DONT FORMAT
set the 2nd hard drive as a slave and then you might be able to get some files
good luck and repost your out come
I was forced to re-install Windows XP yesterday. I have 2 hard drives, the operating system HDD is 80Gb, and the additional HDD is 200Gb. I transferred all my files to the 2nd HDD before I re-installed XP. Unfortunately, due to a crappy XP CD my PC manufacturer supplied, I had no control over the installation and instead of just deleting the main HDD, both HDD's were deleted.
Now the 2nd HDD states that it is only 30Gb and when you try and open it it says you have to format it first. I obviously want to try and recover the data if possible. What is the best way to do this? Which is the best software to use? Will I have to format the HDD before I can access it? Does the format truly wipe over all the data? Is it possible to recover this data?
Hope someone can help!

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