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by Achille
09 Sep 2020, 09:55
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk
Replies: 8
Views: 3988

Re: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk

Thank you recuperation. I'll replace the HDD.
by Achille
06 Sep 2020, 23:13
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk
Replies: 8
Views: 3988

Re: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk

I'm back to give some feedback. Since last time I made many steps.
- I moved the Toshiba HDD from Zenbook to a USB box case and checked the disk with “chkdsk /f /v”.
The DOS command fixed many many errors and created a large “found” folder; from this folder I saved several my files (documents, pdf ...
by Achille
09 Aug 2020, 23:57
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk
Replies: 8
Views: 3988

Re: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk

The Zenbook has no DVD drive; moreover the Windows is pre-installed so I don't have any DVD.
I'm trying to make an winPE live USB.
As option, I can use a Windows DVD from my HP desktop and an external DVD drive. What you think? Thanks
by Achille
09 Aug 2020, 10:56
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk
Replies: 8
Views: 3988

Re: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk

thank you for the prompt reply.
Unfortunately I cannot launch Windows in any way even in safe mode because the BIOS does not detect the hard disk as bootable. When the notebook is turned on, only the bios utility appears so I insert the pen drive and I can launch linux live and then testdisk (with ...
by Achille
08 Aug 2020, 19:10
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk
Replies: 8
Views: 3988

ASUS zenbook does not boot because corrupted Hard disk

Hi, I'm an old PC user with little knowledge of hard disk partitions and filesystems.
I have an ASUS zenbook that since few days was not starting anymore because the corrupted boot sector. The OS is windows10 with a 500Gb Toshiba HD.
I used an Ubuntu live pendrive and ran testdisk.
Following is the ...