Disaster....

Scenario:
w2k server sp4
sql server 2k sp3a
I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
of some size.
Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
W2k suggests me to run CHKDSK /F, that I obviously do.
When system restarts that 3,34 GB MDF file is now size 0kb!!!
Now...
I know that I should have a backup but these data aren't so
important...but If I can retrieve them is better than nothing !!!!!
I'm trying to restore some files with lots of recovery tools but I
notice that all of them find thousands of files...
How can I do, if possible, to obtain my MDF back "full" of data?
Any help MUCH MUCH appreciated...
Best Regards.
F.No need to multi-post... I posted an answer in *.setup...
Steve
"Fabri" <no@.sp.am> wrote in message
news:UP5Md.485761$b5.22987015@.news3.tin.it...
> Scenario:
> w2k server sp4
> sql server 2k sp3a
>
> I had on USB external disk (160gb from maxtor) 3,34 GB MDF file and LDF
> of some size.
> Yesterday night I encountered some read errors on it.
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