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Lenovo T60p HDD OS not Found error


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Lenovo T60p HDD OS not Found error

Issues with sound caused me to Boot a Live CD of Ubuntu to see if sound issues were hardware or software. Due to the HDD not being seen in Ubuntu's Live CD but previously able to be seen via Windows XP,tried the hardware BIOS switch to compatabilty from AHCI ( as windows will and should not run into issues with it untill the OS attempts to load, then at least BSOD if anything, AHCI->Compatability it will load from Compatability->AHCI WinXP will BSOD) i ran a HDD test via BIOS ( only detects read errors ), the test came up no issues, but now i get the OS error of No OS Found. I know there was one previously as it was booted into fine before the Live CD boot.

When in Windows there was a Key Icon on the HDD Primary Partition, BIOS says the TPM Security is Inactive ( Enabled but not in use ). Which made me think if there was any type of encription it was software based. or it switched when the ACHI->Compatability was changed

Any idea if this was the inactive TPM module, and if so is there any way to get the drive seen again, the drive was not removed from the computer. The only HDD errors are "Relocated" and "Reallocated" sectors according to?S.M.A.R.T status ( less then 10 )

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Hello,

Try disabling AHCI again in the BIOS and then restarting the ThinkPad T60p. Does it boot up as normal, now?

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Aryeh Goretsky

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So you've got it set to compatibility, and the boot order has the HDD as the priority, and it still doesn't recognise the OS? Seems a bit odd, seeing as booting from a Live CD should have no effect on the HDD at all (unless you select the install option, of course).

I would recommend resetting the BIOS using the CMOS chip, but I don't think that's possible with Lenovo laptops. Then again, I've never really had a hunt around the internals.

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No i have it back to AHCI, will be rersetting the BIOS/Defaults ( was not @ work when i posted earlier ), and will try a fixboot/fixmbr/chkdsk also

Well that didnt work, incorectly identified it as fat

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Messup post, was suposed to be an edit of previous post

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Hello,

My initial thought, before you do anything else, is that you should remove the HDD and copy any valuable data off of it to a safe location (or two). At that point, you can try running additional disk testing programs, recovery software, reinstall the operating system or whatever else you like without having to worry about the fidelity of the data on the disk drive.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

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Hello,

My initial thought, before you do anything else, is that you should remove the HDD and copy any valuable data off of it to a safe location (or two). At that point, you can try running additional disk testing programs, recovery software, reinstall the operating system or whatever else you like without having to worry about the fidelity of the data on the disk drive.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

That was what i imediatly tried to do, data recovery software is unable to find anything, and when put into another computer there is no mountable partitions, and when put into another windows system, it says drive is unformatted / inactive

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That was what i imediatly tried to do, data recovery software is unable to find anything, and when put into another computer there is no mountable partitions, and when put into another windows system, it says drive is unformatted / inactive

What software did you use ? Those free like recuva , Restoration... aren't worth a dime. If you value your data either use a professionalism rescue application, like, FinalData Enterprise or give the disk to a professional shop to do the job (they dismantle the disk plate by plate to rescue that data).

You can try a Linux RescueCD too.

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What software did you use ? Those free like recuva , Restoration... aren't worth a dime. If you value your data either use a professionalism rescue application, like, FinalData Enterprise or give the disk to a professional shop to do the job (they dismantle the disk plate by plate to rescue that data).

You can try a Linux RescueCD too.

we use GetDataBack from Runetime software, but partner with a company called Data Recovery Solutions as they have the cleanrooms and hardcore equipment

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