I'll try messing around with the recovery process again. But I'm fairly certain that it's dead. Which isn't surprising since the seller did a terrible job packing it. The top piece of cardboard packing material that it ships with was missing and I'm sure that it took more than a few good smacks on the top of the box.
I contacted the seller explaining the situation and providing an opportunity to assist before I request a refund. Hopefully they know something I don't. Otherwise, I'm sending this junk back.
I miss being able to buy from SP-Tech directly.