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- unknamed, on 12/01/2008, -0/+156WTH?? The whole article is basically telling you to either buy data recovery software or send it in to a data recovery firm.... not exactly ground breaking information.
I'm gonna write an article called "How to fix your car" that goes like this.
Buy a manual and do it yourself
OR
Take it to a mechanic
Buried - Superbeast2K, on 12/01/2008, -11/+130My precious.......my precious PORN
- PabloMac, on 12/01/2008, -0/+48That's for sure. You never know when a hard drive might decide t
- unknamed, on 12/01/2008, -0/+44yes... this is what we call a RAID69 array
- wjlaw100, on 12/01/2008, -2/+38Did I miss something here, or did they completely not tell people about the "Freezer Trick" for attempting to recover data from a hard drive with a physical problem?
- fszymanski, on 12/01/2008, -2/+28Freeze it.
- csm888, on 12/01/2008, -4/+27If you cant afford the recorvery cost you can always try sticking it in the freezer
http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-yo ... - CMiYC, on 12/01/2008, -1/+23This assumes the control board, motor, and I/O are still functioning. If the drive is still spinning, run SpinRite. It works at the bit level so it doesn't matter what the partitions look like (or what format they are in.)
I've been given 2 TiVos with "bad drives." SpinRite fixed enough sectors on both that I could copy the drives to new ones.
http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm - spritom, on 12/01/2008, -0/+21We're talking about a hard drive, not a dead body.
- aguita, on 12/01/2008, -2/+22I've had tremendous success with Steve Gibson's SpinRite. Amazing tool for fixing and maintaining hard drives.
- NicoNicoNico, on 12/01/2008, -3/+22Ha. Thanks for digging this. I was just trying to bribe a friend to give me his old computer. He said that, if I recovered the stuff from the failed hard drive, then I get to keep the working parts of the computer. If I can do this, I'll be able to get a gaming pc for less than $500.
- myFriendDerrik, on 12/01/2008, -0/+17That trick didn't work for me. But unable to throw away my datas they're still in the freezer until a technology comes around that can bring them back from the dead. Just like Walt Disney.
- Diggopolis, on 12/01/2008, -10/+27Looks like a good guide and worth saving. Thanks!
- Ricochetbiscuit, on 12/01/2008, -3/+19Very good tips... Data recovery is expensive and big business. This may save you a few bucks.
- AmyVernon, on 12/01/2008, -2/+17Great stuff... This has happened to me before; wish I'd known this.
- McReynolds, on 12/02/2008, -0/+12Nico is that you? I also read digg.
- Dubbsacc, on 12/01/2008, -0/+11Metal shrinks and expands depending on temperature.
That should get you started. Unless you want me to spell it out for you. - chrismakk69, on 12/01/2008, -1/+12You should have dropped them on my doorstep..
- MrFisty, on 12/01/2008, -1/+12I did the same thing. I got another wife and had more kids, you know, just in case I lose the first one.
/jk - inactive, on 12/02/2008, -1/+12old pc and gaming pc don't go too well together. unless its a nice case with good airflow you'll probably want to replace everything else.
- eviljolly, on 12/01/2008, -0/+11Not sure why you are getting dugg down.
This method DOES work, as I have used it in a few cases where clients did not want to pay for data recovery and wanted to try a last ditch effort. - OsiVert, on 12/01/2008, -0/+11remember to put it in a plastic/static bag.
- TheMidnight, on 12/01/2008, -1/+11A porn RAID array? But which RAID level to use? I'd recommend RAID10--for "performance."
- shannondoko, on 12/01/2008, -0/+9I know that works, I've done it a few times, but why does it work??
- enantiodromia, on 12/01/2008, -0/+91.) GetDataBack
2.) Spinrite
3.) Knoppix + dd - jerrycan, on 12/01/2008, -0/+9Back at a nuclear power I used to work at, when one of the sun boxe's drives started to get fussy, we used to tap it on the side with the handle of a screwdriver. SAFETY FIRST.
- asgardshill, on 12/01/2008, -1/+10I have killed several hard drives with a 1/2-inch carbide drill bit and drill. Drill about a dozen holes all the way through the drive (and all the platters), and not even God will be able to recover any data from it.
Slagging it with thermite works well too, but its hard to come by. - shimmyNshake, on 12/01/2008, -0/+9The key is to distribute the collection over several hard drives and always backup the favorites.
- echinatl, on 12/01/2008, -0/+8I dug it in the hopes that Diggers would know of better ways to recover data from a dead drive and then come here and say "This article blows why not just use this wonderful free app called XXX".
- inigomntoya, on 12/01/2008, -0/+7@andre321 - 15 kg? Wow - you look great!
- andre321, on 12/01/2008, -0/+7Would your company be called Ontrack by any chance?
- usrlocalbin, on 12/01/2008, -0/+7That will not ruin the data on the platters.
- snurfle, on 12/01/2008, -1/+7SPELL CHECK
d-i-v-e... yep, that's how you spell "dive". - theOster, on 12/01/2008, -1/+7freezing has saved me several times - put the drive in teh freezer (plastic bag not really necessary since you have to open the bag to plug it in anyway at which point condensation WILL be happening) for an hour or so then quick plug it in. here, a USB drive will save you boot time so i would recommend doing that. and just start moving files like it's your job (because it is)
- usrlocalbin, on 12/01/2008, -0/+6Yes
- FieldAnonymouse, on 12/01/2008, -2/+8Way too many words for "First try plugging it into a different computer. If that doesn't work try software recovery tools. If the drive is truly dead, send it to the pros."
Not to mention that what they say about "No data recovery program will return your files to you in exactly the condition you originally kept them. These programs are designed to essentially do a data dump from your problem drive to a new drive." is completely wrong. R-Studio for the PC and Data Rescue X for the Mac are, in many cases, both able to recover your data with file names and directory structure (mostly) intact. I've used both of them personally. R-Studio has a habit of being a little overzealous and telling you that it's found something on the order of 4 exabytes of data, but just uncheck the junk entries and off you go. - Garda, on 12/02/2008, -0/+6Exactly! How can an article talk about hard disk recovery without mentioning spinrite!
- NegativeDigg, on 12/01/2008, -1/+6I would say every should try SPINRITE first. I've restored dead hear drives and was able to transfer most of the data off them to a new hard drive.
- enantiodromia, on 12/01/2008, -0/+5well, unless you have a Clean Room this isn't advisable.
tho, your idea works if you say "get another of the same exact HDD, and swap the circuit boards on the outside" - connieLingus, on 12/01/2008, -2/+7a few years ago, one of the chips on my harddrive controller literally caught fire..i mean, a 2-inch flame shot from the chip and burned for about 4 seconds.
the data on this disk was very important, so i tried something...i bought an identical hardrive, unscrewed the controller board from it and replaced the fried one. stuck it in the computer, it asked me about some partition information, and bingo the data was recovered.
who wouldda thunk? - Cancerkitty, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4Same here. I lost a ton of data before.
- inactive, on 12/07/2008, -3/+7This is gonna keep me from having to re-download a *****-ton of music.
- usrlocalbin, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4I've used this method quite a few times but I'm not sure why this works...
Anyone have any insight?
Thanks! - andre321, on 12/01/2008, -2/+6I lost 15kg of data last time my hard drive failed :(
- tastic, on 12/01/2008, -2/+6Freezer for two days followed by wood chipper.
- usrlocalbin, on 12/01/2008, -2/+6If you've got a hard drive that is clanking and you are unable to get any data off it it...try this trick.
(I know...it sounds damn wierd...but its saved my ass more than a few times. My buddies dad who's been working with computers for over 30 years told us about this)
Wrap it in bubble wrap and put it in the freezer overnight. Slave it off on a working PC and most of the time you'll be able to get your data off! - lucutus, on 12/02/2008, -0/+4If it is a controller board failure yes you can swap controller boards. I don't know why you are getting dugg down for that. Maybe it's the same serial number comment. It's actually the same model and same rev board that you need. The same serial number should not exsist. In some cases you can also swap platters into a new same model & rev drive.
- eviljolly, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4I see Shimmy has a lot of experience with this...
- MixMastaKooz, on 12/01/2008, -0/+4Dugg for finally mentioning SpinRite!
But be careful if you're running in some sort of a RAID array: you have to do individual drives (take one out, and put it into another computer, repeat for the other drives). - WayneCA, on 12/01/2008, -1/+5Don't you want to place it in a sealed bag first? Condensation and hard drives don't mix.
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