Disk utility package
Posted: Fri 06 Nov 2015, 06:52
This is a common problem that has made a "ton" of money for consultants. It arises when some anomoly occurs and the user cannot boot their machine.
One of the reasons for this (and there are several) is that the disk drive "may" have been built on a MBR disk. On a UEFI PC, at some point, a system will report it cannot boot because of a "locked drive". And, looking over the internet for resolution is friutless even if you have your Windows DVD.
Here is one disk-utility that is useful for anyone needing to change from MBR to GPT (or vice-vesa) without data loss. (I just found this after using a Windows product to do such over the past few months when users show this error in disk use on their PCs.)
This, unlike the other solutions I used, is a free Linux solution.
I have not used it, but am willing to test if someone could generate a PET. It is rumored to be a savior that a Linux user can use to repair/convert the HDD/SSD/USB that contains your data to either MBR or GPT.
The Linux disk-utility for fixing this is found here. It has an Excellent rating.
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to make this available. (And if so, please make a thread containing your PET contribution)
P.S. Below is couple of very good readings of GPT and MBR~~~~~~~~
One of the reasons for this (and there are several) is that the disk drive "may" have been built on a MBR disk. On a UEFI PC, at some point, a system will report it cannot boot because of a "locked drive". And, looking over the internet for resolution is friutless even if you have your Windows DVD.
Here is one disk-utility that is useful for anyone needing to change from MBR to GPT (or vice-vesa) without data loss. (I just found this after using a Windows product to do such over the past few months when users show this error in disk use on their PCs.)
This, unlike the other solutions I used, is a free Linux solution.
I have not used it, but am willing to test if someone could generate a PET. It is rumored to be a savior that a Linux user can use to repair/convert the HDD/SSD/USB that contains your data to either MBR or GPT.
The Linux disk-utility for fixing this is found here. It has an Excellent rating.
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to make this available. (And if so, please make a thread containing your PET contribution)
P.S. Below is couple of very good readings of GPT and MBR~~~~~~~~