Dave: Never trust a flakey/failing drive. Get any important data OFF that drive while it's running and working. You never know if it will ever be again... Data recovery is very expensive and only marginally successful in most cases.
G On Aug 18, 2008, at 2:24 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Thanks all that replied. > > I have just finished getting all my web pages together from the show > this weekend, and loaded up on the site. I have made sure all my > photos, downloaded drivers and some important documents are on the > externals. > > I;ll try Doug's idea first. > > Just one more question before i turn it off. If i cannot boot up at > all, can i still get some one to install a new HD and load up my XP > etc, then have the new C drive read the old drive, say as D drive or > what ever, or is it fails am i toast. > > A few programs on the existing C that i might have trouble > reloading, IYKWIM -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
