Computer Science Canada HDD Problems |
| Author: | ProgrammingFun [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | HDD Problems |
My older computer, which coincidentally stored all important files, decided to die recently. Said computer had two HDDs, one had 1 partition for windows while the other had three partitions. In total, Windows only supports a maximum of 4 partitions so I wanted to get an enclosure for the second hard drive so that I don't lose all of that data (which I need urgently). However, an enclosure usually represents as one partition so I'm scared that the data might die. Is there any way to get that data from the partitions? I could possibly attach to another computer by taking out its second hard drive but I'm scared that it might go wrong. Thanks. |
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| Author: | mirhagk [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:HDD Problems |
Just plug it in internally to a 2nd computer, and then boot that computer up and copy all the files to a single partition. Although the enclosure should work fine without repartitioning (as it's just a case essentially) |
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| Author: | ProgrammingFun [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:HDD Problems |
What if my second computer already has 4 partitions? Would I have to destroy those first? |
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| Author: | OneOffDriveByPoster [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HDD Problems |
Windows supports 4 primary partitions per drive. You have another drive... |
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| Author: | Insectoid [ Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:HDD Problems |
It should be fine if you put it in an enclosure. Partitions are managed on the drive itself, so they can be easily swapped between computers. |
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| Author: | md [ Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:HDD Problems |
Partitions are per-drive (and more then 4 are supported too - the limit is 4 primary partitions). If you put the drive in another computer it'll work just fine and you won't have any issues. Check wikipedia for more information regarding partitions. |
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| Author: | miami405 [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: HDD Problems |
If you are fail to partition your hard drive disk then you can take a little help from the an expert. |
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