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| Thread ID: 97998 | 2009-03-06 23:52:00 | Computer no longer booting | nedkelly (9059) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 754313 | 2009-03-07 00:53:00 | the pc has finally said invalid boot disk. Any way i can fix this without reformatting my hard drive? Could i do fixmbr in repair console? |
nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 754314 | 2009-03-07 01:00:00 | You could try, whether it'll fix it is another matter But things dont sound good |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 754315 | 2009-03-07 01:04:00 | so you think i have probably lost all my stuff? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 754316 | 2009-03-07 01:08:00 | if i did reformat it could i use a data recovery program to get some stuff back? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 754317 | 2009-03-07 01:10:00 | Use a UBCD4Win to copy all the data to an external hard disk etc. Or get an IDE/SATA to USB adapter for 25 bucks and copy stuff over. The drives probably failed, if you can, slave it to another pc and see if you can perform a chkdsk on it |
Blam (54) | ||
| 754318 | 2009-03-07 01:12:00 | gparted says the space is unallocated for the entire drive | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 754319 | 2009-03-07 01:22:00 | Not good....you could try replacing the hard drive head if the info is really important....if all else fails you could try the freezer method... | Blam (54) | ||
| 754320 | 2009-03-07 01:23:00 | the what method? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 754321 | 2009-03-07 01:27:00 | www.tomshardware.com Will be difficult and you will need an identical model of HDD |
Blam (54) | ||
| 754322 | 2009-03-07 01:29:00 | how much data do you think i could recover from the hard drive if i reinstalled and then used a data recovery tool? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
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