[GRLUG] Remove data from failing hard drive

[Casey DuBois]

Wait I will.....

but for reference the drive does spin up and I can see it with Ubuntu and
Win 7 Systems, just cannot copy from the drive.

No noises
RED light is flashing on the drive carrier
Drive failing messages from both OS




On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Richard Nienhuis <
richardnienhuis at gmail.com> wrote:

> You should wait for the lug to get there.  Some noises are ok for trying
> to recover and some are not.  Grinding especially mean you are doing damage
> each time you power up.  I usually use getdataback or ontrack easy recover
> to get info from a minimally working disk.  If its grinding or won't copy
> files out with those then it needs to go to a lab.  I should still have a
> kroll ontrack reseller account.  Its usually 100$ to evaluate the drive and
> around 1000-1500$ for simple problems that need to be repaired.
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
>
>> I have a failing hard drive with all of my important items backed up to
>> it.
>> I can barely get it to recognize the drive and it will not copy from it.
>>
>> I've heard about putting the drive in the freezer and then trying...
>> anyone done this? how long do I leave it in?
>>
>> I've now realized that I have some very important items on this drive and
>> would be willing to pay to have them taken off.
>>
>>
>> Casey DuBois
>> 616-808-6942
>> casey at grlug.org
>>
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