We'll it sounds like you followed the instructions to the "T". And yes you followed the administrator login instructions perfectly.
Your only other options are to leave the drives in Master and Slave and create a bootdisk then attempt to copy the files through DOS although copying through DOS will leave files with truncated names it will at least get you your files back.
If that process doesn't work then you will need to take it to a tech who can work on it hands on. I wouldn't however take it back to the original tech who attempted to xfer the data based on your descriptions of what he was not able to do.
There are always other options. Such as data recovery software, the DOS xfer I mentioned etc. As long as the drive is still accessable/not physically damaged and the data not completely corrupted {it doesnt appear to be due to the error messages you receive} any compitent tech having your computer in front of them will be able to recover your data.
And if anyone else has any suggestions on how to solve it without physically working on it I would definately love to hear some suggestions!
Your only other options are to leave the drives in Master and Slave and create a bootdisk then attempt to copy the files through DOS although copying through DOS will leave files with truncated names it will at least get you your files back.
If that process doesn't work then you will need to take it to a tech who can work on it hands on. I wouldn't however take it back to the original tech who attempted to xfer the data based on your descriptions of what he was not able to do.
There are always other options. Such as data recovery software, the DOS xfer I mentioned etc. As long as the drive is still accessable/not physically damaged and the data not completely corrupted {it doesnt appear to be due to the error messages you receive} any compitent tech having your computer in front of them will be able to recover your data.
And if anyone else has any suggestions on how to solve it without physically working on it I would definately love to hear some suggestions!