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| 798522 | 2009-08-05 11:42:00 | My IDE Hard drive in an old computer failed. We removed it and put it in an external hard drive box and found that it doesn't spin. There are some things on there that I'd like to get but can anybody tell me a. Is it possible that all on the disk is lost? b. What it will cost to recover data? |
Chris Randal (521) | ||
| 798523 | 2009-08-05 11:50:00 | a. If its the drive head that needs replacing...then yes b. Lots if you take it to a professional. Less if you replace the head yourself Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 798524 | 2009-08-05 12:14:00 | A faulty head won't cause the drive to stop spinning A stuck head on the platter or a dead motor or PCB can stop the platters from spinnnig Check the PCB for damage and damaged components. Also, what brand and model is the drive? Professional recovery services will cost a lot of money but if you have important data then it's the safest option. It's very easy to completely ruin any chances of recovery if you try to fix it yourself. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 798525 | 2009-08-05 12:21:00 | If you were in Auckland, I could try and recover whatever off it. I've got Easeus data recovery, which will probably see it (even if windows doesnt). | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 798526 | 2009-08-05 13:42:00 | Worth a try I guess but if the drive doesn't spin all the software in the world isn't going to be of much help | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 798527 | 2009-08-05 23:11:00 | Most likely a dead PCB. You can try to get a replacement, but it needs to be from the exact same drive down to make, model & preferably PCB revision. I did this with an oldish Maxtor, got the PCB off eBay and it worked well enough to recover the data from it. |
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