TestDisk can be downloaded from http://www.cgsecurity.org/testdisk.html
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Hard disk must be detected by the BIOS. Note:In very few cases, hard drives should be connected to the motherboard IDE connectors, as some IDE add-on cards are broken.
You need to run the DOS version of TestDisk.
Hard disk must be detected by the BIOS.
Hard disks and other media that are larger than 32 gigabytes (GB) in size are not supported in any version of Windows 95. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=246818
You need to run the DOS version of TestDisk.
Hard disk must be detected by the BIOS.
Windows 98 with the correct patchs may handle harddisk bigger than 32 GB http://support.microsoft.com/?id=243450
Since version 5.2, there is a Windows version of TestDisk. It runs slower than Linux and DOS version. To handle disk bigger than 137 GB, support for 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) must be avaible.
Windows version of TestDisk is using /dev/sdX for disk name. It's linux device name for SCSI harddisk, but in fact, TestDisk doesn't know if it's IDE, SCSI or USB disk. TestDisk is using those names because cygwin compiler has an internal mapping for /dev/sdX to windows device.
Windows 2000 SP3 adds support for 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), which lets you access hard disks larger than 137GB. To enable 48-bit LBA with Windows 2000 SP3, you must also make sure the EnableBigLba value is defined and set properly in the Windows registry. To enable EnableBigLba in the Windows registry, perform the following steps:
If you are not familiar with regedit, you can also try this tool http://www.48bitlba.com/enablebiglbatool.htm
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) adds support for 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), which lets you access hard disks larger than 137GB. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=303013
Linux kernel 2.2 and older are restricted to 65535 cylinders. Big disks are only handle by kernel 2.4 or newer.
Program compressed with UPX will decompress and run in /tmp directory. Free space must be avaible and execution of binaries on the mounted file system must be allowed (If necessary: mount -o remount,exec /tmp)
Under FreeBSD 5.2-RC1 and maybe other version, you may have to use the Geometry menu to enter the correct disk geometry.
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