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    Rescue and Recovery Issue (ThinkVantage)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Marcham93, Mar 9, 2011.

  1. Marcham93

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    I have been backing up to my external HDD perfectly for the last few weeks. Now all of a sudden R&R won't back up my data.

    When the message box pops up that says "gathering system settings and data" it just keeps loading and loading. I've even left the system on over night. Before this step was only a few seconds long.

    I've tried the following to fix the problem:

    • Switched USB Ports
    • Installed Intel Chipset drivers
    • Reinstalled all USB hubs and root devices
    • Reinstalled Rescue and Recovery
    • Updated my BIOS
    • Updated Windows and System Updates

    There is lots of space on the drive still, so that's not an issue...

    Any ideas? I am completely lost. :confused:
     
    Marcham93, Mar 9, 2011
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    I did what I didn't want to have to do... I formatted the backup drive.

    Seems to work fine for now.
     
    Marcham93, Mar 9, 2011
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    Are you sure your back up drive functions properly? Does it work on another machine?
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 9, 2011
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    The drive passed all tests. Nothing seemed wrong with it at the time.
     
    Marcham93, Mar 11, 2011
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    What tests did you run on it? I don't trust SMART tests.

    Elevate command prompt and type:

    chkdsk /f (your external drive letter here):
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 11, 2011
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