Guillermo Moyna on Sun, 2 Dec 2001 15:00:21 -0500


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RE: [PLUG] Desperate call for help - HDD problems...


Sorry, I didn't see this original thread.  Did you try using Search and
Rescue?  I have had great results recovering data from even allegedly
non-functional HD's.

Bob

Nope, I haven't. The problem is that the drive does not spin at all. I am more and more convinced that the electronics got fried...


G,


-----Original Message----- From: Paul [mailto:paul@dpagin.net] Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 2:42 PM To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org Subject: Re: [PLUG] Desperate call for help - HDD problems...

> Yeah, I know. But as a college prof. you don't get much time to
> monkey around computer 'maintenance' duties. You end up doing the
> bare minimum, which in this case looks like will come back to bite
> me in the arse.

One thing that would not require attention, but that would protect
your system in the future is a UPS.  If you have one, I guess it ran
out of power before you knew the main power was down.  I hope there
was a good reason for cutting the power without letting everyone know
it was going to happen!


> >As an extreme, last resort solution, you could move the platters > > to a new drive to recover the data. Even if the heads crashed, > > they could not have taken out the entire disk. More than likely > > it's just a case of "sticktion" or bad electronics. > > I was thinking about this. I would need at least the > electronics/mechanics of the same make model drive, right? I think > I can do this, but I am willing to do it is someone else out there > tells me that they've done it and it worked...

There are data recovery services that you can find on the Web.  Maybe
Seagate will recover the data as an extra $ervice to replacing the
drive.

I don't personally know anyone who has actually moved platters, but
it's a theoretically sound idea, and it would really impress your
computer friends. 8-)

Another thing that some people try is tapping on the drive to free
the heads.  Although, a data recovery site stated that that is one of
the things that causes more damage, along with repeated attempts to
start the bad drive.

What does a new 18GB Cheetah cost?  What is the data worth?

Maybe Monday will bring the opinions of people more experienced with
data recovery and drive mechanics.

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