Trying to recover the data is driving me crazy. I've been going through a lot of info and methods, so my explanation/details may be a bit confusing and/or lengthy.
SPECS
Lenovo Y50 - I've owned it for 1.5 years
CPU: i7-4700HQ 2.4G
SSHD: 1Tb+8gb (WDC WD10S21X-24R1BT0-sshd-8gb)
OS: Windows 8.1 (upgraded to Windows 10)
It began a week ago with crackling and popping from my speakers, lagging when I browsed or played games, and clicking sounds from the hard drive; it was finals weeks, so I didn't really care too much. On Sunday, when I shut down the laptop, I noticed later that it had not fully shut down. The screen displayed only the Lenovo logo, so I forced shut down the laptop. The next morning, I got the same exact screen, but I waited longer and received the EFI Network 0 for IPv4 and IPv6 error and no bootable device.
I got into the BIOS and saw that my HD (WDC WD10S21X-24R1BT0-sshd-8gb) was detected. I checked the boot order and noticed that sometimes that my HD was in the boot order and sometimes, only the IPv4/6 were in the boot order. In both cases, the laptop could not boot up correctly, so I booted with legacy support. The Lenovo logo now had the loading circle beneath, but I would get a BSOD w/ UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME and a restart momentarily after.
(Just learned about the ubunter installer today)
Next, I tried the Ubuntu Pendrive method (Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS) with a USB thumb drive. This got me into the Ubuntu desktop, but the HD wasn't detected in any way while still internally connected. The only devices detected were the thumb drive and a 1GB loop device. My external hard drive with all my backup up until Jan-Feb was detected normally when I plugged it in. I also used TestDisk, although the only devices detected were the ext. HD and the thumb drive. Then I decided remove the HD from the laptop and then boot up the laptop into Ubuntu. I used the SATA-USB cable to connect the HD into the USB slot. Still, no detection; however, I noticed that in the Disks app the HD was listed as an unknown 2tb disk with free space (fully orange).
I'd really like to avoid any paid recovery methods unless they were my last resort. The only data I really need are recent school folders and the OS (either 8.1 or 10). I know, it was very stupid of me to not make any recovery media.
Edit: Is there any way for me to install a windows OS onto my Samsung EVO SSD and utilize that drive as a permanent fix?
SPECS
Lenovo Y50 - I've owned it for 1.5 years
CPU: i7-4700HQ 2.4G
SSHD: 1Tb+8gb (WDC WD10S21X-24R1BT0-sshd-8gb)
OS: Windows 8.1 (upgraded to Windows 10)
It began a week ago with crackling and popping from my speakers, lagging when I browsed or played games, and clicking sounds from the hard drive; it was finals weeks, so I didn't really care too much. On Sunday, when I shut down the laptop, I noticed later that it had not fully shut down. The screen displayed only the Lenovo logo, so I forced shut down the laptop. The next morning, I got the same exact screen, but I waited longer and received the EFI Network 0 for IPv4 and IPv6 error and no bootable device.
I got into the BIOS and saw that my HD (WDC WD10S21X-24R1BT0-sshd-8gb) was detected. I checked the boot order and noticed that sometimes that my HD was in the boot order and sometimes, only the IPv4/6 were in the boot order. In both cases, the laptop could not boot up correctly, so I booted with legacy support. The Lenovo logo now had the loading circle beneath, but I would get a BSOD w/ UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME and a restart momentarily after.
(Just learned about the ubunter installer today)
Next, I tried the Ubuntu Pendrive method (Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS) with a USB thumb drive. This got me into the Ubuntu desktop, but the HD wasn't detected in any way while still internally connected. The only devices detected were the thumb drive and a 1GB loop device. My external hard drive with all my backup up until Jan-Feb was detected normally when I plugged it in. I also used TestDisk, although the only devices detected were the ext. HD and the thumb drive. Then I decided remove the HD from the laptop and then boot up the laptop into Ubuntu. I used the SATA-USB cable to connect the HD into the USB slot. Still, no detection; however, I noticed that in the Disks app the HD was listed as an unknown 2tb disk with free space (fully orange).
I'd really like to avoid any paid recovery methods unless they were my last resort. The only data I really need are recent school folders and the OS (either 8.1 or 10). I know, it was very stupid of me to not make any recovery media.
Edit: Is there any way for me to install a windows OS onto my Samsung EVO SSD and utilize that drive as a permanent fix?