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Thread ID: 111994	2010-08-19 09:16:00	HELP with hard drive viewing	kwikfix (15941)	Press F1

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1129541	2010-08-19 10:28:00	Kwikfix, Re: your general whereabouts. If you live within 5km of me I could probably help you. (North Shore). And there are other people watching this thread in different areas who are willing to help - maybe one of them in your street!. It's very difficult to prescribe a cure from a distance and so much easier to handle the problem with some live tests on the spot. Like the local doctor doesn't usually sort out pneumonia via internet forum! Cheers!	coldot (6847)
1129542	2010-08-19 10:29:00	i have put it into an external case and connected it to laptop it reconizes the external drive but wont let me open it and come up this drive is not formated would you like to format One of two things will have happened. 1. VERY badly corrupted drive and windows cant read it in the form it is. 2. More than likely Possible hard Drive failure, Failed sectors etc, once again Windows wont see it. The data (or some of it depending on what has happened) should be recoverable Via several Methods. The problem is, without actually seeing the drive and being able to actually knowing what has happened, any software suggested here to recover,may actually cause data lose. While many peoples suggestions here and their skill is fine, and we do know what we are doing - some suggestions may be guess work. Best suggestions have already been made -- take it to someone who does know what they are doing, not someone who "thinks they know". Seen it hundreds of times, where people lose data through "Fiddling", then techs like myself have the hard job of fixing someones mess.	wainuitech (129)
1129543	2010-08-19 10:48:00	Kwikfix, Re: your general whereabouts. If you live within 5km of me I could probably help you. (North Shore). And there are other people watching this thread in different areas who are willing to help - maybe one of them in your street!. It's very difficult to prescribe a cure from a distance and so much easier to handle the problem with some live tests on the spot. Like the local doctor doesn't usually sort out pneumonia via internet forum! Cheers! oamaru south island new zealand	kwikfix (15941)
1129544	2010-08-19 10:50:00	One of two things will have happened . 1 . VERY badly corrupted drive and windows cant read it in the form it is . 2 . More than likely Possible hard Drive failure, Failed sectors etc, once again Windows wont see it . The data (or some of it depending on what has happened) should be recoverable Via several Methods . The problem is, without actually seeing the drive and being able to actually knowing what has happened, any software suggested here to recover,may actually cause data lose . While many peoples suggestions here and their skill is fine, and we do know what we are doing - some suggestions may be guess work . Best suggestions have already been made -- take it to someone who does know what they are doing, not someone who "thinks they know" . Seen it hundreds of times, where people lose data through "Fiddling", then techs like myself have the hard job of fixing someones mess . thanks	kwikfix (15941)
1129545	2010-08-19 10:53:00	One of two things will have happened . 1 . VERY badly corrupted drive and windows cant read it in the form it is . 2 . More than likely Possible hard Drive failure, Failed sectors etc, once again Windows wont see it . The data (or some of it depending on what has happened) should be recoverable Via several Methods . The problem is, without actually seeing the drive and being able to actually knowing what has happened, any software suggested here to recover,may actually cause data lose . While many peoples suggestions here and their skill is fine, and we do know what we are doing - some suggestions may be guess work . Best suggestions have already been made -- take it to someone who does know what they are doing, not someone who "thinks they know" . Seen it hundreds of times, where people lose data through "Fiddling", then techs like myself have the hard job of fixing someones mess . thanks and i think the hard drive had a knock and then it wouldnt load up again while in my lappy so took it out replaced it	kwikfix (15941)
1129546	2010-08-19 10:54:00	Kwikfix, Re: your general whereabouts. If you live within 5km of me I could probably help you. (North Shore). And there are other people watching this thread in different areas who are willing to help - maybe one of them in your street!. It's very difficult to prescribe a cure from a distance and so much easier to handle the problem with some live tests on the spot. Like the local doctor doesn't usually sort out pneumonia via internet forum! Cheers! oamaru	kwikfix (15941)
1129547	2010-08-19 10:57:00	Chill out dude. He doesnt want to know your address.. Depending on where you live, someone here maybe able to help you. And no need to yell, we're not deaf oamaru	kwikfix (15941)
1129548	2010-08-19 11:16:00	i think the hard drive had a knock and then it wouldnt load up again Possible head crash / Damage to the platters ( actual Disks in Drive) or more than likely the read/write heads touching the platter and causing damage, esp if the Laptop was running at the time. Bugger -- but the only person I know down that way who is good is now in Auckland. PCTek -- maybe she can recommend someone else ?	wainuitech (129)
1129549	2010-08-19 12:04:00	oamaru Would you like to apologise publicly to Gary67? In which case I would probably get more motivated and let bygones be bygones. Unfortunately I live in the North Island and can't help you immediately as such. My best advice was to stop mucking about with the drive if you want data off same.	Snorkbox (15764)
1129550	2010-08-20 04:00:00	Would you like to apologise publicly to Gary67? In which case I would probably get more motivated and let bygones be bygones. I think that's quite possibly a good idea. When I first saw your post, my first inclination was to give you 72 hours to cool down. Luckily you seemed to have calmed down yourself, now it's time to make amends.	Chilling_Silence (9)
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