Have you considered booting up from a SpinRite CD, http://www.grc.com/ It

is a DOS, low-level, hard drive checker.

If the BIOS recognizes the drive, then SprinRite will be able to run sector

tests and attempt to repair them.

Nicholas Geti

----- Original Message -----

From: "Kurt @ VR-FX" <vrfx@optonline.net>

To: <profox@leafe.com>

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:23 PM

Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...

> Although - in my case - I want Both - since I have at least one program

> that is tied to the system - and its a Drag to lose that permanently!

>

> On 11/14/2012 4:06 PM, Richard Kaye wrote:

>> Safe Mode may boot, which would be the goal of the exercise as I assume

>> you're mainly interested in retrieving data, not applications. :-)

>>

>> --

>> rk

>>

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kurt

>> @ VR-FX

>> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:34 PM

>> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

>> Subject: Re: [NF] SATA Drive & a Dead PC...

>>

>> I've tried Safe Mode in the past - and NEVER Found it very helpful...

>>

>> -K-

>>

>>

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