I recently tried switching my windows from an HDD to my SSD using Diskgenius and it gave me an error code (Code line: 163) and now that I use I want to use my Hard drive, however all my windows data is still on there and I can't access anything on it, no adding or removing files. I try to run it through bios (I have to use CSM mode since the HDD wont even show on UEFI anymore, also switching between RAID and AHCI does nothing) but it gives me this message saying "PXE-E61: media test failiure, check cable" Im guessing my cable is fine since I can see my files and run it through Disk usage analyzer but I guess i could be wrong, Is there a way I could delete or will I have to run windows somehow and delete it from there. (PS I have photos but I'd have to DM them since this server isn't working on my phone for whatever reason.)
#Wiping an HDD
torn relic
zenith marlin
go to a working computer, and get any of the following ISOs:
- MX linux Fluxbox (1.7 GB)
- gparted-live (600 MB)
- Hirens Boot CD PE (3 GB)
Prepare either a bootable CD, DVD, or USB with them. For usb, a tool like fedora image writer or ventoy is easy
you should be able to boot from that device / ISO after to rescue your files and/or delete the drive
https://youtu.be/CuonyS3xdwg?t=204 Ventoy (Thiojoe)
https://youtu.be/IsEKxJrmmy0?t=813 (13:33) HIRENS BOOT CD PE usage for NTFS drive check and repair. (Tommy Thompson)
https://youtu.be/KcFANbzgyoo?t=365 (6:05) Hirens PE features (CyberCPU Tech)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BZW0x7J190 << "4 USB Boot Drives EVERYONE Should Make! (Before It's Too Late)" (Thiojoe)
torn relic
thank you!
zenith marlin
thank you!
any news on this matter?
torn relic
any news on this matter?
I’ve been away from my pc for a bit but figured I’d just ask so I can have some info when I get back to it, I’ll update once I’m back👍
shadow spire
I recently tried switching my windows from an HDD to my SSD using Diskgenius and...
The "PXE-E61:media test failure, check cable" indicates your system is trying to boot from PXE (Network boot over ethernet). Any chance the SATA drive mode switched from AHCI to IDE or RAID? Sometimes this can cause booting issues.
Also if you do not see a partition table, but can still see your drive, and need to do recovery on the drive the command-line tool formost can run without partitions. Normally I'd image the drive first and run formost on an image. Testdisk is a bit nicer for data recovery, but if I remember correctly it needs a partition to work with (could very well be wrong as it's been years since I've had the need to use either tool).
torn relic
@zenith marlin @shadow spire
So I found the reason why the issue was happening but it’s all fixed now, for some reason I couldn’t find my HDD cause It had low priority even after I set it to high. I had to go into Bios and manually change it to the windows drive, (for some reason I could only have one or the other but after snooping around I found the setting to change it) Thank you!