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Help! ~ What's wrong with my D drive?
Help! ~ What's wrong with my D drive?
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Last edited by koyuli on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
You can try to access it from the dos command promt, in accessorieskoyuli wrote:Hi ksl,
It is built-in, I suppose is a C drive partition?
Thanks!
ksl wrote:you don't mention if the D drive is an external drive or if the C drive is partitioned, it would help!
from the dos promt C:\ write cd D:\ and see if you can see all the files by writing dir and press enter
If you can see all the files, don't panic, at the dos promt type cd C:\ to take you back to the main drive. try scanning the D drive with anti virus and spyware program, to see if it helps.
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Are you using Windows XP Professional or Home Edition.
Try this
When you are starting your computer, quickly press F8 a few times. It will show you a list of options. Select an option that says SAFE MODE.
Once there, go to command prompt (Start/Run command)
Run a CHKDSK D:. If it says cant find, then there are two possibilities.
1. Your D drive has been disabled (loose contact inside or something like that)
2. Your D drive is fried means you need to take the computer to a shop for any recovery.
One other thing you can check is, when you start your computer normally, look for CONTROL PANEL, ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS and COMPUTER MANAGEMENT. You will find something called Storage Manager.
Click on that and you should get a screen that looks like boxes (on the right side of the panel screen). It will show a list of all physical and logical drivers (including CD ROM/DVD drives). It will show status DRIVERNAME, SIZE and TYPE (FAT32 or NTFS). If it is disabled, it will show in a different colour or shade and state its disabled.
If you could do all this and report your findings, I can try and help you out.
Try this
When you are starting your computer, quickly press F8 a few times. It will show you a list of options. Select an option that says SAFE MODE.
Once there, go to command prompt (Start/Run command)
Run a CHKDSK D:. If it says cant find, then there are two possibilities.
1. Your D drive has been disabled (loose contact inside or something like that)
2. Your D drive is fried means you need to take the computer to a shop for any recovery.
One other thing you can check is, when you start your computer normally, look for CONTROL PANEL, ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS and COMPUTER MANAGEMENT. You will find something called Storage Manager.
Click on that and you should get a screen that looks like boxes (on the right side of the panel screen). It will show a list of all physical and logical drivers (including CD ROM/DVD drives). It will show status DRIVERNAME, SIZE and TYPE (FAT32 or NTFS). If it is disabled, it will show in a different colour or shade and state its disabled.
If you could do all this and report your findings, I can try and help you out.
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If you see this at the DOS promtkoyuli wrote:Hi thanks,
I have tried on my other pc with internal D drive... (not the problematic one)
dos prompt > cd D :\
but it still show as first prompted > C:\DOcument and Settings\User Name
ksl wrote:
You can try to access it from the dos command promt, in accessories
from the dos promt C:\ write cd D:\ and see if you can see all the files by writing dir and press enter
If you can see all the files, don't panic, at the dos promt type cd C:\ to take you back to the main drive. try scanning the D drive with anti virus and spyware program, to see if it helps.
C:\DOcument and Settings\User Name
You must first write cd C:\ which will take your from the documents & settings folder to C:\ then write cd D:\ which takes you to D drive. Then write dir to list the files.
If your C:\ is ok, I doubt the D partition is damaged on the disk, more likely to be a corrupt registry, but you will be able to see the files in DOS
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bigfilsing wrote:you should actually just type D:
so at the dos prompt C:\ ( just type) D:
"cd" is for change directory
for example "C:\ cd temp" would give you the "C:\temp" sub directory
"cd.." to go back up the directory tree
Good luck



Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:17 am: bigfilsing has not had his coffee at this time, I guess!Hi Guru and ksl,
My collegue took my pc for repair already on my offday (today) =)
Thanks so much for helping and lending your expertise!
Cheers!


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All dos versions ( since CPM) accept a volume call from any point in a DOS tree. WITHOUT having to go back up the tree. OF course providing the call is a valid volume. So D: at any point in the C:/ architecture will get you to D:/ ( providing there is actually a D: partition)
The only issue i can see is if your partition isn't actually D: in the MBS but windoze calls it D: ( so you think it's valid when it's not)
If you insist KSL i'll post a screen video capture of me doing it
Heres a still to be going on with >> http://web.singnet.com.sg/~philm/dos.jpg
Now where's my coffee
The only issue i can see is if your partition isn't actually D: in the MBS but windoze calls it D: ( so you think it's valid when it's not)
If you insist KSL i'll post a screen video capture of me doing it
Heres a still to be going on with >> http://web.singnet.com.sg/~philm/dos.jpg
Now where's my coffee

No need, my mistake, eyesight problem and Chinese keyboard too, But i do recall MS-Dos couldn't do it, CPM came in later 90's i think, after MS-dos wiped it out, in the early stages. I've still got my old MS-Dos manual from 85. Your still up at 2.17 a.mbigfilsing wrote:All dos versions ( since CPM) accept a volume call from any point in a DOS tree. WITHOUT having to go back up the tree. OF course providing the call is a valid volume. So D: at any point in the C:/ architecture will get you to D:/ ( providing there is actually a D: partition)
The only issue i can see is if your partition isn't actually D: in the MBS but windoze calls it D: ( so you think it's valid when it's not)
If you insist KSL i'll post a screen video capture of me doing it
Heres a still to be going on with >> http://web.singnet.com.sg/~philm/dos.jpg
Now where's my coffee

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Coffee and a load of American partners who can't get their head around the world's time difference
Ah CPM! them's was the days. I had to use a portable compaq that was the size of a sewing machine and weighed the same too. Mono Chrome amber screen. It took 3+ minutes to boot from it's massive 30 MEG hard disk. Type in a command and then go for coffee while it figured out what to do

Ah CPM! them's was the days. I had to use a portable compaq that was the size of a sewing machine and weighed the same too. Mono Chrome amber screen. It took 3+ minutes to boot from it's massive 30 MEG hard disk. Type in a command and then go for coffee while it figured out what to do

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