Possible to have 1 infected HD and 1......

Bazzil · 06-29-2005, 04:07 AM

Is it possiblee to have 1 (virus) infected HD and 1 fine HD connected up, without running the risk of infecting the good HD?

**The_Other_One** · 06-29-2005, 05:15 AM

Eh...yes and no... If your virus scan is good enough, you might get by. If it's one that attacks the boot sector, there's no chance about any virus scan could check it.

Sooo...yes for the most part, but I wouldn't reccomend it. Now, maybe if it was an external drive so you'd already have windows loaded and such, but there's still always that slim chance something could go wrong.

Bazzil · 06-29-2005, 06:02 AM

Well, when I try to boot (with the infected HD) it says it has no OS and I need to insert an OS disk.....Have any idea what sort of virus would cause this?

**The_Other_One** · 06-29-2005, 07:51 AM

Sounds like a boot sector virus, or not a virus at all. You could just have a failed partition, problems with the OS, or something like that. Try to find an emergency boot disk and scan it that way.

Underground_Evo · 07-02-2005, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Sounds like a boot sector virus, or not a virus at all. You could just have a failed partition, problems with the OS, or something like that. Try to find an emergency boot disk and scan it that way.

Same thing (almost) happened to me, my comp worked fine, then it said it couldnt boot up correctly and whatever option i used to boot up with, it came back to the same screen. I just had to reinstal Windows.

but you could have a virus, my best advice is to reformat it (if possible) and reinstal your OS.

kof2000 · 06-29-2005, 08:34 AM

if your infected drive has more than one partition that it might not get to the other clean partition , thats why i do multiple partitions for easier access and little virus protection.

**The_Other_One** · 06-29-2005, 05:05 PM

A partition is simply a virtual drive, therefore I see no reason it would be any more safe than another drive in the computer...

Clearion · 06-30-2005, 12:46 AM

one hd might be infected wile another hd is not, but also the virus can spread to the non infekted disk

Bazzil · 06-30-2005, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Clearion

one hd might be infected wile another hd is not, but also the virus can spread to the non infekted disk

I know that, hence the reason I'm asking if there is a way to do it without infecting the new HD.

extendcradle · 06-30-2005, 09:19 AM

Just like The_Other_One talking about,it might not be a virus. First of all,how did you know that it is a virus? If you have an updated anti-virus software then you dont have to worry putting your other HD to the allegedly infected one.

06-29-2005, 04:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bazzil Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 91	Possible to have 1 infected HD and 1...... Is it possiblee to have 1 (virus) infected HD and 1 fine HD connected up, without running the risk of infecting the good HD?

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,423	Eh...yes and no... If your virus scan is good enough, you might get by. If it's one that attacks the boot sector, there's no chance about any virus scan could check it. Sooo...yes for the most part, but I wouldn't reccomend it. Now, maybe if it was an external drive so you'd already have windows loaded and such, but there's still always that slim chance something could go wrong. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

06-29-2005, 07:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,423	Sounds like a boot sector virus, or not a virus at all. You could just have a failed partition, problems with the OS, or something like that. Try to find an emergency boot disk and scan it that way. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 28 Posts: 6,273	if your infected drive has more than one partition that it might not get to the other clean partition , thats why i do multiple partitions for easier access and little virus protection. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

06-29-2005, 05:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,423	A partition is simply a virtual drive, therefore I see no reason it would be any more safe than another drive in the computer... __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

06-29-2005, 06:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bazzil Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 91	Well, when I try to boot (with the infected HD) it says it has no OS and I need to insert an OS disk.....Have any idea what sort of virus would cause this?

06-30-2005, 12:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Clearion Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Åland Age: 18 Posts: 49	one hd might be infected wile another hd is not, but also the virus can spread to the non infekted disk __________________ I am an unreal fanatic and i'm proud of it:)

06-30-2005, 09:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
extendcradle Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 36	Just like The_Other_One talking about,it might not be a virus. First of all,how did you know that it is a virus? If you have an updated anti-virus software then you dont have to worry putting your other HD to the allegedly infected one.

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