Hard Disk Recovery? [message #62889] |
Wed, 11 January 2006 12:43 |
John Macy
Messages: 242 Registered: April 2006
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Was working on a project last night and Paris kinda crashed with a "failure
to calculate overview" and when I tried to save, got a disk read error.
I rebooted and now it asks if I want for format the drive, that it is unformatted.
A pretty recent WD 80 gig with light use. I really need some stuff off it.
Ideas????
TIA
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Re: Hard Disk Recovery? [message #62971 is a reply to message #62922] |
Thu, 12 January 2006 17:39 |
emarenot
Messages: 345 Registered: June 2005
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Hay Aaron,
Thanks man, I was thinking I might give the freezer cure a try -but I hadn't
heard the part about the bags -makes good sense. I was reading about folks
dropping drives from some prescibed distance. But somehow, freezing seems
slightly more genteel :-)
MR
"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message news:43c5e62e@linux...
> Mike,
> If you still have those drives, stuff them in the freezer in sleds for an
> hour. Put some silica gel bags on them to keep out moisture. Take them
> straight from the freezer to the PC, see what you might be able to
salvage.
> If the bearings are giving out, this will give you a window to nab some
data
> back.
> Rinse, repeat as needed until the drive gives out.
>
> AA
>
>
> "Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:43c58240@linux...
> > I'm sorry I can't be of much help. Several months ago I "lost" 2 80gb
> > MAXTOR drives. I'm pretty sure its a hardware issue (though if I'm
wrong
> > I
> > may try the software David recommended.) I just wanted to let you know
> > that
> > my thoughts are with you. Its a major domo drag.
> > May the road rise up to me you.
> > MR
> >
> >
> > "John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
> > news:43c55fcf$1@linux...
> >>
> >> Was working on a project last night and Paris kinda crashed with a
> > "failure
> >> to calculate overview" and when I tried to save, got a disk read error.
> >>
> >> I rebooted and now it asks if I want for format the drive, that it is
> > unformatted.
> >>
> >> A pretty recent WD 80 gig with light use. I really need some stuff off
> > it.
> >>
> >> Ideas????
> >>
> >> TIA
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: Hard Disk Recovery? [message #62985 is a reply to message #62971] |
Thu, 12 January 2006 21:09 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988 Registered: May 2008
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I've personally frozen a good amount of them, and it works. On the other
hand, I watched Tank wrangle an unruly drive by bending it (!!) over the
edge of a counter when it didn't want to boot... 'while' it was spinning
up.. and then it booted. Sickest thing I've ever seen done to a drive, LOL !
AA
"Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:43c6d9db@linux...
> Hay Aaron,
> Thanks man, I was thinking I might give the freezer cure a try -but I
> hadn't
> heard the part about the bags -makes good sense. I was reading about
> folks
> dropping drives from some prescibed distance. But somehow, freezing seems
> slightly more genteel :-)
> MR
>
>
> "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
> news:43c5e62e@linux...
>> Mike,
>> If you still have those drives, stuff them in the freezer in sleds for an
>> hour. Put some silica gel bags on them to keep out moisture. Take them
>> straight from the freezer to the PC, see what you might be able to
> salvage.
>> If the bearings are giving out, this will give you a window to nab some
> data
>> back.
>> Rinse, repeat as needed until the drive gives out.
>>
>> AA
>>
>>
>> "Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:43c58240@linux...
>> > I'm sorry I can't be of much help. Several months ago I "lost" 2 80gb
>> > MAXTOR drives. I'm pretty sure its a hardware issue (though if I'm
> wrong
>> > I
>> > may try the software David recommended.) I just wanted to let you know
>> > that
>> > my thoughts are with you. Its a major domo drag.
>> > May the road rise up to me you.
>> > MR
>> >
>> >
>> > "John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
>> > news:43c55fcf$1@linux...
>> >>
>> >> Was working on a project last night and Paris kinda crashed with a
>> > "failure
>> >> to calculate overview" and when I tried to save, got a disk read
>> >> error.
>> >>
>> >> I rebooted and now it asks if I want for format the drive, that it is
>> > unformatted.
>> >>
>> >> A pretty recent WD 80 gig with light use. I really need some stuff
>> >> off
>> > it.
>> >>
>> >> Ideas????
>> >>
>> >> TIA
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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Re: Hard Disk Recovery? [message #63066 is a reply to message #62985] |
Sat, 14 January 2006 15:37 |
emarenot
Messages: 345 Registered: June 2005
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Man, he borders on the mythic.
MR
"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message news:43c7366c@linux...
> I've personally frozen a good amount of them, and it works. On the other
> hand, I watched Tank wrangle an unruly drive by bending it (!!) over the
> edge of a counter when it didn't want to boot... 'while' it was spinning
> up.. and then it booted. Sickest thing I've ever seen done to a drive, LOL
!
> AA
>
>
> "Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:43c6d9db@linux...
> > Hay Aaron,
> > Thanks man, I was thinking I might give the freezer cure a try -but I
> > hadn't
> > heard the part about the bags -makes good sense. I was reading about
> > folks
> > dropping drives from some prescibed distance. But somehow, freezing
seems
> > slightly more genteel :-)
> > MR
> >
> >
> > "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
> > news:43c5e62e@linux...
> >> Mike,
> >> If you still have those drives, stuff them in the freezer in sleds for
an
> >> hour. Put some silica gel bags on them to keep out moisture. Take them
> >> straight from the freezer to the PC, see what you might be able to
> > salvage.
> >> If the bearings are giving out, this will give you a window to nab some
> > data
> >> back.
> >> Rinse, repeat as needed until the drive gives out.
> >>
> >> AA
> >>
> >>
> >> "Mike R." <emarenot@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:43c58240@linux...
> >> > I'm sorry I can't be of much help. Several months ago I "lost" 2
80gb
> >> > MAXTOR drives. I'm pretty sure its a hardware issue (though if I'm
> > wrong
> >> > I
> >> > may try the software David recommended.) I just wanted to let you
know
> >> > that
> >> > my thoughts are with you. Its a major domo drag.
> >> > May the road rise up to me you.
> >> > MR
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "John Macy" <spamlessjohn@johnmacy.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:43c55fcf$1@linux...
> >> >>
> >> >> Was working on a project last night and Paris kinda crashed with a
> >> > "failure
> >> >> to calculate overview" and when I tried to save, got a disk read
> >> >> error.
> >> >>
> >> >> I rebooted and now it asks if I want for format the drive, that it
is
> >> > unformatted.
> >> >>
> >> >> A pretty recent WD 80 gig with light use. I really need some stuff
> >> >> off
> >> > it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Ideas????
> >> >>
> >> >> TIA
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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