OK, you can try this: diskpart list disk (X should be disk number of your invalid dynamic disk) select disk X (if your disk is offline then type ONLINE) detail disk list partition
You can change ID=42 of dynamic disk to ID=7 NTFS basic: see how to do: http://www.hdat2.com/files/disk_probe.pdf I hope after that you can do backup of all data from this disk. Cabla On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 11:33 PM, GPL <[email protected]> wrote: > DISKPART> LIST VOLUME > > Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info > ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- > -------- > Volume 0 E DVD-ROM 0 B No Media > Volume 1 F DVD-ROM 0 B No Media > Volume 2 RECOVERY NTFS Partition 9 GB Healthy > System > Volume 3 C OS NTFS Partition 58 GB Healthy Boot > Volume 4 D NTFS Partition 397 GB Healthy > Pagefile > > DISKPART> > > > This disk is not shown it seems. In disk management it sits there as > DISK1 DYNAMIC INVALID. It gives me the option to convert to basic > disk, which will make me lose the data, and reactivate disk which > gives me the error "this operation is not allowed on the invalid disk > pack" > > Disk is connected to my laptop viia an adapter IDE/SATA to USB. > > Thanks > > > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Lubomír Čabla <[email protected]> wrote: > > Open command prompt as administrator > > (click START - RUN and type CMD or COMMAND) > > and then type DISKPART. > > > > In "DISKPART>" prompt type LIST VOLUME and show result, please. > > > > Cabla > > > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 12:02 AM, GPL <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> I'm getting the error "this operation is not allowed on the invalid > >> disk pack" when I put a hard disk drive in two windows 7 computers > >> I've tried this with so far. Just trying to access data stored on this > >> drive. It was not a primary drive, just a data drive but I'm having > >> trouble accessing it now. > >> > >> In computer management > disk management I see it as DISK 1 - DYNAMIC > >> - INVALID. I click "Reactive Disk" and get the above error. > >> > >> Suggestions on how how to get this data? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> George > >> > > >
