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    Using linux to repair what microsoft calls a crashed harddisk

    any tips on using a LIVE version of linux to repair bad sectors or just to extract good data?? any tips or advice would be appreciated!!!
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    We have to check Partition structure of hard disk first. Boot up from LiveCD, open Terminal and execute this
    Code:
    sudo fdisk -l
    Or
    Code:
    su -
fdisk -l
    Post output here.

    * Its small L in fdisk -l.
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    i did this a while ago, with a Win 2003 server that had many dead sectors. Worked like a charm

    I used G4l (Ghost for linux) available from SourceForge.net: G4L

    i got the hard drive with dead sectors and a new (Larger Hard Drive) put them both into a computer, booted from the G4L CD and did a Defective Drive Rescue.

    if you havent used G4L i would recomend that you read up about it first to minimaze the chance of losing data.
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