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[Guest]

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is there anyway i can get hard drive parts for my hard drive
it has failed and suffered from the "click of Death" or Deathstar

 

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Squibbly writes:

> is there anyway i can get hard drive parts for my hard drive
> it has failed and suffered from the "click of Death" or Deathstar

Hard drives are not generally user-repairable. You just replace the
drive instead. You can restore the data from your last backup.

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the point is i got 120gb worth of stuff, just about to back up and it fails
on me

"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Squibbly writes:
>
>> is there anyway i can get hard drive parts for my hard drive
>> it has failed and suffered from the "click of Death" or Deathstar
>
> Hard drives are not generally user-repairable. You just replace the
> drive instead. You can restore the data from your last backup.
>
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> Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

 

[alex]

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Squibbly wrote:
> the point is i got 120gb worth of stuff, just about to back up and it fails
> on me

Does the drive work at all, or is it completely dead?
Recovery tools might get data back if it is still spinning, search on
google for such tools.

If it's the drive 'board that has failed you might be able to find a
replacement online, or even get another drive with the same 'board and swap.

If it's something inside the drive (mechanical) then that's more serious
as they're not really user serviceable - there are companies who may be
able to recover the data but:

a)it won't be cheap - how much is that 120GB actually worth to you?
b)will you mind someone looking at the data (i.e. is it private
financial info etc)

Don't junk the drive whatever happens, you never know when you may read
of a solution in the future that could work..

 

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Squibbly writes:

> the point is i got 120gb worth of stuff, just about to back up and it fails
> on me

Some companies specialize in extracting information from broken
drives. They can recover almost anything, as long as you are willing
to pay their fee. That's about your only option if you cannot use the
drive normally.

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im told its a mech failure because its making a clicking noise

"aleX" <aleX@no-email-address.com> wrote in message
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> Squibbly wrote:
>> the point is i got 120gb worth of stuff, just about to back up and it
>> fails on me
>
> Does the drive work at all, or is it completely dead?
> Recovery tools might get data back if it is still spinning, search on
> google for such tools.
>
> If it's the drive 'board that has failed you might be able to find a
> replacement online, or even get another drive with the same 'board and
> swap.
>
> If it's something inside the drive (mechanical) then that's more serious
> as they're not really user serviceable - there are companies who may be
> able to recover the data but:
>
> a)it won't be cheap - how much is that 120GB actually worth to you?
> b)will you mind someone looking at the data (i.e. is it private financial
> info etc)
>
> Don't junk the drive whatever happens, you never know when you may read of
> a solution in the future that could work..

 

[Guest]

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yea but for £300+ and since i cant claim it off tax its not worth it

"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Squibbly writes:
>
>> the point is i got 120gb worth of stuff, just about to back up and it
>> fails
>> on me
>
> Some companies specialize in extracting information from broken
> drives. They can recover almost anything, as long as you are willing
> to pay their fee. That's about your only option if you cannot use the
> drive normally.
>
> --
> Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

 

[alex]

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Squibbly wrote:
> im told its a mech failure because its making a clicking noise

You should provide more info for people here, they might then have some
more ideas:

Does the PC start?
Can you see the damaged drive in windows explorer?
Can you access any of the files, albeit extremely slowly?

If you can access the drive and any files then there might be hope.
You may have said, but I don't recall if you said the drive was
completely unresponsive or not..

 

[alex]

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I just read your post again and you say it failed, so I presume it isn't
accessible at all.

Do you know anyone locally who you know is good with computer hardware?
Let them have a look at it before spending money taking it to a data
recovery company (if this is the route you choose to go).

These companies, at least in my area, charge a minimum fee of a couple
hundred pounds to recover data, but don't be put off by that, who knows
they might do it cheaper if it's not going to take them long. But ask
for a quote before you put it in!!!

 

[Guest]

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Squibbly wrote:
>
> yea but for £300+ and since i cant claim it off tax its not worth it
>
> "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ufrng1h3k75tfa1krclaea1k1bo9o8mjci@4ax.com...
> > Squibbly writes:
> >
> >> the point is i got 120gb worth of stuff, just about to back up and it
> >> fails
> >> on me
> >
> > Some companies specialize in extracting information from broken
> > drives. They can recover almost anything, as long as you are willing
> > to pay their fee. That's about your only option if you cannot use the
> > drive normally.
> >
> > --
> > Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

I was going to offer to have a look - but Deskstar and "click of death"
is not welcome here...

I don't even take these drives in any more; successful recoveries on
these drives are close to zero, and you stand to lose £500 in
"diagnosis" fees** whether or not the data is recovered.

Odie

** From most of the "big boy" recovery companies anyway.
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now that i know you have looked at deskstars, can you tell me what the
causes are for click of death please

"Odie Ferrous" <odie_ferrous@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Squibbly wrote:
>>
>> yea but for £300+ and since i cant claim it off tax its not worth it
>>
>> "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ufrng1h3k75tfa1krclaea1k1bo9o8mjci@4ax.com...
>> > Squibbly writes:
>> >
>> >> the point is i got 120gb worth of stuff, just about to back up and it
>> >> fails
>> >> on me
>> >
>> > Some companies specialize in extracting information from broken
>> > drives. They can recover almost anything, as long as you are willing
>> > to pay their fee. That's about your only option if you cannot use the
>> > drive normally.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
>
> I was going to offer to have a look - but Deskstar and "click of death"
> is not welcome here...
>
> I don't even take these drives in any more; successful recoveries on
> these drives are close to zero, and you stand to lose £500 in
> "diagnosis" fees** whether or not the data is recovered.
>
> Odie
>
> ** From most of the "big boy" recovery companies anyway.
> --
> Retrodata
> www.retrodata.co.uk
> Globally Local Data Recovery Experts

 

[Guest]

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Squibbly wrote:
>
> now that i know you have looked at deskstars, can you tell me what the
> causes are for click of death please
>
I suggest you google deskstar +"click of death" as there are a number of
reasons for this.

If you're lucky, it will just be the nvram on the logic board.

However, if you're part of the masses, the problems are more deeply
rooted than that.

A lot of data recovery companies will say they have a high success rate
with these drives; the reality is different.

Sure, I've managed to fix a fair few in my time - but I was lucky.


Odie
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