[Thinkpad] Update on OK, not a Thinkpad issue, but bear with me... Any ideas?

[RWM]

Yes, thanks, these are the two records that a google search returns.

I've run the traps on the Symantec/PM8.0 with no joy (presuming the fix 
to be same as with PM6.0; who knows?) and following the second link, 
have run CHKDSK /R with similar results.  Now working on a Symantec 
Rescue Disk/Disk Doctor recovery.  Results TBA.

Thanks again for your pointers.

- Bob



Matt wrote:
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/powerquest.nsf/56d21993ad4e6baa88256e91005066ad/fae91edaafb653de88256e75007cbc3d?OpenDocument&prod=PartitionMagic&ver=8.0&src=sg&pcode=pmagic&svy=&csm=no
> 
> http://www.vonglahn.com/udma_pio.htm
> 
> 
> Best of luck.
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RWM (Out of the Office)" <RWM at RWMann.com>
> To: "Thinkpad User Group" <thinkpad at stderr.org>
> Cc: "David Ross" <ross at math.hawaii.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:09 PM
> Subject: [Thinkpad] Update on OK, not a Thinkpad issue, but bear with me... 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> 
>>Well, booting to PartitionMagic 6.0 tells me "partition improperly
>>dismounted", the option to "fix" is grayed out, does not suggest another
>>remedy, and Symantec has taken down all the old online links to PM6
>>documentation.
>>
>>
>>
>>RWM (Out of the Office) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>David Ross wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>I've booted to the Win2K CD with no apparent adverse consequences.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>But did you run stuff for a while?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, in the sense that I ran thru various Restore Console display
>>>options - MAP, PARTINFO, TYPE c:\BOOT.INI, CHKDSK /P and the like - but
>>>no, nothing that would smoke a PS.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I replaced a PS last year with pretty much your symptoms, it would keep
>>>>rebooting after the disk check; if I left it off overnight  I could coax
>>>>it to run Windows for a while before a reboot  and when I ran Ubunto
>>>>live it would work for almost an hour before freezing up.  Changing the
>>>>PS fixed everything.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Certainly an option to consider.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Any reason I shouldn't try FIX BOOT and/or FIXMBR ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>As Chris said, it won't help, but it won't hurt either.
>>>>
>>>>I think running some kind of diagnostic or non-Windows CD is the only
>>>>way you're going to figure out if it is hardware or Windows at fault.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Would you place the Win2K system file Restore in that category?
>>>Partition Magic 6 boot disk?  If not, what as examples?
>>>
>>>Thanks for your assistance and forebearance.
>>>
>>>- Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>David
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>- Bob
>>>>>
>>>>>David Ross wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>This too is a classic symptom of a failing power supply.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Try booting to a live linux distro CD or diagnostic CD, something
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>that
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>doesn't use your HD, and see if it freezes after a while.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>DR
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>From: "RWM (Out of the Office)" <RWM at RWMann.com>
>>>>>>To: "Thinkpad User Group" <thinkpad at stderr.org>
>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:09 AM
>>>>>>Subject: [Thinkpad] OK, not a Thinkpad issue,but bear with me... Any
>>>>>>ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>After a scheduled boot time defrag, my primary Compaq desktop has
>>>>>>>developed a repeated black screen (could be blue; too quick to see
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>or
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>read) reboot after performing an apparently successful "scheduled
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>disk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>check" from the partial Win2k splash screen.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>It POSTS OK, boots through BIOS OK, boots through the black and
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>white
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>zipper OK, boots through the Win2K splash screen with blue progress
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>bar,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>then proceeds to the repeated "disk check has been scheduled" phase,
>>>>>>>completes this successfully, then crashes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have tried booting to "last known good configuration" and safe
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>mode,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>same outcomes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any ideas on this?  I have the Win2K CD, so can try a recovery, if
>>>>>>>that's likely to be useful.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Yes, I have Ghost backups, but of course now have no client on which
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>recover them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>- RWM, from a Thinkpad...