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by dpr99
13 Jul 2023, 12:07
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Reset disk geometry in MBR not working
Replies: 2
Views: 2916

Re: Reset disk geometry in MBR not working

Thanks for the prompt reply.


dpr99 wrote: ↑11 Jul 2023, 12:04
I have a old Maxtor 120 GB disk that I am trying to use. Somehow, I've managed to set the disk size to be 10MB.
What did you do exactly?


This disk was used in a Tivo DVR a few years ago, so had the Tivo filesystem on it. I put it in ...
by dpr99
11 Jul 2023, 12:04
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Reset disk geometry in MBR not working
Replies: 2
Views: 2916

Reset disk geometry in MBR not working

I have a old Maxtor 120 GB disk that I am trying to use. Somehow, I've managed to set the disk size to be 10MB. This means the largest partition I can create is 9MB and not very useful! I think I can use TestDisk to change the disk size in the MBR. The number of cylinders is showing as 1. (heads are ...