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mjwalfredo · 11-20-2008, 03:51 AM

The good news is that the error message is just telling you that the bootloader is missing. Of course, some of your actual data could be missing to but not necessarily so. The bootloader is on a special area of the hard drive and that could be messed up but the rest of the drive could be fine. The bootloader is what runs to start the computer up basically.

Take the drive and stick it in another computer or download a "live" Linux DVD to boot from on that computer and examine the contents. You could probably recover any data on the drive.

Don't stick it in the freezer, that's not going to help anything

11-20-2008, 03:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
mjwalfredo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Blythewood, SC Posts: 621	The good news is that the error message is just telling you that the bootloader is missing. Of course, some of your actual data could be missing to but not necessarily so. The bootloader is on a special area of the hard drive and that could be messed up but the rest of the drive could be fine. The bootloader is what runs to start the computer up basically. Take the drive and stick it in another computer or download a "live" Linux DVD to boot from on that computer and examine the contents. You could probably recover any data on the drive. Don't stick it in the freezer, that's not going to help anything __________________ -Marcus 1997 4Runner Limited 4x4, E-Locker, Bilstein HDs, Air Springs, Deckplate Mod, 265/75/16R Bridgestone Deuler A/T Revo Last edited by mjwalfredo; 11-20-2008 at 03:53 AM.