Re: hdd problem

..::alex::. wrote:

Hello,
My ex HDD crashed, I mean in the computer's setup it recognize the
HDD
Seagate (20 GB), but in Windows when i click on it, the windows
explorer shows me an alert message kind of: the HDD isn't formated! do
you want to format it now?. This HDD was primary master, but know I
access it as primary slave.
A very important thing for me is to recuperate the lost
information from
that HDD.

Try retrieving the data with Knoppix, a Bart's PE, or ERD Commander
emergency download (very expensive). Here is information on using
Knoppix:

An easy way to retrieve Windows files is to boot with Knoppix, a Linux
distro on a live cd. You will need a computer with two cd drives, one
of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb drive with enough capacity to
hold your data. To get Knoppix, you need a computer with a fast
Internet connection and third-party burning software. Download the
Knoppix .iso from www.knoppix.net and create your bootable cd. Then
boot with it and it will be able to see the Windows files. If you are
using the usb thumb drive, right-click on its icon (on the Desktop) to
get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read Only". Then
click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action in the
window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open instead
of the traditional MS Windows' double-click. Otherwise, use the K3b
burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's.


http://tinyurl.com/coyca - Winternals emergency downloads
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ (Bart's PE)

If this sounds too difficult - and I'm not insulting your mad skilz
because I have no idea what they are - take the machine to a
professional computer repair shop (not your local version of
BigStoreUSA) and have them do it for you.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
.

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