I have I believe a partition problem. win2k doesn't see the drive and partition magic says it is file type unknown and unformated. Does anyone on this list know how to use mbrwork?

1) Was there supposed to be data on that partition? 2) Which version of PM are you using? Older versions cannot see certain types of Partition (NTFS5.1, Linux etc). Prang

Steps to recover lost partitions 7> Change active hard drive. (ignore if you have only one hard drive) 1> Backup first track 4> Reset MBR to zero 3> Reset EMBR area to zero. A> Recover MS Partitions (see fig 2) 5> Install standard MBR code Reinstall your boot manager. (if used) See explanations below.. Below view shows after 4> Reset MBR to zero. A> Recover MS Partitions has been added to the list of options, also notice MBR Partition Information <HDO> is now all zeros. There are no longer any partition boundaries, meaning the hard drive is unbootable and you can't read any data. If you now try to use fdisk or other utility to recreate the partitions, new file tables will mean all your data will be inaccessible, except for data rescue efforts. MBRWork finds the original partition boundaries and reconstructs them exactly as they were, meaning your computer works again and the data is intact. MBRWork Menu 1) Backup First Track This is your safety valve to put things back as they were 2) Restore First Track Appears as an option only after using 1) 3) Reset EMBR Clear extended partition area 4) Reset MBR Remove partitions 5) Install Std MBR Same as fdisk /mbr (removes any boot manager) 6) Set active partition Also can be done with fdisk 7) Change active HD 8) Only shows if DDO present Remove Dynamic Disk Overlay (i.e. EZDrive, Maxblast) 9) Capability Check Runs tests on your BIOS, makes no changes. E) Exit A) Recover partitions Appears only after running 3) (and/or 4)