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05-26-2003, 06:26 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
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Can WinXP...?
...read FAT16 partitions?
I need to make a backup of a HD that no longer boots (I suspect a virus caused the mischief since the data is still on the drive) and I cannot access the drive from WinXP. It's displayed in the Device Manager but not in the Windows Explorer or My PC. What do I do?
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05-26-2003, 07:05 PM
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Aren't floppies FAT16? If so, I think you can see where I'm going with this...
 [edit]: Also, how is XP formatted on your comp? NTFS or FAT32?
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05-26-2003, 07:18 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
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NTFS.
I have read FAT32 drives in it no problem. And I think I have even plugged in FAT16 drives and they have been read no problem. Dunno why this Quantum Bigfoot is so stubborn. Any ideas? |
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05-26-2003, 09:17 PM
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Well, if it was still booable I would have suggested trying to convert it to FAT32 with win98's conversion utility, but I guess that's out of the question.
Do you have a win98 machine you could slave it to instead? |
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05-26-2003, 09:24 PM
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Hi NK:
Have you gone to to the Disk administrator and see what happens if you assign a drive letter? PS: Floppy file systems are usually FAT12 |
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05-26-2003, 09:44 PM
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05-26-2003, 09:46 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
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The Quantum HD doesn't appear in the Disk Administrator.
 
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05-27-2003, 05:19 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
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The HD has given up the ghost.
I tried it in a Win98 PC and the same happens: it cannot be accessed. I take there's no way to retrieve the data on it, is there? |
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