On 12/23/09, sahassaigal posted:
> Hi guys. I fixed the problem, it wasn't my boot order (CD was always
> first), it's just that my laptop wouldn't run the CD while my hard drive
> was corrupt. I solved this by unplugging my hard drive during the POST
> and then re-plugging it in once the CD had started booting. I could not
> use either the Vista recovery disc or my XP disc as they both crashed
> when it came to examining the hard drive. I sorted this out by using a
> program called GParted, which I used to delete the partitions of the
> hard drive and then create a new one. Such a relief to fix it. Thanks!
Whew! Good deal...
I was just about to suggest putting the HD in a USB adapter and playing
with it that way, but your solution sounds good to me.
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