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djackson85
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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: Dell Xps laptop hard drive crash |
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So i have read about other people having that amazing blue screen pop onto their computer and then the annoying clicking from the hard drive. I to have that issue and don't know what i should really do. Ive seen the costs and called a few places for pricing on recovery, im ok with buying a new drive or even computer, but there is a few files like family photos that i really want off the drive. Silly me has never backed anything up either. Anyone have any suggestions or places that can do great work without going over $1000???
Any help would be great, and i think the drive is a hitachi.
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dspcoder
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: re - Dell Xps laptop hard drive crash |
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Hi Dennis, your description sounds very similar to what i have had in the past , see here described in this link below that your heads are stuck. What i managed to do was cool the drive for long enough so that i could use a program to make an image of the drive. You can then mount the image to a new drive or just get the files back. I didn't use the freezer method but instead a great big heat sink and a large fan to keep the drive as cool as possible.
http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/
If you'd rather let someone else get your data back then you can certainly get your data back from a company for a few hundred not $1000
Best of Luck
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:12 am Post subject: Re: re - Dell Xps laptop hard drive crash |
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| dspcoder wrote: | Hi Dennis, your description sounds very similar to what i have had in the past , see here described in this link below that your heads are stuck. What i managed to do was cool the drive for long enough so that i could use a program to make an image of the drive. You can then mount the image to a new drive or just get the files back. I didn't use the freezer method but instead a great big heat sink and a large fan to keep the drive as cool as possible.
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Drive with a stuck heads will not spin up, so there is no way it would click.
Freezing a drive and trying to recover data from it could result in more damage, which could jepardize any recovery.
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djackson85
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I noticed this also in another post on the forum here.
http://www.diskemergency.com/
Is that place just for general "oops, i deleted my stuff" recovery? or "dang, my drive crashed and is making the clicking noise of death recovery?"
Because the price seems pretty cheap if its either way. |
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djackson85
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Some info on the drive if someone needs it for help.
Model: HTS548080M9AT00
5400RPM
ATA/IDE
HITACHI TRAVELSTAR
MADE IN DECEMBER '04 for a Dell XPS Laptop. |
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