Hi I'm a Windows user and have a problem with an NTFS disk.

Said disk packed up - windows wouldn't boot while the disk (a data slave) was plugged into the motherboard. When the disk is removed, Windows starts normally.

I was recommended to try Knoppix which I have done (version 5.1.1), to recover the data, however this is without success. I can see the both the master and slave disks when Knoppix starts, yet the dodgy disk tells me the disk is empty!

Does anyone have an idea why i can't see the data on the disk and if there is any way of recovering it?

Yours in desparation
Andy