"Invalid Partition Table"
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:18 pm
Recently my hard drive corrupted itself. Okay so not all of it. Only the
most crucial sector of the entire drive, the first sector, the Master Boot
Record, yah know the place on the drive that stores the location of all your
partitions and the file system each one is using? Yah, that one.
When I tried to boot from the drive my comp kept saying”Invalid Partition
Table” and refused to boot. The ironic thing about it was, that the only file
that I happened to save(on my usb flash drive) was an ESSAY *cries
with anguish, until he remembers that he is only retelling the story*
Starting from mid-March until like a week ago I did hours of research
online (on my mom's computer, much to her annoyance) and came up with
one very solid assumption, “There are no freeware MBR repair tools!” So I
downloaded several different demo versions of software that lets you see
your files, BUT you can't copy them or restore them. One nice thing was
that all of my files were there! EVERY LAST ONE! But, *sigh* I couldn't get
them unless I paid (A. $120(USD), (B. $100 or (C. $80. *deep sigh*. I was beginning to question whether or not all of my files (music, modding
files, skins, the source files to the Rihaken) were worth spending money on.... That is until I found DAH DA DA DAH
BootMaster($30USD)
I liked BootMaster because it was easy to use, they let you try it before
you buy it. That way you can see if it would actually restore your files if
you bought it.
So if you ever get a message on your screen that says “Invalid Partition
Table” get BootMaster it can save you a whole lot of hassle and cash.
Concise program, good price, great results. 9/10 They get one off because
it wasn't free
.
So now I can (A. Start back in on the super secret mod that me and my
team are working on. *The map is back on guys! I'll pm you soon with
assignments and a new and better forum page*
and (B. Finish the Rihaken since the source files aren't toast. Hooray! I'm
am one very happy guy.
*****MasterSaitek009*****
most crucial sector of the entire drive, the first sector, the Master Boot
Record, yah know the place on the drive that stores the location of all your
partitions and the file system each one is using? Yah, that one.
When I tried to boot from the drive my comp kept saying”Invalid Partition
Table” and refused to boot. The ironic thing about it was, that the only file
that I happened to save(on my usb flash drive) was an ESSAY *cries
with anguish, until he remembers that he is only retelling the story*
Starting from mid-March until like a week ago I did hours of research
online (on my mom's computer, much to her annoyance) and came up with
one very solid assumption, “There are no freeware MBR repair tools!” So I
downloaded several different demo versions of software that lets you see
your files, BUT you can't copy them or restore them. One nice thing was
that all of my files were there! EVERY LAST ONE! But, *sigh* I couldn't get
them unless I paid (A. $120(USD), (B. $100 or (C. $80. *deep sigh*. I was beginning to question whether or not all of my files (music, modding
files, skins, the source files to the Rihaken) were worth spending money on.... That is until I found DAH DA DA DAH
BootMaster($30USD)
I liked BootMaster because it was easy to use, they let you try it before
you buy it. That way you can see if it would actually restore your files if
you bought it.
So if you ever get a message on your screen that says “Invalid Partition
Table” get BootMaster it can save you a whole lot of hassle and cash.
Concise program, good price, great results. 9/10 They get one off because
it wasn't free
.So now I can (A. Start back in on the super secret mod that me and my
team are working on. *The map is back on guys! I'll pm you soon with
assignments and a new and better forum page*
and (B. Finish the Rihaken since the source files aren't toast. Hooray! I'm
am one very happy guy.
*****MasterSaitek009*****
