X220 Windows 7 x64 Pro Blinking Cursor of Death

Currently, when I start my X220 it won't boot to Windows 7. Instead, it just sits at a blinking cursor in the top-left hand corner. The keyboard is alive (i.e. I can get a response out of CapLock and NumLock).
Here is the tragedy of today, told in as few words as possible.
1. Installed Comodo Disk Encryption and encrypted primary drive (Windows7_OS).
2. System Rebooted to blinking cursor of death (but no response from CapLock and NumLock)
3. Played with a lot of BIOS settings, eventually reset to System Defaults because they didn't get me anywhere.
4. Removed HDD and installed into SATA->USB enclosure, attached drive to my Dell Workstation.
5. Using Comodo installed on the Dell Workstation, I mounted and unencrypted the drive.
6. Reintalled HDD into laptop, problem persists.
I assume I've wrecked my MBR in some way and I can't reload it to the Lenovo magic MBR. Currently, Disk Manager of the Dell sees three partitions:
1. SYSTEM_DRV -- Healthy (Active, Primary Partition)
2. Windows7_OS (G -- Healthy (Primary Partition)
3. Lenovo_Recovery (H -- Healthy (Primary Partition)
Obviously, these drive letters are G + H because its being mounted on my dell currently.
Any suggestions? I'm sort of at a loss here. I can download generic tools to repair the MBR, but I've read that this won't help me. F11/ThinkVantage doesn't work.
Thanks in advance.
(Crossposted in X220)

here is some info to fix MBR http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=HT027989 OR If you have a win. 7 x64 disc you can use it , if not if you have a working win. 7 x64 PC you can create a win. system repair disc and use it
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