Dynamic Disk Invalid - Invalid Partition Structure
Posted: 29 Mar 2016, 17:04
Hi!
I am trying to recover my disk partitions w TestDisk, but I m having an error I can't resolve.
The Seagate 500GB SATA has been working fine on my laptop as my main (and only) HDD w 2 partitons (OS + Data), but stopped booting, with no apparent reason (I wasn't trying to do anything on the disk management!).
I connected the HDD on a USB-to-SATA adapter on another PC and Disk Management shows Dynamic Invalid disk.
Run the Seagate Complete Test tool and it says HDD is healthy!
Analyzing w TestDisk shows:
..
- Disk /dev/sdc - 500 GB / 465 GiB
..
- Drive H: - 350 GB / 326 GiB
Trying to Analyze /dev/sdc hints partition table type "Intel"
When finished Analyze, the 2 partitions are detected and shown as "D".
Changing first partition (the largest, which I assume to be the Data partition) to P or * indicates "Structure: Bad" error message in red and after Enter command it says "Invalid partition structure".
Smaller Partition seems ok when changed to P or *.
Start-End Sector sequence seems OK!
Trying to Analyze Drive H: instead, hints to partition table type "None".
Running Analyze for Drive H: as Intel type, shows "Bad relative Sector" for both partitions (Sys=72 and Sys=6C) and warns of "Space conflict between the following two partitions"!
I can't find any similar situation in the Board and hv no idea what to try next!!
I attach log file.
Let me know if you need the screen capture w the Space conflict details.
Thanks for any help you may be able to provide!!
I am trying to recover my disk partitions w TestDisk, but I m having an error I can't resolve.
The Seagate 500GB SATA has been working fine on my laptop as my main (and only) HDD w 2 partitons (OS + Data), but stopped booting, with no apparent reason (I wasn't trying to do anything on the disk management!).
I connected the HDD on a USB-to-SATA adapter on another PC and Disk Management shows Dynamic Invalid disk.
Run the Seagate Complete Test tool and it says HDD is healthy!
Analyzing w TestDisk shows:
..
- Disk /dev/sdc - 500 GB / 465 GiB
..
- Drive H: - 350 GB / 326 GiB
Trying to Analyze /dev/sdc hints partition table type "Intel"
When finished Analyze, the 2 partitions are detected and shown as "D".
Changing first partition (the largest, which I assume to be the Data partition) to P or * indicates "Structure: Bad" error message in red and after Enter command it says "Invalid partition structure".
Smaller Partition seems ok when changed to P or *.
Start-End Sector sequence seems OK!
Trying to Analyze Drive H: instead, hints to partition table type "None".
Running Analyze for Drive H: as Intel type, shows "Bad relative Sector" for both partitions (Sys=72 and Sys=6C) and warns of "Space conflict between the following two partitions"!
I can't find any similar situation in the Board and hv no idea what to try next!!
I attach log file.
Let me know if you need the screen capture w the Space conflict details.
Thanks for any help you may be able to provide!!