000,11:09 AM #4 1 View Profile View Forum Posts Senior Member Join Date Sep 1999 Location Lillehammer, Norway Posts 685 I've received a couple of e-mails from people asking me about disk geometry and Partition Magic 4, so I'll post the reply I sent to NT just in case anyone else is interested. The physical disk geometry is the actual number of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors on the disk. If you have a (very) old
drive geometry errors Discussion in 'Hardware' started by twjolson, Jan 10, 2006. twjolson Private E-2 http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/hard-drive-geometry-errors.82411/ I brought my hard drive home from Canada. WHen I plugged it into the computer, the pc saw it (it was in the list of attached hard drives) but http://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?t=10832&start= none of the partitions or data was available through windows. I do believe the hardware is set up right, jumper and everything. When I used Partition Info to hard drive see the partion information, here is the info I got. Partition Information for Disk 2: 131,069.4 Megabytes Volume PartType Status Size MB PartSect # StartSect TotalSects =========================================================================================================== Unallocated Pri 7.8 None -- 63 16,002 ExtendedX Pri 238,464.8 0 0 16,065 488,376,000 EPBR Log 183,468.9 None -- 16,065 375,744,285 NTFS Log 183,468.9 16,065 0 16,128 375,744,222 EPBR hard drive geometry Log 30,004.2 16,065 1 375,760,350 61,448,625 Warning: EPBR partition starting at 375760350 is without logical partition. Unallocated Log 54,996.0 None -- 375,760,350 112,631,715 It might be skewed because of the shorter width then the output of the report. I also got: Disk Geometry Information for Disk 2: 16709 Cylinders, 255 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track Info: Disk Manager is installed on this drive. System PartSect # Boot BCyl Head Sect FS ECyl Head Sect StartSect NumSects =========================================================================================================== 0 0 00 1 0 1 0F 1023 254 63 16,065 488,376,000 Info: Begin C,H,S values were large drive placeholders. Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders. Actual values are: 0 0 00 1 0 1 0F 30400 254 63 16065 488376000 Error #109: Partition ends after end of disk. ucEndCylinder (30400) must be less than 16709. 16,065 0 00 1 1 1 07 1023 254 63 16,128 375,744,222 Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders. Actual values are: 16065 0 00 1 1 1 07 23389 254 63 16128 3
1 [ 17 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message Threshold Post subject: DROPPED HARD DISK-GEOMETRY PROBLEMS-NOW NOT INITIALISED-T0NFPosted: December 27th, 2008, 12:02 Joined: December 27th, 2008, 10:59Posts: 7 I have an Iomega Prestige Hard Disk 1 TB usb external disk[http://www.iomega-europe.com/section?SID=3...amp;secid=40360] (the actual disk is a Barracuda) attached on an Acer Gemstone 5920G laptop with VISTA Home Premium SP1.I dropped the hd. The hard disk is under warranty so I will have to return it asap to get a new one but I would like to recover some of my data form it before shipping it back.When powered on the disk starts something like a short buzz every 2 seconds (it's not the click of death) for 10 minutes.After it buzzing ends Vista sees the hd but tells me that it's an "unrecognised usb device" and that something is not working (eh you can't fool Vista!).I cannot see the disk in Windows Explorer but Windows Vista Disk Manager recognises the unit as an "Unknown Disk" and "Not Initialized" and only offers me the chance to initialize it.Victoria diagnostic tool gives an "invalid geometry" error and "Block 0 Error: T0NF" error.Testdisk does not sees the disk at all.I have also tried to access the disk through Knoppix live cd to no avail since, unless Vista, the hd is recognised only for few seconds whcih give me no time to attempt anything.Reading on the Internet I understood that I am supposed to tell the disk the supposed number of cylinders or something like that but not being very technical I really don't know how to do it.Well any help/advice anyone wishes to provide will be much appreciated. Top zebong Post subject: Re: DROPPED HARD DISK-GEOMETRY PROBLEMS-NOW NOT INITIALISED-T0NFPosted: December 27th, 2008, 12:24 Joined: December 24th, 2007, 16:08Posts: 1385Location: EUROPE Hi,Thats a problem the disk´s in a case, because you can not open the case "break the seal off warranty".So you have to see if your data is more important that the warranty off the disk.And the disk that have dropped normaly is head problem... have to be open the disk and change heads to get the data.RegardsZeBong _________________ZeBong" что случилось в России - останется в России "" Россия еще раз" Top drc Post subject: Re: DROPPED HARD DISK-GEOMETRY PROBLEMS-NOW NOT INITIALISED-T0NFPosted: December 27th, 2008, 12:40 Joined: August 12th, 2008, 13:11Posts: 3241Location: USA Short buzz is the motor trying unsuccessfully to spin the spindle. Spindle lockup after being dropped is a very commo