hard-disk data recovery
Hi Skunks, I have a 500GB Toshiba portable hard-disk with the following symptoms 1. Clicking noises whenever i plug it in to my computer 2. I cant feel the hard-disk spin after i plug it in 3. it cannot be detected in either windows or linux OSes (obviously) Assuming it has a hardware problem, is there anyone or any company who can recover the data it contains? Regards H
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Humphrey Ngoiya <hngoiya@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: [....]
Assuming it has a hardware problem, is there anyone or any company who can recover the data it contains?
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Click of death.. Its only possible to fix it by moving the platters to a working harddrive or a recovery box. What u hv to do now i scan the top side of the Harddisk n send it to me. If i get a donor harddrive i will contact u.. Ur disk problem might hv been a result of either power interferance, Either u dropped it, or if its a seagate might be a problem with the magneting coating used on the platters that is chipped. Thank. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Humphrey Ngoiya <hngoiya@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi Skunks,
I have a 500GB Toshiba portable hard-disk with the following symptoms
1. Clicking noises whenever i plug it in to my computer 2. I cant feel the hard-disk spin after i plug it in 3. it cannot be detected in either windows or linux OSes (obviously)
Assuming it has a hardware problem, is there anyone or any company who can recover the data it contains?
Regards H
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Well well! How about fried PCBs? Can they be replaced? On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:50 AM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
Click of death.. Its only possible to fix it by moving the platters to a working harddrive or a recovery box. What u hv to do now i scan the top side of the Harddisk n send it to me. If i get a donor harddrive i will contact u..
Ur disk problem might hv been a result of either power interferance, Either u dropped it, or if its a seagate might be a problem with the magneting coating used on the platters that is chipped. Thank.
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Humphrey Ngoiya <hngoiya@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi Skunks,
I have a 500GB Toshiba portable hard-disk with the following symptoms
1. Clicking noises whenever i plug it in to my computer 2. I cant feel the hard-disk spin after i plug it in 3. it cannot be detected in either windows or linux OSes (obviously)
Assuming it has a hardware problem, is there anyone or any company who can recover the data it contains?
Regards H
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@ Chitwa... yea PCB's can be replaced if the harddisk is being undetected or it looks obviously fried and the hard drive is not powering. If its a motor seizure or stuck actuators n heads.. then we need to move platters using a multiple platter exchanger. On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa@gmail.com>wrote:
Well well! How about fried PCBs? Can they be replaced?
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:50 AM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
Click of death.. Its only possible to fix it by moving the platters to a working harddrive or a recovery box. What u hv to do now i scan the top side of the Harddisk n send it to me. If i get a donor harddrive i will contact u..
Ur disk problem might hv been a result of either power interferance, Either u dropped it, or if its a seagate might be a problem with the magneting coating used on the platters that is chipped. Thank.
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Humphrey Ngoiya <hngoiya@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi Skunks,
I have a 500GB Toshiba portable hard-disk with the following symptoms
1. Clicking noises whenever i plug it in to my computer 2. I cant feel the hard-disk spin after i plug it in 3. it cannot be detected in either windows or linux OSes (obviously)
Assuming it has a hardware problem, is there anyone or any company who can recover the data it contains?
Regards H
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I know its PCB coz thats what I fried. Although if anything else fried then I can arrange from there. Could you kindly give me prices for PCBs for Western Digital WD1600AABS (160GB SATA) and Maxtor DiamondMax23 STM3320418AS (320GB) On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
@ Chitwa... yea PCB's can be replaced if the harddisk is being undetected or it looks obviously fried and the hard drive is not powering. If its a motor seizure or stuck actuators n heads.. then we need to move platters using a multiple platter exchanger.
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa@gmail.com>wrote:
Well well! How about fried PCBs? Can they be replaced?
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:50 AM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
Click of death.. Its only possible to fix it by moving the platters to a working harddrive or a recovery box. What u hv to do now i scan the top side of the Harddisk n send it to me. If i get a donor harddrive i will contact u..
Ur disk problem might hv been a result of either power interferance, Either u dropped it, or if its a seagate might be a problem with the magneting coating used on the platters that is chipped. Thank.
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Humphrey Ngoiya <hngoiya@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi Skunks,
I have a 500GB Toshiba portable hard-disk with the following symptoms
1. Clicking noises whenever i plug it in to my computer 2. I cant feel the hard-disk spin after i plug it in 3. it cannot be detected in either windows or linux OSes (obviously)
Assuming it has a hardware problem, is there anyone or any company who can recover the data it contains?
Regards H
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@ Chitwa...Trying to find these will cost u time n money.. what i do is just buy the exact same drive.. or I cannot get it at all.. i move the platters to an equivalent drive size with similar number of platters n read heads then perform the recovery .. this is excruciatingly a pain in the ass. bt hell i do it. Bt doesnt mean i wont look for them. let me contact you once I get any of them.. The WD i think i can find soon... On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa@gmail.com>wrote:
I know its PCB coz thats what I fried. Although if anything else fried then I can arrange from there. Could you kindly give me prices for PCBs for Western Digital WD1600AABS (160GB SATA) and Maxtor DiamondMax23 STM3320418AS (320GB)
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
@ Chitwa... yea PCB's can be replaced if the harddisk is being undetected or it looks obviously fried and the hard drive is not powering. If its a motor seizure or stuck actuators n heads.. then we need to move platters using a multiple platter exchanger.
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa@gmail.com
wrote:
Well well! How about fried PCBs? Can they be replaced?
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:50 AM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
Click of death.. Its only possible to fix it by moving the platters to a working harddrive or a recovery box. What u hv to do now i scan the top side of the Harddisk n send it to me. If i get a donor harddrive i will contact u..
Ur disk problem might hv been a result of either power interferance, Either u dropped it, or if its a seagate might be a problem with the magneting coating used on the platters that is chipped. Thank.
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Humphrey Ngoiya <hngoiya@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi Skunks,
I have a 500GB Toshiba portable hard-disk with the following symptoms
1. Clicking noises whenever i plug it in to my computer 2. I cant feel the hard-disk spin after i plug it in 3. it cannot be detected in either windows or linux OSes (obviously)
Assuming it has a hardware problem, is there anyone or any company who can recover the data it contains?
Regards H
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I appreciate this. Thanks On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 12:46 AM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
@ Chitwa...Trying to find these will cost u time n money.. what i do is just buy the exact same drive.. or I cannot get it at all.. i move the platters to an equivalent drive size with similar number of platters n read heads then perform the recovery .. this is excruciatingly a pain in the ass. bt hell i do it. Bt doesnt mean i wont look for them. let me contact you once I get any of them.. The WD i think i can find soon...
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa@gmail.com>wrote:
I know its PCB coz thats what I fried. Although if anything else fried then I can arrange from there. Could you kindly give me prices for PCBs for Western Digital WD1600AABS (160GB SATA) and Maxtor DiamondMax23 STM3320418AS (320GB)
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
@ Chitwa... yea PCB's can be replaced if the harddisk is being undetected or it looks obviously fried and the hard drive is not powering. If its a motor seizure or stuck actuators n heads.. then we need to move platters using a multiple platter exchanger.
On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Frankline Chitwa < frank.chitwa@gmail.com> wrote:
Well well! How about fried PCBs? Can they be replaced?
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:50 AM, Dave Kirirah <dave.kirirah@gmail.com>wrote:
Click of death.. Its only possible to fix it by moving the platters to a working harddrive or a recovery box. What u hv to do now i scan the top side of the Harddisk n send it to me. If i get a donor harddrive i will contact u..
Ur disk problem might hv been a result of either power interferance, Either u dropped it, or if its a seagate might be a problem with the magneting coating used on the platters that is chipped. Thank.
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Humphrey Ngoiya <hngoiya@yahoo.co.uk
wrote:
Hi Skunks,
I have a 500GB Toshiba portable hard-disk with the following symptoms
1. Clicking noises whenever i plug it in to my computer 2. I cant feel the hard-disk spin after i plug it in 3. it cannot be detected in either windows or linux OSes (obviously)
Assuming it has a hardware problem, is there anyone or any company who can recover the data it contains?
Regards H
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