|
[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]
|
RE: [PLUG] Desperate call for help - HDD problems...
|
Well, it has surprised me on more then one occasion.
Do you hear clicking when it tries to spin up?
-----Original Message-----
From: Guillermo Moyna [mailto:g.moyna@usip.edu]
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 2:07 PM
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Subject: 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.
>
>______________________________________________________________________
>Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org
>Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce
>General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug
>
>______________________________________________________________________
>Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org
>Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce
>General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug
+==================-------------- --- -- - - - -
Guillermo Moyna, PhD
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495
"The only existing things are atoms and empty space.
All else is mere opinion" - Democritus, 370 B.C.
Office: Grifith Hall 360
Phone: (215) 596-8526
Fax: (215) 596-8543
e-mail: g.moyna@usip.edu
WWW: http://tonga.usip.edu/gmoyna/index.html
http://www.usip.edu/chemistry/faculty/moyna.asp
- - - - -- --- -----------=================+
______________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug
______________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug
|
|