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| Thread ID: 91307 | 2008-07-02 22:12:00 | Desparate need of Maxtor D540X hard drive | cstevens (13923) | Press F1 |
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| 684767 | 2008-07-02 22:12:00 | A friend gave me his neighbour's aging Packard Bell to sort some "issues", but the major finding was a fault on the hard drive logic board, rendering the drive inoperative. The owners were keen to recover some family photographs off the drive, so I considered swapping the logic board from a working drive - I've had success with such an operation in the past. The problem was that the 40GB drive is less common that others - it’s a Maxtor D540X-4K. I've been watching Trademe etc for such a drive to appear, but have found nothing so far, but the job was never urgent. However - the situation has changed. The trajic loss of a young family member has elevated the status of the work to "desparate" - the drive contains photographs that have a new significance to the family. Would anyone be able to put their hands on a Maxtor D540X hard drive? Happy to exchange anything comparable. Thanks in anticipation |
cstevens (13923) | ||
| 684768 | 2008-07-02 22:27:00 | You could try taking the HD to a data recovery firm and getting them to attempt to recover data on it for you. Might be quicker than waiting for someone to see if they have one :) Would cost more though.. Edit: Looking at this site, it would seem that they are not of great quality.... icrontic.com Get the firm to transfer it to something reliable like a Seagate. 80GB for $80 from Ascent.co.nz. Includes 5 year warranty (not against data loss though - just HD failing) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 684769 | 2008-07-02 22:59:00 | fault on the hard drive logic board, rendering the drive inoperative. The owners were keen to recover some family photographs off the drive, so I considered swapping the logic board from a working drive Sad that they didn't think to back up before disaster struck. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 684770 | 2008-07-02 23:00:00 | I may have one of those, I know I have several older Maxtor models in my parts stash. Will look tonight when I get home. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 684771 | 2008-07-03 09:52:00 | pctek - you're right of course, but it wouldn't be right to offer the family that advice now. We live in hope. |
cstevens (13923) | ||
| 684772 | 2008-07-03 09:53:00 | Thanks DeSade - anxiously awaiting your findings. | cstevens (13923) | ||
| 684773 | 2008-07-03 21:10:00 | I found a few Maxtor but I had more than that I am sure. They must be in my storage. I am going there tonight so I will look while I am there. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 684774 | 2008-07-03 23:00:00 | Check ebay too. I got a replacement Maxtor off there to help me restore some files from a drive whose logic board had gone. | autechre (266) | ||
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