[ltp] Laptop dead after trying to backup C drive (sata) using Acronis True Image, help SVP

[Don Perley]

Well.... here's a guess..

I can't believe a new windows machine would come with a FAT32 C 
parition, so let's assume it started out as NTFS.

If parted just resized the C partition to make room for the others and 
DIDN'T resize the file system and/or couldn't do that for NTFS, then 
backing up C to D would write over what is still part of the C file system.

If the hidden partition (/dev/sda1) is the (intact!) recovery partition, 
you have to do whatever F-key-on-boot is needed to access that and 
restore the machine to it's original state.  I don't know, maybe it will 
restore the C: drive to its reduced size partition and leave the others 
alone.

James PEARSON wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> My problem concerns a friend's brand new Asus F3JM (Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
> T5500). Sorry about posting here but I am a bit desperate. 
> 
> The machine which was new and in its box yesterday
> is now dead. - no post - no lights when I hit the ON/OFF button -
> nothing
> 
> Here's story...
> this morning I backed up his Windows C drive using Acronis True Image
> version 8.0 (build 763) CD.
> 
> Its an older version but Acronis True Image saw the "C" and "D" drives
> so I started the backup. Yesterday, I had partitioned the hard drive
> previously using gparted 0.31 in order to make home for linux.
> 
> Knoppix had this to say
> root@1[etc]# fdisk -l
> 
> Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sda1               1         243     1951866   1b  Hidden W95 FAT32
> /dev/sda2   *         244        1679    11534670    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
> /dev/sda3            1680       14593   103731705    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/sda5            1680        3021    10779583+  83  Linux
> /dev/sda6            3022        3621     4819468+  83  Linux
> /dev/sda7            3622        3900     2241036   82  Linux swap /
> Solaris /dev/sda8            3901       14593    85891491    c  W95
> FAT32 (LBA)
> 
> 
> # Backup Details
> The C (Windows or /dev/sda2) partition size  was 11 Go and I was backing
> it up to D: (or /dev/sda8) The D size was partition size 88 Go. The
> partition D: was empty.
> 
> 
> I ran Acronis True Image
> I selected back up C (fat32) to D (fat32). 
> The backup started and afterawhile Acronis predicted a total running
> time of 32 minutes. After awhile I went away and when I came
> back the machine was in a sleep mode.
> 
> Well, I couldn't wake the machine up or re start it. In the end, I
> disconnected the power supply and took the battery out - still no
> change. 
> 
> The machine is IMHO dead. It had only 2-3 hours on it. I installed linux
> on but I had never connected it Internet ....
> 
> I don't know exactly what I am going to say to my friend.....
> 
> Any ideas on what happened... All help or comments are appreciated....
> 
> 
> # Details...
> F3JM-AK029P
> Processeur :  	 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo
> Modele : 	T5500
> Fréquence : 	1,6 GHz
> FSB : 	667 MHz
> Cache L2 : 	2 Mo
> Northbridge : 	Intel® 945PM Express
> Mémoire
> Capacité mémoire : 	2048 Mo
> Barrette(s) : 	2
> Type : 	SO-DIMM DDR II
> Maximum : 	2048 Mo
> 
> Interface : 	SATA 5400 rpm  120 Go hard drive
> 
> TIA
> James