JGunter

Dusty2all, I'm with the rest of the guys here, format and make a new disc. Going the Windows Recovery console route would be messy. As far as the computer not starting, try disconnecting the power and from everything except your motherboard and graphics card (If it has a power port). I had a harddrive that when it is hooked up to the power supply the computer would not start. If that doesn't work try resetting the CMOS. This usually can be done by disconnecting the power cord from the power supply and removing the battery from the motherboard (It's about the size of a quarter). Wait about 3 minutes insert the battery and (Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for five seconds.) reconnect the power supply to an outlet. I myself have had some tricky problems with SATA harddrives. Even when integrating the drivers and chipset software I get stuck with the "endless reboot". I was puzzled by this for the longest time, then realized by going into the BIOS I could set the SATA compatibility. You might want to try loading Fail-Safe Defaults for your Gigabyte board.