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A USB drive plugged directly into the server.

The boot sector test does not show any errors.

Does it matter that the partition in question is a RAID 5

what are the chances of me loosing the data I have not backed up? There is still an .LDF file that I have not finished backing up yet, 250GB. But at the rate it is copying, I might be sitting here for another 12 hours. Is there anywhere we can pay for additional support. I would hate to make things worse that an expert might be able to fix. Thanks Mike

Write did not work. After reboot Windows still shows the drive as RAW. I can still access all the files via TestDisk (thank God) Where is the article by Jaclaz on creating a disk image? Thanks, Mike

So I came into work this morning and the Q partition on my SQL server was not accessible. When I open it in Disk Management, it shows online and RAW. Using TestDisk I am able to access all the data and I am currently in the process of backing up my mdf, ldf, and .bak files. There is still a ton of configuration files on this partition (I had multiple network programs installed here) So it would be awesome if I could just fix it. But just to be safe I am backing everything up before I attempt any sort of fix. I am new to TestDisk. 1. Is there anything else other than the files I should be backing up before I attempt to fix what ever is wrong. 2. How exactly do I fix it with testdisk, do I just click "Write"

Here is my situation. Our company has a office in Virginia. Our main office is in Jacksonville FL. Jacksonville: T1 Cisco 2811(public IP on ser port, LAN Ip on eth port) Watchguard Firebox X700 (Firewall and Controls VPNs) 5 3Com switches(in process of upgrading to Cisco Switches) 4 Windows 2003 Servers 60 users that are part of a Domain. LAN=172.28.159.0 Virginia Modem/Router(managed by local ISP) Watchguard Edge(Firewall and Controls VPNs) 2 unmanageable switches 5 users that are part of a workgroup LAN=172.28.158.0 What I would like....Is to be able to access the computers in Virginia from here in Jacksonville. Both sites have public IP's. I am able to log into the WatchguardEdge in Va from here in Fl. I know that I will need to set up a VPN between the two locations. How do I access the PC's in Virginia if they do not belong to a domain. Thank you for your help