Thought I'd add some screenshots and the log in case anyone can offer feedback.
The last image is after the deeper search. I wrote the partition table as it appeared in the second screenshot to the drive, but the drive still has the formatting issue after rebooting.
Any help it would be greatly appreciated.
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Sun Dec 9 21:43:52 2012
Command line: TestDisk
TestDisk 6.13, Data Recovery Utility, November 2011
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows XP SP2
Compiler: GCC 4.3, Cygwin 1007.7
Compilation date: 2011-11-15T08:36:54
ext2fs lib: 1.41.8, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20100226
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=160041885696
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=500106780160
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=160041885696
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=500106780160
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=15728640512
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=20972526592
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\E:)=123338073600
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\V:)=500112425984
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\Z:) GetFileSize err Incorrect function.
filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\Z:) SetFilePointer err Incorrect function.
Warning: can't get size for \\.\Z:
file_pread(4,1,buffer,312592769(19457/254/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,1,buffer,976784129(60801/254/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 160 GB / 149 GiB - CHS 19457 255 63, sector size=512 - WDC WD1600BEVE-00WZT0, FW:01.01A01
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63, sector size=512 - WD 5000BEV External, FW:1.75
Partition table type (auto): Intel
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - WD 5000BEV External
Partition table type: Intel
Interface Advanced
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
NTFS at 0/32/33
Info: size boot_sector 976769001, partition 976782082
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
1 E extended LBA 0 32 1 60801 254 63 976782114
5 L HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 254 63 976782082 [Media]
NTFS, 500 GB / 465 GiB
Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
NTFS at 0/32/33
Info: size boot_sector 976769001, partition 976782082
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
Current partition structure:
1 E extended LBA 0 32 1 60801 254 63 976782114
No partition is bootable
5 L HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 254 63 976782082 [Media]
Ask the user for vista mode
Computes LBA from CHS for Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
Allow partial last cylinder : Yes
search_vista_part: 1
search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
NTFS at 0/32/33
filesystem size 976769001
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 61048194
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 47 23 976769001 [Media]
NTFS, 500 GB / 465 GiB
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771057(60801/47/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976771065(60801/47/40)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976771112(60801/48/24)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771128(60801/48/40)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,11,buffer,976771175(60801/49/24)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976773097(60801/79/56)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771072(60801/47/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771080(60801/47/55)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976771088(60801/47/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976771136(60801/48/48)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771151(60801/48/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,11,buffer,976771198(60801/49/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976773120(60801/80/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
Results
L HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 254 63 976782082 [Media]
NTFS, 500 GB / 465 GiB
interface_write()
1 E extended LBA 0 32 1 60801 254 63 976782114
5 L HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 254 63 976782082 [Media]
simulate write!
write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: CHS: 0/32/1,lba=2016
Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
NTFS at 0/32/33
Info: size boot_sector 976769001, partition 976782082
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
Current partition structure:
1 E extended LBA 0 32 1 60801 254 63 976782114
No partition is bootable
5 L HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 254 63 976782082 [Media]
Ask the user for vista mode
Allow partial last cylinder : Yes
search_vista_part: 1
search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60802 255 63
NTFS at 0/32/33
filesystem size 976769001
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 61048194
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 47 23 976769001 [Media]
NTFS, 500 GB / 465 GiB
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771057(60801/47/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976771065(60801/47/40)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976771112(60801/48/24)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771128(60801/48/40)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,11,buffer,976771175(60801/49/24)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976773097(60801/79/56)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771072(60801/47/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771080(60801/47/55)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976771088(60801/47/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976771136(60801/48/48)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976771151(60801/48/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,11,buffer,976771198(60801/49/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976773120(60801/80/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
Results
L HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 254 63 976782082 [Media]
NTFS, 500 GB / 465 GiB
interface_write()
1 E extended LBA 0 32 1 60801 254 63 976782114
5 L HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 60801 254 63 976782082 [Media]
write!
write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: CHS: 0/32/1,lba=2016
You will have to reboot for the change to take effect.
TestDisk exited normally.