No HD after killdisk

Killdisk KILLED my HD.

Well, maybe not but after using Killdisk and put my drive in a RAW state its gone, I've used Killdisk hundreds of times but never this. If I put in a utility, nil - no HD. Put in my XP disk I get the message cannot continue without HD.

Any suggestions?

 

Linux/BSD LiveCDs, DBAN, BING.

 

Peter do u mean KillDisk virus? I think he is referring to KillDisk software.

 

Hello,

Meriadoc:

1. This is the best tool - used 4 times already to restore murdered partition tables, it's magic:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

2. Why did you use it?

Mrk

 

Do you have a link to the software? And if it´s the killdisk virus, I don´t get it, why would TS execute it on a real machine?

 

http://www.killdisk.com/

 

Yes that is the one.

Thanks for all the replies, help is always very much appreciated
Mm, I may have another underlying problem, perhaps just a coincident it happened, anyway no utility I've used so far even sees a HD - I will look at TestDisk.

 

Hi Meriadoc,

This a sata drive?


GF

 

Hi GF, yes.

 

Copy and paste below the ad's, you'll get one look - http://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Hard_Drives/Q_23043659.html

GF

 

(?) Sorry been along day.

I did already think about the drivers but trouble is Windows just quits with 'cannot continue without HD.'

 

That mean you didn't get it, the info at the bottom that is?
Let me know, I'll pm it.

In short, the op's summary.

Get the driver/s you need and load'em onto a floppy.
Cd inserted, turn on your pc - f6 when prompted.
The driver's should install allowing xp to roll.


GF

 

Yes I did get it

I have the drivers but unless I missed it in the setup (it is quick you know ) I don't remember seeing the F6 option - setup just quit, I did think this was the solution to my problem but HD didn't appear in the bios/Knoppix or SeaTools either...I'll check Windows setup again, cheers GF

 

*Quick I agree. Forgot to mention f6 driver's were first commented by Peter. So you're good to go then?

GF

 

(Strange, after a reboot SeaTools now sees a HD!)

I get the 'pxe-e61 media test check cable' on start up, but yeah good to go...Windows is currently installing

 

Ah, the magic reboot! Just in time for popcorn and my show! *Good thing it wasn't something more serious.

GF

 

Hi, I am confused. So what did solve the problem?

 

Hi aigle,

your confused! lol, maybe I just got a flaky drive as the HD wasn't showing up anywhere until the last reboot...but anyway putting in the Windows disk and loading the drivers the HD finally showed up in the Windows setup.

 

So u were not loading drivers before?

 

Correct, but it is still a little confusing for me as I'm not sure if the HD should of showed in the bios or utilities (anyone?) - I will have to look this up - anyway running SeaTools atm it tells me there is a problem with the drive and to run a full scan so perhaps the HD has a problem.

 

This is the ONLY rescue app "TESTDISK" i been able to rely on for 100% rescue, but if you used Active KillDisk to erase your drive then just go D-Ban or another similar. Otherwise, if it was a trojan Killisk then more time and effort would have been required to salvage material.

Windows is very fickle, i have some drives that the darn BIOS recognizes but refuses to boot to them. Microsoft is not the engenious machine they make themselves out to be, there are still flaws in their code. Heck, somtimes i have to reboot 3 times to get up into the GUI on some drives and i've seen stranger behavior from their O/S's.

 

Hello,
Meriadoc, do you happen to have an Abit mobo?
Mrk