Rescuing data from a dead hard drive recorder

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hhougaard
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Joined: 15 Feb 2014, 20:50

Rescuing data from a dead hard drive recorder

#1 Post by hhougaard »

Hi

I don't know if it is possible to rescue my recordings from my crashed hard drive recorder but I assume that it is.
I have tried running TestDisk but it ends up with only the error message regarding missing the 0xAA55 endmark and no partition is shown.

I am new to TestDisk so I hope that somebody in here can help me by looking at the log file below.

Thx.


LOGFILE:

Sat Feb 15 16:40:29 2014
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 6.14, Data Recovery Utility, July 2013
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows XP SP3
Compiler: GCC 4.7, Cygwin 1007.17
Compilation date: 2013-07-30T14:08:52
ext2fs lib: 1.42.2, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20120504
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=164696555520
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=500107862016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdc)=640135028736
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=164696555520
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=500107862016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive2)=640135028736
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=52427902464
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=640132383744
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\E:)=157283804160
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - CHS 20023 255 63, sector size=512 - Hitachi HDS721616PLAT80, FW:P22OA84A
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63, sector size=512 - SAMSUNG HD501LJ, FW:CR10
Disk /dev/sdc - 640 GB / 596 GiB - CHS 77825 255 63, sector size=512 - SAMSUNG HD642JJ, FW:1AA0

Partition table type default to Intel
Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - Hitachi HDS721616PLAT80
Partition table type: Intel

Analyse Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - CHS 20023 255 63
Current partition structure:

Partition sector doesn't have the endmark 0xAA55

search_part()
Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - CHS 20023 255 63
file_pread(4,2,buffer,321673216(20023/59/5)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,321673216(20023/59/5)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,321673215(20023/59/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,14,buffer,321673217(20023/59/6)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,321673231(20023/59/20)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,321673278(20023/60/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,321673294(20023/60/20)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,11,buffer,321673341(20023/61/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,2,buffer,321675263(20023/91/36)) lseek err Invalid argument

Results

interface_write()

No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
Store new MBR code
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

Interface Advanced
New options :
Dump : No
Align partition: Yes
Expert mode : No
Partition table type default to Intel
Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - Hitachi HDS721616PLAT80
Partition table type: Intel

Analyse Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - CHS 20023 255 63
Current partition structure:

Partition sector doesn't have the endmark 0xAA55

search_part()
Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - CHS 20023 255 63
file_pread(4,2,buffer,321673216(20023/59/5)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,321673216(20023/59/5)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,321673215(20023/59/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,14,buffer,321673217(20023/59/6)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,321673231(20023/59/20)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,321673278(20023/60/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,321673294(20023/60/20)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,11,buffer,321673341(20023/61/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,2,buffer,321675263(20023/91/36)) lseek err Invalid argument

Results

interface_write()

No partition found or selected for recovery

search_part()
Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - CHS 20023 255 63
file_pread(4,2,buffer,321673216(20023/59/5)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,321673216(20023/59/5)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,321673215(20023/59/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,14,buffer,321673217(20023/59/6)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,321673231(20023/59/20)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,321673278(20023/60/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,321673294(20023/60/20)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,11,buffer,321673341(20023/61/4)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,2,buffer,321675263(20023/91/36)) lseek err Invalid argument

Results

interface_write()

No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
Store new MBR code
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition
Partition table type (auto): Intel
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - SAMSUNG HD501LJ
Partition table type: Intel
Partition table type default to Intel
Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - Hitachi HDS721616PLAT80
Partition table type: Intel

Analyse Disk /dev/sda - 164 GB / 153 GiB - CHS 20023 255 63
Current partition structure:

Partition sector doesn't have the endmark 0xAA55

hhougaard
Posts: 5
Joined: 15 Feb 2014, 20:50

Re: Rescuing data from a dead hard drive recorder

#2 Post by hhougaard »

Does no one at all have an idea of what to do?

Is the question placed in the wrong category?

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