currupted mft of ext hdd. chkdsk /f failed.

[pauldiganto]

hv got the mft of my ext hdd corrupted. chkdsk /f on windiws is not repairing it. I tried scanning it with some 3rd party tools but no use, rather my mbr is now blown. any idea how/what tool i could use to recover the mft without destroying the data on my hdd.

 

[kenrivers]

Have you tried this solution from Microsoft - http/support2.microsoft.com/kb/927392 ? You would want to try the /FixMbr option with Bootrec.exe. You should be able to run it from an elevated command prompt.