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HDD corrupted, Require Data Recovery !! :(

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  • Storage
  • Hard Drives
  • Seagate
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September 15, 2014 4:39:20 AM

I had a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 HDD of 160 GB installed in my Dell Inspiron 530 PC.
It corrupted last week,making it unbootable showing "Missing Operating System" Error.
I tried to install DOS also,but it showed "C : Dos Area:General Failure".
I had replaced that corrupted hdd with a new Seagate Barracuda 500 GB HDD.
My Question is :-
1)Is it possible to recover data from corrupted HDD ?
2)Does using Windows Repair Disc will erase all data on that corrupted hdd ?
3)How to make that corrupted hdd as a slave drive and how to extract data from it ?
4)As i mentioned,i got a new HDD,installed Win 7 and other important softwares. Adding this corrupted HDD as a slave will require to re-install OS ?

Please Help !! :( 

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a b G Storage
September 15, 2014 8:57:51 AM

1) yes read here on file recovery http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1644496/lost-data-...
2) yes it will
3) if it is a sata no need just plug both drive and choose that new drive as a boot device. if it is an IDE set one as master set hte other as slave (or both as cable select) then change the boot priority in the bios.
4) probably.
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October 1, 2014 12:30:01 PM

If the data is important, you may want to seek professional recovery. From the questions you're asking it seems clear that you're not a IT guy, and very likely will only make the situation worse by experimenting. Send me a private message with were you're located and I can point you in the direction of a good lab that won't rip you off.
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a c 327 G Storage
October 1, 2014 2:26:30 PM

@Jordan 646, it is not clear whether your drive has a logical problem (corrupted file system) or a physical problem (eg heads/media/firmware).

Can you obtain a SMART report, eg with a tool such as CrystalDiskInfo?

http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-...

Can you read sector 0 with a disc editor, eg DMDE (freeware)?

http://dmde.com/
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October 1, 2014 10:47:40 PM

Recuva... My personal recommendation... You can recover them unfortunately if you dont overwrite anything on them... Good luck...
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October 14, 2014 6:31:00 AM

DataMedic said:
If the data is important, you may want to seek professional recovery. From the questions you're asking it seems clear that you're not a IT guy, and very likely will only make the situation worse by experimenting. Send me a private message with were you're located and I can point you in the direction of a good lab that won't rip you off.


Dear Sir,
Thanks for your help,but i got my data recovered through Parted Magic using the Ultimate Boot CD !! :) 
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October 14, 2014 6:34:42 AM

fzabkar said:
@Jordan 646, it is not clear whether your drive has a logical problem (corrupted file system) or a physical problem (eg heads/media/firmware).

Can you obtain a SMART report, eg with a tool such as CrystalDiskInfo?

http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-...

Can you read sector 0 with a disc editor, eg DMDE (freeware)?

http://dmde.com/


Dear Sir,
It was a Logical Problem(corrupted OS) and luckily i got my data through Parted Magic(Ultimate Boot Cd) !! :) 

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October 14, 2014 6:38:30 AM

Ajinkya0007 said:
Recuva... My personal recommendation... You can recover them unfortunately if you dont overwrite anything on them... Good luck...



Dear Sir, Luckily i got my data recovered by Parted Magic(Ultimate Boot CD) !! :) 
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October 14, 2014 1:21:24 PM

Good to hear that you solved it. I guess I underestimated your level of expertise. Congrats!
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DataMedic said:
Good to hear that you solved it. I guess I underestimated your level of expertise. Congrats!


Dear Sir,
Thanks for your wishes. :)  Actually, i am not an expert.I am just a basic PC user. Just my luck worked in this case !!
:)  :D  :D  Wish to be an expert one day an earn prestigious badges on Tom's Hardware Forum !! ;)  :D 
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