Hi All I have a problem with a machine which I am unable to boot and any ideas to resolve would be v.grateful. Machine: Compaq 3500 OS: W2K SP1 File system: NTFS System dir: C:\winnt Error Message on boot = Inaccessible Boot Device - Please run CHKDSk Solutions tried and failed: 1. Boot with W2K Install disk and tried to run Chkdsk. After loading the OS install files, error message = Unable to locate HD 2. Boot with W2K Install disk and tried to install OS into new partition After loading the OS install files, error message = Unable to locate HD 3. Boot with NTFS Dos Disk Am able to read all dirs except %system% I can access this dir but when I try to list the files, nothing appears 4. Boot with ghost Boot disk to take image off machine Falls over straight away (err msg - unable to read boot sector) 5. Boot with Imagecast boot disk and tried to burn off image Falls over after about 15 mins... timeout errors - have increased the timeout but still falls over. 6. Removed HD and placed into identical machine - same error msg as 1 7. Tried all troubleshooting options built in to W2K at boot - all have failed. Do not have the Recovery Console installed and am unable to install it. I have not tried going in with a boot disk and running fdisk or format as there is data on here I have to retrieve and there is no backup. If any one knows of any utils which maybe worth trying please let me know - thanks v.much in advance.... Rosilyn Carroll ----- To unsubscribe, send a message to win2kforum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. To reach the administrator(s), send a message to win2kforum-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx