HDD partition show unknown help please?

Asked By Ronald B Cline 45 points N/A Posted on - 03/30/2013

Hello guys I need help my HDD partition show unknown. I had a Desktop PC with 80GB HDD and Windows XP Pro. I purchased a new Desktop with Window 7 Operating System and disconnect the HDD from my old PC and connect with new Pc via IDE cable. Now problem is the HDD shows unknown partition and I cannot noting but delete partition. Please help I did not take backup and need all these data back.

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Answered By Floyd A Beverly 20 points N/A #187817

HDD partition show unknown help please?

Hello brother

                          I hope you are fine.Do not worry, first of all you have to check the jumper settings of your hdd.place the jumper on another port, then check it again, it will display the partition(Jumper is small transistor type thing, located back side of the hdd).And If it does not work, as you have already format your old hdd, again format it while connecting it with new pc.

Hope it will show the hdd.Then download icare data recovery software from cnet.com  to recover.

Thanx

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• Posted on - 04/01/2013
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