Hi everyone, I have a (windows XP) Shuttle XPC
that I transport around the place quite a bit –
last used it with no problems two months ago,
turned it on last night (after another move)
and it refused to boot. The IDE device auto-
detect tool in the BIOS now only registers my
CD-RW drive, and plugging the HDD into a
different desktop also produced no results.
Does anyone have ideas about what the problem
might be (I’m guessing it must have been
dropped/bashed in transit) and/or how to fix
the drive or if its possible to retrieve data
off it (I know I’m an idiot and that in
hindsight an external HDD or DVD burner would
have been a good investment!)The data is not
vital – only personal stuff (eg photos, music,
docs) so I’d only be looking for a cheap
solution! Thanks in advance
