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[enigmab17]

Hi

Just wondering if anyone knows how I can resolve this issue.

Unfortunately my psu seems to have died, and I need to access the data on the disk. I have a sata-usb connector, however windows won't recognise the disk, and Ubuntu won't load it, anyone know how I can read the data on the disc?

Thanks in advance!

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[dosborne]

Check this thread for a starting point
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=3037.0

[enigmab17]

Interesting i'll give that a go, both drives come up as "not initialized" in Windows, and if I init them I would assume I will wipe them which is not something I am particularly eager to do lol.

[dosborne]

Right, you need to load the linux driver in order to be able to view the content without formatting the drives.

[enigmab17]

ah yea haven't had a chance to try it yet, hopefully it will give me access.

What OS does the DNS-323 run on ?

[enigmab17]

I've tried 4 or 5 different tools and nothing seems to work, I cannot seem to find any files on the drive at all.

Can anyone recommend the best way to recover data from a drive being used by a DNS-323?

[rhysee]

You say the PSU is dead ?. can you maybe jig another psu up ?

[enigmab17]

Well yea I got another PSU for it and the Dlink is working fine, the problem now is that the MFT on one of the drives seems to be buggered, so I am trying to find a way of recovering data from a drive used by a dns-323.

Any ideas?

[jamieburchell]

Can anyone recommend the best way to recover data from a drive being used by a DNS-323?

On Windows, download and install EXT2FSD.

http://www.ext2fsd.com/

When given the option, choose to mount drives in "Read only" mode. This will prevent any accidents.

Attach your hard drive from the DNS-323 to your computer either directly, or via a SATA/USB cable or enclosure.

Run the Ext2 Volume Manager application. You should see and be able to assign drive letters to partitions on the drive.

I previously used "EXT2IFS" as it was simpler, but it doesn't run on Windows 7. EXT2FSD does the job, but if any of your files or folders contain special characters, EXT2FSD will screw the filenames up. I've also had a BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) using this application.

[enigmab17]

Yea i've tried both those apps, unfortunately I think the file allocation table is buggered in which case nothing seems to be able to read the data on the drive, which is a terrible nightmare.

Think im going to have to look at getting the data recovered.

According to file recovery companies, dns-323 uses an xfs file system, so might see if theres any tools in regards to the recovery of those.

[jamieburchell]

The file system is Linux, EXT2/3 (hence the name of the utilities)

Have you tried running manufacturers diagnostics on the drive to determine if it is healthy?

When you connect the drive does the EXT2FSD application show its partitions in the list? You need to assign a drive letter to the correct one if memory serves me correcty.