>>>>> "ktb" == ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
ktb> I didn't drop any data but I can't access anything but
ktb> bios/setup at this time. My system basically is telling me
ktb> that no HD exists. How can I restore the partition table?
This might work:
* Create a bootable floppy on a Windows or DOS machine (but *not* NT),
using `format /s'.
* Copy c:\windows\command\debug.exe onto the floppy. Also grab
`format.exe' and `fdisk.exe'.
* Copy the following file onto the floppy; name it `wipe.scr'.
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f 200 L200 0
a 100
mov ax,301
mov bx,200
mov cx,1
mov dx,0080
int 13
int 3
g=100
q
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Make sure you use the DOS end-of-line convention. Also make sure you
include the two blank lines.
* Now boot your machine from this floppy.
* At the a: prompt, type `debug < wipe.scr'.
If you're lucky, you'll see the contents of wipe.scr whiz by, along
with some mysterious hexadecimal codes, followed by a register dump,
and then the a: prompt.
* Reboot. Repartition. Reformat. Enjoy.
