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My computer started intermittent freezing and became really slow. Restarting fixed the problem, but on one occasion it didn't and I reset the computer while the system was starting.

Then I got a "disk read error. press alt+delete to reset" and I said <mod edit>

I've recently re-installed windows 7 on another ssd drive. However, I have important information I need from my old drive but it's not showing up anywhere.

Is there anyway to repair my old drive?

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ss202sl

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If you can't see the drive in bios, then your best option is to restore data from a backup. You could try Recuva, but if it can't see the disk, it won't get anything. The last resort is sending the drive to a recovery service and pay(a lot) to get the data.
 
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check that: i see it in the bios (when I select boot menu, I see it. But when I select that drive to boot from, it reverts to the new ssd drive) I also see it in the device manager. Is there a way to repair the system files on that drive to get it working again?
 
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ss202sl

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Before doing anything, back up anything on there you need. You should be able to boot up to a live linux CD(like knoppix) and then you should be able to see the drive, and copy data to a usb drive.

You could try booting to a windows cd, and see if it finds the OS. If it sees the OS on the drive, it should give you the option to repair it.
 
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for some reason, my bios isn't giving me the option to boot from the CD. Are there any Microsoft utilities that can repair separate drives?
 
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How do you boot from Knoppix?
 
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