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I have a Windows 2008 R2 server that has a failing RAID controller. Unfortunately, this machine was not being backed up. It would appear it corrupted some of the Windows drivers and the machine will not boot properly.
I booted to Restore mode from disk, as well as DVD, and tried to run sfc /scannow offbootdir=d:\ offwindir=d:\windows, but SFC says something along the lines of this could take several minutes. However, no percentage is ever displayed, nor does the disk show any activity.
I booted off a Mint live CD and am currently copying the drive to another disk to be safe.
Any ideas as to how to get SFC to run?
Edit: I would like to get this server booting, so we can install our backup agent. This agent can then create a VM of the backup. This machine is sharepoint testing machine for our developers. Its not the end of the world if its gone, but it would be a large hassle.
Edit2: After a lot of poking, I was able to finally get SFC to run and it said it successfully repaired files. However, the machine was still not booting properly. Im writing it off as a lost cause.
Keltari
Posted 2014-04-17T14:26:12.383
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Did you try a
chkdsk d: /ralready? – and31415 – 2014-04-17T14:58:19.557did a /f , not a /r you think that will make a difference? – Keltari – 2014-04-17T15:00:33.153
Did it complete successfully or did it hang mid-way like
sfc /scannow? The/roption includes extra checks. It's probably worth using the official manufacturer diagnosis tool. – and31415 – 2014-04-17T15:03:46.520the chkdsk /f did complete – Keltari – 2014-04-17T15:11:35.020
What was the output? Try with
/rtoo once you're done backing up the data. – and31415 – 2014-04-17T15:15:04.373the backup finally finished. Im running chkdsk /r now, looks like it will take a while – Keltari – 2014-04-18T13:49:16.277
Its not looking optimistic, the scandisk /r completed, but sfc still appears not to be working. I will let it run for a bit and see if anything happens. But there is no disk activity... – Keltari – 2014-04-18T14:56:52.217