STRANGE MESSAGE WHEN PVR TURNS ON

SOURCE: hard disk is read only

format your hard disk with disk manager software. (low level for formating). this software can remove bad sector of your hard disk

SOURCE: Corrupted and unreadable hard drive

Ifyour external hard drive hasn't suffered any physical damage, thendue to a power failure, improperly disconnecting the external harddrive, or a virus, your drive's MBR/boot sector may have beencorrupted (it basically holds information about the drive). Luckilythere are “easy” ways to fix this. Unfortunately, I recently hadto deal with this situation after my external hard drive lost powerwhile in use.
Forme, I had an external hard drive that before the incident, had aFAT32 file system. After it lost power, it was reported in Windows ashaving a 'RAW' file system andwas unreadable/inaccessible and actually asked me if I wanted toformat it (of course not!). After performing some web searches, Ifound the solution to my problem...
Using“dskprobe.exe”, which can be downloaded from Microsoft's website(and should also be on your Windows installation CD), I was able tofix everything, with no data loss, in a matter of minutes:
NOTE:if you don't know what file system (FAT, FAT32, or NTFS) yourexternal hard drive was set to, then it would probably be best tojump to the “Alternate Solution” below as the program used thereshould determine it automatically.

SOLUTION
Formost, if not all, Windows Operating Systems:
FAT32recovery:
ChkdskDoes Not Use Backup Boot Sector to Fix Corrupted FAT32 Boot Sector
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=247575
OR
Dskprobe.exeMay Damage FAT32 Boot Sector
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=246146

NTFSrecovery:
RecoveringNTFS Boot Sector on NTFS Partitions
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=153973

Downloaddskprobe.exe option (via Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=49ae8576-9bb9-4126-9761-ba8011fabf38

ALTERNATESOLUTION (Windows, MAC, LINUX)(FAT, FAT32, NTFS, JFS, etc.)
Ifthe above solution didn't work, or if you want to try a differenteasier program, then download TestDisk v6.11.3. I saw this software while I was writing this response. It's FREEand 100% certified by softpedia.com to have no spyware, viruses, oradware. It has a number of data recovery capabilities. I tested itout on numerous situations by using a thumbdrive filled with dummyfiles. The tests included: deleting the first boot sector, deletingany applicable backup boot sectors, deleting all boot sectors, andperforming these tests on different file systems (FAT/FAT32). Ididn't get a chance to try the NTSF file system though. Afterfollowing the steps/questions in the software I was able to fix thethumbdrive back to its working state every time, for every situation.No loss of data at all. It even allows you to make a drive image ofthe corrupt drive before hand if you want. Therefore, I candefinitely recommend it as a great solution. For information, seebelow and decide if you want to try it out yourself:

TestDiskInformation
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

TestDiskSample Screenshots
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/TestDisk-Screenshot-20124.html

TestDisk DataRecovery Examples
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/Data_Recovery_Examples

TestDiskStep By Step
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step

TestDisk Download (FREEWARE)

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
or
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/TestDisk.shtml

***NOTE:As a precaution, try and make backup copies of any necessarysectors before you write to them (ex. in dskprobe: read sector in andthen go to: file->save as). I also suggest you practice what youcan on a usb thumbdrive you don't care about beforehand. You can prepthe thumbdrive by formatting it to the file system you plan onrecovering and inserting dummy files.

*Ifnone of these solutions work. Try downloading and using “Recuva”.It's free/no spyware, etc. You should be able to recover some or allof your files through a time consuming process depending on the sizeto be recovered:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Recuva.shtml

Goodluck!!!

SOURCE: Wiping WD hard drive

I suggest that you use Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN")application to completely Esare the Hard Drive. It is a freeware application.

Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.

For detail visit:

http://www.dban.org/


Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOURCE: F: is not accessible. Data Error (Cyclic

registry may be corrupt...
get Tuneup Utility from my site and install it...
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run TU clean the registry in disk and try

laikexpert

• 281 Answers
• Posted on Jan 31, 2010

SOURCE: can't access my Verbatim 2.0 Flash Drive

1. Download this tool:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4040651/HPUSBFW_2.2.3_MASTER.exe

2. Format

(Before removing USB flash drive click on the Safely Remove
Hardware icon and then click on USB flash drive you want to remove)