- Aug 19, 2015
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I have a dual-boot Mac/Windows setup. One of my older hard drives has recently stopped working, and I'm hoping there's a way for me to get it working long enough to get the data off of it. I had moved a bunch of old files to it, and it died before I could run a backup. 
I've tried a number of different things myself. It's formatted for Mac, Extended Journaled I believe?
When internal, booting: After the BIOS screen and before Chimera, I get this error message:
It repeats 3 more times over several minutes before Chimera loads.
Mac: When Yosemite loads, a popup comes up telling me that it can't recognize the disk. I can chose to Initialize ..., Ignore, or Eject.
In Disk Utility, it will show up, but it doesn't show that there's a volume on it. (I can post a screenshot if needed.)
Windows: When I load Disk Management, a popup comes up telling me I must initialize the disk. I don't go any further than that because I'm not sure if that'll reformat the drive. (Again, can post screenshots if needed.)
As external connected through USB: Same results as above on either OS.
Sounds: I went to this page and listened to all the sound files, but the sounds my drive makes are not even remotely as severe as those are. The only abnormal sounds it makes are most frequently heard when the computer is booting and the drive is connected. It's that buzz-clicking sound that's normal when the drive is accessing information, except it's rhythmic, like a ticking. I can try to record it if that will help.
WD diagnostic and other data recovery software: It doesn't show up in the list of drives. And other than the WD diagnostic, I've only tried Mac data recovery software (Disk Warrior, etc).
I am willing to save up for data recovery as a last resort, but I want to make sure I've tried all I could to get the data off without spending any money.
Thanks for any help!
I've tried a number of different things myself. It's formatted for Mac, Extended Journaled I believe?
When internal, booting: After the BIOS screen and before Chimera, I get this error message:
Code:
EBIOS read error: Device timeout Block 0x0 Sectors 0Mac: When Yosemite loads, a popup comes up telling me that it can't recognize the disk. I can chose to Initialize ..., Ignore, or Eject.
In Disk Utility, it will show up, but it doesn't show that there's a volume on it. (I can post a screenshot if needed.)
Windows: When I load Disk Management, a popup comes up telling me I must initialize the disk. I don't go any further than that because I'm not sure if that'll reformat the drive. (Again, can post screenshots if needed.)
As external connected through USB: Same results as above on either OS.
Sounds: I went to this page and listened to all the sound files, but the sounds my drive makes are not even remotely as severe as those are. The only abnormal sounds it makes are most frequently heard when the computer is booting and the drive is connected. It's that buzz-clicking sound that's normal when the drive is accessing information, except it's rhythmic, like a ticking. I can try to record it if that will help.
WD diagnostic and other data recovery software: It doesn't show up in the list of drives. And other than the WD diagnostic, I've only tried Mac data recovery software (Disk Warrior, etc).
I am willing to save up for data recovery as a last resort, but I want to make sure I've tried all I could to get the data off without spending any money.
Thanks for any help!
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