ok,

I have purchaced a new OS.. XP home. It is a down grade from the previous, but it wil make due.

With children running around the house, its hard to keep things in good shape. I was foolish by leaving the HD out on the desk. I came home one night and found a couple pins missing and bent. I should of been mad, but i was not. I was not attached to any files on the previous HD.

The dell is a Latitude D610 - The new HD is the same size as the old one, (40). So far I have had zero luck in trying to access the old one.

I never ghosted the previous HD, so i am shiz out of luck there.