Alright, I finally tried it on an alternate computer using an alternate boot utility called "Rufus". I can easily get DOS to boot and run hddhackr.exe. I suppose I need to tweak my bios settings at home. This has become a bigger headache than expected, but still cheaper than the alternative and...
Seriously, wtf.
I'm beyond irritated with this process. Guide seems accurate, but I can't get anything to work. I'm stuck just trying to get hddhackr to boot. Using 1.3 on a Windows 7 machine. I've tried multiple boot partitions and flash drives but I can't even get Dos to boot. Just a blank...