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Post subject: HDD breakdown Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:13 pm |
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The Librarian- OOK OOK! |
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OK,
2TB Hitachi Sata HDD is down and I need to recover the files on there (have only used about 15% of its storage, mostly Family photos in Jpeg, lots of music and a bit of video).
PC won't boot with it attached and I can't reconnected whilst PC booted.
Please help, desperate to recover photos.
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:44 pm |
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Quickest way is a USB adapter, connect it to another PC (unless the drive is totally knackered)
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:32 pm |
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Joined: Fri Mar 26, 2004 7:59 pm Posts: 6056 Location: UK
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If it won't even bios it could be power related, maybe the SATA drive has gone wrong somewhere and is trying to pull more power than the motherboard can supply. Have you tried unplugging everything including CD-rom etc. Otherwise try above.
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:42 pm |
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The Librarian- OOK OOK! |
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OK, will try.
HDD gets very hot very fast.
PC boots happily without this one attached and PSU is 800w.
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:02 pm |
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it is I! Diabetes man! |
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:13 pm |
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that was a stupid comment btw |
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 12:40 pm Posts: 109345 Location: manchester
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^ it can work
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:01 pm |
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:27 pm |
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The Librarian- OOK OOK! |
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K
I have the freezer bags already so there's not much to lose
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:23 am |
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that was a stupid comment btw |
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 12:40 pm Posts: 109345 Location: manchester
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fingers cross for you rob but i dont think its a platter problem i think the electronics are f00ked on the controller one other thing if nothing else works - you could try buying the pcb on the underside of the disk, i have seen drives restored this way - online only mind.
does it shudder when started like the motor is starting and a slight noice btw?
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:36 am |
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Bow down to the master |
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:57 am |
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call me J-Lo ;-) |
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:35 pm |
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You could hand it over to a monkey too...chances are almost as good that he'll recover your data.
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:03 pm |
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The Librarian- OOK OOK! |
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Typing this from my phone, as pc is busily transferring photos from frozen hdd and is being cooled by every desk fan in house as well as every spare case fan lying around.
so far so good, pc booted and recognised hdd...will be backing up files til it fails again, then back to the fridge it will go...
Profound thanks to all
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:58 pm |
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127.0.0.1 this is no place like home! |
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Nice one.
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Post subject: Re: HDD breakdown Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:25 pm |
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that was a stupid comment btw |
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 12:40 pm Posts: 109345 Location: manchester
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it a nightmare when your porn is gone
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