At 02:45 PM 1/28/1999 Paul Villano wrote:
>
> . . .  Is there any way to salvage the information
> that was on there?  Can I remove the "hard drive" (remember,
> it's a Gateway DX2) and somehow reinstall it onto another machine?
>


Paul:

This should be very easy, so long as the disk parameters
in CMOS were standard (or if you copied the C/H/S settings).

Assuming it is an IDE hard drive:

1. Install the drive in another PC of similar or later vintage;
2. Set the drive select jumpers (master/slave) of the drive
   and its partner (if any) on the same IDE channel;
3. Cable the 40-wire data ribbon (red edge towards pin #1);
4. Plug in power;
5. BOOT, go into CMOS and set the disk parameters of the drive**
6. Run your virus protocol; and
7. Transfer the data to another drive (or leave the drive installed).

** if you don't have the Cylinders/Heads/Sectors information (and
   CMOS doesn't have hard disk autodetection or there is no
   information on the drive itself), use software like IDEID
   from Microhouse to determine the driver's parameters.
   CF:  http://www.solutions.microhouse.com/support/files/misc.htm

HTH.

Dominus vobiscum,

John Chin

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