unknown partition table

[Jason Shein]

On Thursday 29 June 2006 22:33, Daniel Armstrong wrote:
> On 6/29/06, Jason Spiro <jasonspiro4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > On 6/29/06, Daniel Armstrong <dwarmstrong-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > > But I wonder... is this "unknown partition table" an indication the
> > > drive is failing? I will have to investigate some diagnostic tools for
> > > checking hard drive health.
> >
> > SMART is a nonintrusive way. smart-monitor can warn you of bad SMART
> > test results. Or smartmontools, if you want a tool you can use
> > interactively. Or your PC's BIOS might show the results of a SMART
> > check at every boot.
>
> I will give it a try. Thanks for the tip, along with alerting me to gpart.
> --

To use gparted, try the gparted livecd
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

Data recovery is one of the main things we do.
http://www.detachednetworks.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=28

As suggested, if possible connect the drive directly to a pc through an IDE 
cable in order to eliminate the possibility that your USB case is damaged.

I will also recommend running the diagnostics utility from your drive 
manufacturer before running gparted.
For a western digital drive, download & burn the following ISO image.
http://support.wdc.com/download/dlg/Diag504cCD.iso

One more thing to note. If the drive is failing, and you want to attempt to 
get the files back off of the drive, then run it as little as possible. Also 
open or remove the drive from the USB case to allow for better ventilation in 
order to dissipate heat.

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