Thanks. Initially the partition tab appeared, now its not showing, even disk warrior isnt finding the disk now so its definitely knackered.
After all the time spent on it Im going to enjoy dismantling it!
Thanks for all your help. You saved my files! Cheers.

Guys, thanks for all your help. The disc is faulty. Now sometimes the drive shows, though not accessable, sometimes not. A couple of times now it has appeared then disappeared of the desktop. Im going to have a play and dismantle it.
Thanks again.