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(Solved) can other drives files be recovered from failed hard disk

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Shane:
Sounds like it was a simple boot manager problem. Most likly just need to change a setting in the bios, or check the drive lol

The files most likly cant be recovered because not only was the drive wiped and formatted, but the windows 7 install copied GB's to the drive, overwriting any data on those sectors, so that dat is gone for good. He didnt backup any of his files before he did the format?

Shane

jraju:
Hi, he just wants to reinstall the windows in c: and hence he formatted it.
                       The other drives have no problem. But as i said, he has cleaned and formatted the c: drive while trying to retrieve the data from other computer. But what he has done wrong, would be to delete the c: in half installation.
                               Is there any way that boot manager could be used now to retrive

Shane:
Go into the bios and see what mode the drive is set in, IDE, RAID or ACHI also in the bios check the boot order and make sure the system isnt simply trying to boot off the wrong drive.

Shane

jraju:
Different computer has different bios as per their mother board. Some has these specifics easily identifiable where others are not. The first dvd installation was done by boot dvd sequence, and so there is no possible change of boot path, i suppose.
                                Now i am trying to recover. Would you please  say how to do about to know, whether the disc has any life on it?
                                 How to test this hard disc with external programs. Is there any shortcut to know whether the disc has any life left in it. Sorry for the details.

Shane:
Are you able to get into the bios? You need to check the boot order and make sure the hard drive is set as the proper boot device and not one of the other drives.

Shane

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