DATA RECOVERY
Most technicians know of software that with a push of the button will automatically recover data.
The problem with these types of programs is that you only get one chance to recover the data. If you run one of the automatic programs it's a 50/50 chance it will work and once it's run, that's it. If the program does not work the first time, you do not get another chance. The data is destroyed.
With Micro-Scope YOU DON'T TAKE THAT RISK!
So, while Micro-Scope will not do an automatic data recovery, it has a fix disc editor that will allow you to display and edit any section of the drive. Even hidden partitions that other programs could never see. Advanced search functions will allow you to define a physical range to searches for information on the drive. Including being able to create image files off of a hidden partition called the COMMAND REGISTER where you can find all the factory information like the master boot record.
These image files can be mirror on to other sectors to rebuild the damaged part of the drive. So the technician does not have to know how to write FAT 32 or NTSF file structures. Also Micro-Scope is not limited to the 65,000 cylinders.*
What Micro-Scope does provide is a disk editor that allows you to scan, display (and change if necessary) any portion of the hard drive contents including hidden partitions and sectors. In skilled hands, it is possible to rebuild the FAT and perform other recovery functions without risking the loss of all data.
*NOTE: It is not a fast process to manually recovery anything from a drive. We would not recommend that someone who is not familiar with the FAT or NTFS architecture (so that they know where the FATs are stored, where the Master Boot Record is, where all the information is and how to calculate where the partitions are and so on) attempt to use this feature without additional instruction.
USE on the following links to find out more about using Micro-Scope to handle Viruses and the low-level formatting features can save you HOURS OF TIME - and info on how to trouble shoot hard drives.
USING MICRO-SCOPE TO REMOVE VIRUSES
TROUBLE-SHOOTING HARD DRIVES
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"In the service business, time is money. The Micro2000 Universal Diagnostic Toolkit is worth its weight in gold for any service company. The cost of the product is quickly recovered because of faster turn around time when fixing problem systems. The product also helps control business costs simply because technicians are more accurately diagnosing what parts they require for system repairs." Compunotes
USE the FEATURES link above for a full listing of all the features!
Works on all Intel™ compatible computers.
Operating system independent.
LAN Card Testing.
Unlimited memory testing.
Multi-processor testing.
Much more...
Platforms Supported - Micro-Scope runs on ANY PC with an Intel or Intel compatible processor (from 386/486 to the latest Pentium, AMD and Cyrix CPUs), with ISA, EISA, PCI, PCMCIA, Plug & Play, and hosting any operating system including all Windows versions, DOS, OS2, Linux and UNIX.
Troubleshooting and Repairing Hard Drives
Because Micro-Scope does not use DOS or the O/S on your PC you can repair hard drives that normally would not be possible.
Let's say you'll get a bad sector on your drive and get the report - 'HDC controller error' SECTOR NOT FOUND or even BAD SECTOR ERROR.
How can you test a specific sector of a hard drive if the operating system (in conjunction with the drive controller and the BIOS) decides where the data will go on the drive?
And if the operation fails, how can we determine if the drive mechanism or the controller was at fault? All the application knows is that it hands data off to the OS for disk storage and then gets it back in altered form or not at all.
Using Microscope to low-level format these disks can bring those drives back to life. Even drives that have been damaged, or improperly formatted by a DOS base program.
Trouble-shooting Hard Drive Problems - Part 1
The following article is the first in a series that helps solve many of the common boot problems with hard drives. The article explains how to verify the drive functionality, determine the correct setup for the drive, and repair problems with the Master Boot Sector once the drive is verified to be functional. This information will help solve some very common problems encountered in a computer service department. This article is designed to work with a system that has a single drive with one bootable partition using a FAT 16 structure (all DOS and older Windows systems), and no drive overlay.
It is extremely important not to make or write any changes to data on the hard drive without first verifying the hard drive configuration. Therefore, the first priority when unable to access information on a hard drive is to verify all of the configuration information dealing with the suspect hard drive.
Partition Parameter
Value or Equation
Partition Status
Bootable
Starting Head
1
Starting Sector
1
Starting Cylinder
0
Partition Type
Bigdos (drives greater than 30 MB), otherwise DOS 12
Ending Head
Total Number of Heads -1
Ending Sector
Sectors per Track displayed in Volume Boot Sector
Ending Cylinder
Number of Cylinders set in CMOS - 2
Total # of Sectors
Number of Sectors displayed in Volume Boot Sector
Start Absolute Sector
Number of Sectors per Track in Volume Boot Sector
Boot Signature
55AA
Troubleshooting and Repairing Hard Drives
Because Micro-Scope does not use DOS or the O/S on your PC you can repair hard drives that normally would not be possible.
Let's say you'll get a bad sector on your drive and get the report - 'HDC controller error' SECTOR NOT FOUND or even BAD SECTOR ERROR.
How can you test a specific sector of a hard drive if the operating system (in conjunction with the drive controller and the BIOS) decides where the data will go on the drive?
And if the operation fails, how can we determine if the drive mechanism or the controller was at fault? All the application knows is that it hands data off to the OS for disk storage and then gets it back in altered form or not at all.
Using Microscope to low-level format these disks can bring those drives back to life. Even drives that have been damaged, or improperly formatted by a DOS base program.
Trouble-shooting Hard Drive Problems - Part 1
The following article is the first in a series that helps solve many of the common boot problems with hard drives. The article explains how to verify the drive functionality, determine the correct setup for the drive, and repair problems with the Master Boot Sector once the drive is verified to be functional. This information will help solve some very common problems encountered in a computer service department. This article is designed to work with a system that has a single drive with one bootable partition using a FAT 16 structure (all DOS and older Windows systems), and no drive overlay.
It is extremely important not to make or write any changes to data on the hard drive without first verifying the hard drive configuration. Therefore, the first priority when unable to access information on a hard drive is to verify all of the configuration information dealing with the suspect hard drive.
Partition Parameter
Value or Equation
Partition Status
Bootable
Starting Head
1
Starting Sector
1
Starting Cylinder
0
Partition Type
Bigdos (drives greater than 30 MB), otherwise DOS 12
Ending Head
Total Number of Heads -1
Ending Sector
Sectors per Track displayed in Volume Boot Sector
Ending Cylinder
Number of Cylinders set in CMOS - 2
Total # of Sectors
Number of Sectors displayed in Volume Boot Sector
Start Absolute Sector
Number of Sectors per Track in Volume Boot Sector
Boot Signature
55AA
