Fried Hard Drive

Hello all,
I have an Acer 1353LC laptop that has a screwy hard drive problem.
I've tried to do a windows re-install - but it doesn't see any previous version of windows installed.
So I went to the C: to check out why.
That's because there's absolutely nothing on the C:
So I ran Partition Magic, and this is what it has to say:


C: FAT32 | 28,145.1(MG - Size) | 3.0MG Used | 7.0MG Unused | Status Active | Primary
D:ACERDATA FAT32 | 10,001.4MG (Size) | 1,044.3MG used | 8,957.1MG Unused | Active | Primary

What strikes me is odd is my addition skills.
7 megs plus 3 megs comes up a bit short from 28 gigs.

I know the hard drive has seen brighter days, and it might be wise to take it behind the barn and shoot it, but I'd really like to get some files off it before I send it to the great gig in the sky.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

Paul