Quote Originally Posted by AntRobertson
Unfortunately I don't have the space avaliable to keep any data I may be able to recover even if I could (haven't tried yet). So I'm a bit doomed either way.
2500 Baht (or maybe even less now) buys you a 320Gb hard disk.
Ask one of the local gurus for help to install it.
Bring out your backup tape/cd's/dvd's and you're back in business.