Simple solution is to remove the drive and connect it directly to the IDE cable . and use the Disc manufacturers bootable floppy ( Downloadable from their website ) to examine the drive. There are a number of options open to you if the drive is reported as Ok.One is to use the same bootable floppy to copy the drive to anther one or to use a file recovery software from someone like www.LC-Tech.com . If your drive is working ok you should be able to recover everything.
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