[K12OSN] Hard drive rescue (OT)

[Gavin Chester]

On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 12:00, David Trask wrote:
> "Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
> writes:
> >Depending on the disk size and the machine bios, you
> >may have to have special software installed to make
> >windows use the drive - the imaging run may have
> >wiped that out.  If that is the case look for a bios
> >flash update.
> 
> They're Seagates...if that makes any difference, but I'll definitely try
> the Knoppix idea...got a gazillion copies of it  ;-)

Usual qualifying statements:  YMMV, FWIW, etc...

You might try the command (fdisk MBR) (remove parenthesis, retain
capitals).  I think that's the syntax of it - from memory.  If you have
a bootloader problem you have to re-write the boot sector of the the
disk to get it to play nice.  Had to use that myself to wipe LILO and
replace it properly with GRUB, you may find that to work in your case 
too though somewhat different?????
 
 
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	Regards,

	Gavin Chester