hard disk platter
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snowctrl
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No No NO don't even try it - if you really need the data off the drive and it won't mount, you will need to take it to a hard disk recovery company, and be prepared for it to be expensive - far more so than just buying a new drive
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Nope. Opening the cover is insta-death for an HDD.
There are various things one can do to try to fix HDDs, but it depends on the symptoms. How do you know it's damaged? Does it spin up?
There are various things one can do to try to fix HDDs, but it depends on the symptoms. How do you know it's damaged? Does it spin up?
ROFLMAO! (Rolling on the floor laughing my a$.. off)
If you're going to desroy any chance of data recovery, at least use the same brand hard drive.
In all seriousness though, a hard drive platter isn't a CD ROM that can just be popped into any old hard drive and read. Hard drives are like snowflakes, no two are exactly the same. Even with pro tools it takes a lot of effort to match parts that will work when repairing a hard drive. For WD you'd need a drive of the same model, matching DCM, date code within a few weeks, and the same site code to even stand a chance.
Oh and if the platters lose their alignment (even a fraction of a micron) you'll lose any chance of recovering the data - forever.
Seek out a data recovery pro in your area. Please!
If you're going to desroy any chance of data recovery, at least use the same brand hard drive.
In all seriousness though, a hard drive platter isn't a CD ROM that can just be popped into any old hard drive and read. Hard drives are like snowflakes, no two are exactly the same. Even with pro tools it takes a lot of effort to match parts that will work when repairing a hard drive. For WD you'd need a drive of the same model, matching DCM, date code within a few weeks, and the same site code to even stand a chance.
Oh and if the platters lose their alignment (even a fraction of a micron) you'll lose any chance of recovering the data - forever.
Seek out a data recovery pro in your area. Please!
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No. Removing the platters from the HDD will make it permanently unrecoverable unless you have an extremely expensive clean room and skilled technicians.
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NO. READ MY POST.
When I say 'clean room', I mean a multi-million dollar facility with air scrubbers, and more protective clothing than in surgery.
If the HDD is not exactly the same down to the firmware version, size, and even within a few weeks of production, it probably won't work.
When I say 'clean room', I mean a multi-million dollar facility with air scrubbers, and more protective clothing than in surgery.
If the HDD is not exactly the same down to the firmware version, size, and even within a few weeks of production, it probably won't work.
This guy really isn't getting it. If you take the platters out of a drive yourself, you lose all chance of recovery 100% guaranteed every time.
DON'T TAKE THEM OUT, EVER!!!!!
I run a data recovery company, and we only remove platters 1 or 2 times per year. It takes expensive, specialized equipment, and still hardly ever works. The only reason to ever remove them is if the motor has failed, and can't be repaired in place. We actually will resort to replacing motor bearings surgically to avoid removing platters. Yes, it's that important.
Your questions reveal that you are extremely unqualified to even be attempting this level of data recovery. Either seek out pro help, or just scrap the drive and save yourself the time.
DON'T TAKE THEM OUT, EVER!!!!!
I run a data recovery company, and we only remove platters 1 or 2 times per year. It takes expensive, specialized equipment, and still hardly ever works. The only reason to ever remove them is if the motor has failed, and can't be repaired in place. We actually will resort to replacing motor bearings surgically to avoid removing platters. Yes, it's that important.
Your questions reveal that you are extremely unqualified to even be attempting this level of data recovery. Either seek out pro help, or just scrap the drive and save yourself the time.
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