Mike: Before going thru days of finding and putting everything back on the same hard drive, you might want to consider replacing it. If it's old--or even not so old--it might be on its way out. Then you'd be doing all this only to have it die on you again. Yes, sometimes when this happens it's only a fluke--loose cable or the like. But it also can be a sign your drive or controller is dying. A good replair joint will take your old drive and put all the data on a new one if you buy it from them. And new, good hard drives don't cost nearly as much as they used to. I'd weigh the age of your current drive against the cost of a new one and factor in your willingness to go through this again. Best of luck and sorry to hear of your misfortune.