On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 06:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. > > I have a hard drive that is damaged and the BIOS can't recognize it. Could I > access using some tool of Linux? I'm only interested in one file. Is the > .pst file where Outlook saves the mail, it's a very large file but I would > be pleased if that file isn't damaged.
If the BIOS won't recognize the drive you're not likely to be able to see it under any OS. If you absolutely must have that file, there are data recovery companies out there, unfortunately they tend to charge around $1000 US to recover data. If you find out what's wrong with the drive, it's occasionally possible to revive the drive even if only temporarily using some unlikely fixes. (i.e. if the heads are jammed, freezing the drive overnight, or giving it a sharp twist along the axis of rotation can sometimes free the head.) If you can get the drive to actually be recognized by the BIOS and then you still need a way to get at your data, there's tools to help you. (Though, judging by the fact that you're trying to recover an outlook data file, I'm guessing you already have windows installed on there so you might as well just let Windows boot up and copy over the file you need.) -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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