Hello- I have an old IBM Aptiva, which has many pictures and an address book from years back i wouldn't mind having a look at. However, when i start the recovery disk, i am greeted with ' The partition table is unrecognizable. Use FDISK to delete the partition' I believe it wont accept a floopy disk, as my sisters daughter fed the Pc some Lego. How could i once again access my computer :( Thanks.
2007-02-22 04:05:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
At this point your best option to try to recover the data from the drive is to take it out of the computer and put in as a slave in another computer.
2007-02-22 04:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number One: Why are you using the recovery disk?
Number Two: Don't use FDISK or FORMAT or the recovery disk! It will erase all the information that you are trying to get to. Does the P.C. start up in Win98 normally? As far as the floppy drive goes, they are VERY cheap to buy! ($7-$10 for an internal) and easier to install that a CD/DVD drive. Take the old one out and replace it with a new floppy drive. Here's a web site that may be helpful to you:
http://members.aol.com/don5408/aptiva.html
2007-02-22 12:26:43 · answer #2 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to try to regain access to the data in this old system is to take out the hard drive and install it in a second computer as a slave to the master hard drive already installed in the second system (has to be a computer running Windows). Thereafter, and provided that the old drive is still functioning, isn't damaged, or hasn't been formatted, you'll be able to browse thru the complete contents of the old drive using Windows Explorer.
Copy any files you want from the old drive to a folder on the hard drive of the host PC and then to a CD or other media as you desire, and take it home with you.
Good Luck
2007-02-22 12:14:31 · answer #3 · answered by John N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the HD out and install as a 2nd HD in a working system. You should be able to access the files. If the partition is not recognized use a file recovery utility.
2007-02-22 12:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by whodeyflya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt there's anything you can do to access in Windows.
If the CDROM works you could get a copy of Ubuntu Linux Live CD (its free) and boot into linux using the CD and it might let you take a look at the hard drive.
2007-02-22 12:12:53 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋