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Originally Posted by mzsmbs
thanks. but it will not really boot with the hd plugged in. i might have gotten to the repair console but i don't really know how to proceed there...
thanks for the info on the enslavement cables. i'll probably pick 1 up anyway. good to have just in this kind of case.
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Yes, this is how I solved the same problem on an older Compaq. Just hooked the drive up to my PC as a slave and copied all the data to a spare IDE HD in my tower. Then I could re-format the laptop HD (with my PC) so I could install into the laptop HD again and do a clean OS install. Then you can hook back up to the PC and copy all your files back over. Lots 'O work, but saved data at minimal cost.
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