Guest David Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 PROBLEM: NTFS Partition Corrupts when copying Master Drive to BackUp Drive #2 in Removable Carriage but am able to copy BackUp Drive #1 to BackUp Drive #2. Have not attempted to copy Master to BackUp Drive #1 for fear of losing BackUp Drive #1. SYSTEM XP-Pro SP3. (single user) Master Western Digital drive has NTFS File System Master drive partitioned into two 20 gb partitions (boot and data). Each partition on master drive is approximately ½ full. Master drive works and performs without issue. Master drive has been tested for viruses with Symantec, MS Online, and special MS Virus checker provided when calling Online directly. - No Viruses BackUp #2 Western Digital hard drive has been tested (no errors) and zeroed using Lifeguard 11.2 before each attempt at backup, NOTE: WD Lifeguard uses DrDOS so assume OK for NTFS Copy Use? BACKGROUND Have three identical WD EIDE 40gb drives which reside in removeable carriages. A master drive and two backup drives. Backup drives are manually installed and rotated once a week and have never been RAID or Mirrored on line. BackUp Attempted with WD Lifeguard 11.2, both from Floppy Disk and CD. Both failed in numerous attempts. Used Easy install feature of Lifeguard to copy Master (source) drive to BackUp Drive #2.. "Easy Install" of Lifeguard normally copies both partitions and informs user to remove newly installed drive prior to reboot so newly installed drive boot partition is Not corrupted. Today "Easy install" appears to copy just the boot partition (based on progress bar), but after copying am thrown to DOS prompt with message -- remove disk and reboot. After copying BackUp Drive is Not Useable (Corrupted) Examined Partition tables of Drives Master Drive Partition (Source) 1 HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 2436 254 63 39150342 VOL 1 2 Extended LBA 2437 0 1 4864 254 63 39005820 5 L HPFS - NTFS 2437 1 1 4864 254 63 39005757 VOL 2 BackUp Drive #2 (Destination) BackUp drive tested prior to copy using TestDisk shows no partition information since erased and zeroed. Partition information after copying from Master. 1 HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 2436 254 63 39150342 1 HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 2436 254 63 39150342 <<< Table has Dup Line 2 Extended LBA 2437 0 1 4864 254 63 39005820 5 L HPFS - NTFS 2437 1 1 4864 254 63 39005757 VOL 2 ======================== How do I proceed? Thanks David Quote
Guest RJK Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 My approach would be to possibly "Spinrite 6" all hard disks, (very lengthy procedure), ....then fault find cables, (esp. IDE ribbons, from IDE ports to the rear of female caddy / bays - if applicable), ....then try your, (previously working ?), procedure with hard-disks connected directly to IDE ports - maybe put the caddy's temporarily in the rubbish bin, unless they are very good quality ones! i.e. the Parallel Port type connector/s in cheaper hd drive bay / caddy's can cause corruption problems - many years ago I ended up throwing them away after I experienced corruption problems. regards, Richard "David" <dw85745NOT@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:uEW8UulcJHA.5648@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > PROBLEM: NTFS Partition Corrupts when copying Master Drive to BackUp Drive > #2 in Removable Carriage but am able to copy BackUp Drive #1 to BackUp > Drive #2. Have not attempted to copy Master to BackUp Drive #1 for fear > of losing BackUp Drive #1. > > SYSTEM > > XP-Pro SP3. (single user) > > Master Western Digital drive has NTFS File System > > Master drive partitioned into two 20 gb partitions (boot and data). > > Each partition on master drive is approximately ½ full. > > Master drive works and performs without issue. > > Master drive has been tested for viruses with Symantec, MS Online, and > special MS Virus checker provided when calling Online directly. - No > Viruses > > BackUp #2 Western Digital hard drive has been tested (no errors) and > zeroed using Lifeguard 11.2 before each attempt at backup, > > NOTE: WD Lifeguard uses DrDOS so assume OK for NTFS Copy Use? > > BACKGROUND > > Have three identical WD EIDE 40gb drives which reside in removeable > carriages. A master drive and two backup drives. Backup drives are > manually installed and rotated once a week and have never been RAID or > Mirrored on line. > > BackUp Attempted with WD Lifeguard 11.2, both from Floppy Disk and CD. > Both failed in numerous attempts. > > Used Easy install feature of Lifeguard to copy Master (source) drive to > BackUp Drive #2.. "Easy Install" of Lifeguard normally copies both > partitions and informs user to remove newly installed drive prior to > reboot so newly installed drive boot partition is Not corrupted. > > Today "Easy install" appears to copy just the boot partition (based on > progress bar), but after copying am thrown to DOS prompt with message -- > remove disk and reboot. > > After copying BackUp Drive is Not Useable (Corrupted) > > Examined Partition tables of Drives > > Master Drive Partition (Source) > > 1 HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 2436 254 63 39150342 VOL 1 > > 2 Extended LBA 2437 0 1 4864 254 63 39005820 > > 5 L HPFS - NTFS 2437 1 1 4864 254 63 39005757 VOL 2 > > BackUp Drive #2 (Destination) > > BackUp drive tested prior to copy using TestDisk shows no partition > information since erased and zeroed. > > Partition information after copying from Master. > > 1 HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 2436 254 63 39150342 > > 1 HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 2436 254 63 39150342 <<< Table has Dup > Line > > 2 Extended LBA 2437 0 1 4864 254 63 39005820 > > 5 L HPFS - NTFS 2437 1 1 4864 254 63 39005757 VOL 2 > > ======================== > > How do I proceed? > > > > Thanks > > David > > </span> Quote
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