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HDD Recovery Recommendations

  • 26-04-2011 8:56am
    #1
    PDD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,019 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    I have an external USB HDD that is has gone kaput, it is clicking so I suspect there is something wrong with the actuator. I was wondering if anyone here would recommend a place in Dublin that does HDD recovery, specifically on a no-fix/no-recovery no-fee basis. Any feedback and specifically recommendations from someone whos had a HDD recovered would be greatly appreciated.

    Dave


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,582 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It's a hardware problem - moving

    clicking is usually a head crash, the head / electronics can't locate tracks so it goes seeking for them which means you hear the arm moving more than normally :(


    you could remove the drive from the enclosure and connect up to a PC and try to copy files off it

    or use gddrescue (ie. not dd_rescue) to try to read what you can

    if it's SATA you can use the existing sata cables
    if it's IDE you could buy a physical adaptor for a fiver or so

    if it's one of those new fangled thingies where the USB is build into the HDD motherboard :(


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