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From: David W. Hodgins on 9 Jan 2010 14:22 On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:43:23 -0500, <jw(a)eldorado.com> wrote: > work. I formatted the large partition, but now the installation hangs > up halfway through the beginning loads. Does the bios for that system have an option for "virus protection"? If it does, and it is enabled, that would prevent writing to the first sector, where the mbr is stored. Try disabling it. Regards, Dave Hodgins -- Change nomail.afraid.org to ody.ca to reply by email. (nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for use in usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.)
From: dennis on 10 Jan 2010 03:41 On 09-01-2010 20:22, David W. Hodgins wrote: > Does the bios for that system have an option for "virus protection"? > If it does, and it is enabled, that would prevent writing to the > first sector, where the mbr is stored. Try disabling it. Modern OSes talk to the harddrive directly, so such a setting wouldn't matter very much.
From: Brian Cryer on 11 Jan 2010 04:46 "Bryce" <none(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:hi9r34$cv3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > jw(a)eldorado.com wrote: > >> I suddenly am getting hard drive error that the system >> says is due to >> a bad MBR. How can I fix that? > > You could buy a used MBR on EBay and install that. If you > share a little more about the problem, somebody might have a > better idea. What operating system? I'm gonna guess that > this happened during boot. Does the computer still boot > sometimes? Do you have a recent backup? I think most readers will know what you meant to say. I'm sure you mean to say "You could buy a used disk on eBay and install that...". Since the MBR is on the disk, it isn't something you could buy separately. To the OP: most of these are probably already covered by others, but to recap: 1. Backup you data. 2. Go to the disk manufacturer's website, they probably have disk utilities that you can download, do that and use them to test the disk. They might also allow you to do a low level format. Any problems and retire the disk. 3. If a disk looks like it might be on the way out then replace it. Its not worth trusting your data (and time) to a disk which is dodgy. -- Brian Cryer www.cryer.co.uk/brian
From: Bryce on 11 Jan 2010 08:13 Brian Cryer wrote: > "Bryce" <none(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message > news:hi9r34$cv3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> jw(a)eldorado.com wrote: >> >>> I suddenly am getting hard drive error that the system >>> says is due to >>> a bad MBR. How can I fix that? >> >> You could buy a used MBR on EBay and install that. <snip> > > I think most readers will know what you meant to say. I'm > sure you mean to say "You could buy a used disk on eBay > and install that...". Since the MBR is on the disk, it > isn't something you could buy separately. <snip> Don't go putting words in my keyboard. I have a drawer full of used MBR's. Open the drive enclosure, clamp the disk in a suitable vise, remove the two tiny screws that secure the MBR to the first track ... voila! (Works best on April 1.) In a more serious tone, I would not urge anybody to buy a used drive. New drives with huge capacity are very affordable, and probably more trustworthy.
From: Brian Cryer on 12 Jan 2010 08:54 "Bryce" <none(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:hif86l$4i3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Brian Cryer wrote: > >> "Bryce" <none(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message >> news:hi9r34$cv3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> jw(a)eldorado.com wrote: >>> >>>> I suddenly am getting hard drive error that the system >>>> says is due to >>>> a bad MBR. How can I fix that? >>> >>> You could buy a used MBR on EBay and install that. > <snip> >> >> I think most readers will know what you meant to say. I'm >> sure you mean to say "You could buy a used disk on eBay >> and install that...". Since the MBR is on the disk, it >> isn't something you could buy separately. > <snip> > > Don't go putting words in my keyboard. I have a drawer full > of used MBR's. Open the drive enclosure, clamp the disk in > a suitable vise, remove the two tiny screws that secure the > MBR to the first track ... voila! (Works best on April 1.) LOL! > In a more serious tone, I would not urge anybody to buy a > used drive. New drives with huge capacity are very > affordable, and probably more trustworthy. Agreed. -- Brian Cryer www.cryer.co.uk/brian
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