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Hard disk recovery?
I had an IDE 120G disk in a USB case that had its own power and a fan.
I think that the fan failed, and the disk overheated - at any rate it seemed dead. Like a fool I put it in my desktop as a second drive and it worked! Sadly I didn't copy the data I needed, and in a couple of days it quit completely. Not seen by the OS (XP SP2). Pulled it out and got one of those usb2.0 to IDE converters (no case.) The OS saw it for an instant, said it found it, and then said there was a problem with installing. While I'd like to have that data, it isn't worth a large expenditure to get it. Most of the Google responses seem to offer software that will recover from disks (at a cost) but seem to assume that at least the OS can see it. Will welcome any suggestions or references. |
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Hard disk recovery?
On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:25:53 -0400, Jim T.
wrote: I had an IDE 120G disk in a USB case that had its own power and a fan. I think that the fan failed, and the disk overheated - at any rate it seemed dead. If it's a sleeve bearing fan, you might be able to relube it and regain use. Liberally add lube with it turned upright, then seal with the plug and put a sticker over plug to ensure an air-tight seal. Otherwise the less cheap and better long term option is to just replace the fan. Like a fool I put it in my desktop as a second drive and it worked! Yeah, some drives will just temporarily be locked up due to excessive heat. For example some old Maxtors I had lying out on a desk upside down, would overheat within 20 minutes or so but did fine in a case with typical passive air intake past the drive to cool it. Stuffed in an enclosure would be even worse. Sadly I didn't copy the data I needed, and in a couple of days it quit completely. Not seen by the OS (XP SP2). Pulled it out and got one of those usb2.0 to IDE converters (no case.) The OS saw it for an instant, said it found it, and then said there was a problem with installing. While I'd like to have that data, it isn't worth a large expenditure to get it. Most of the Google responses seem to offer software that will recover from disks (at a cost) but seem to assume that at least the OS can see it. Will welcome any suggestions or references. True, the drive has to be working. I suggest you cool it some, nothing extreme like in the freezer for hours, just put in an air-tight baggie (evacuating all excess air by sucking it out with a straw just before cinching shut the ziplock) in the refrigerator, then having the host system ready to copy off the data. Hook drive up to the PATA/IDE connector, not USB, to decrease one layer of complexity in it being viable and copy off that data as fast as you can (if it works at all). If the drive isn't working to do that, it's not so likely a software will help, unless the only remaining problem was that an intermittently working USB connection (for whatever the reason) had corrupted the contents, but such recovery also tends to take quite a while (hours) so it is always better to try the simple direct copy first... since "if" it is dying, it could be beyond salvage at any moment if it isn't already. Beyond that, the remaining option is a data recovery center which is a substantial expense. I woudn't expect you can get anything off at this point, but just cooling it a bit and retrying is easy and free. |
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Hard disk recovery?
the 120 HD ...Seems odd to me that will not be recognized by the system
at all. If you go into the BIOS setup is it shown there ? under the disc detect section. Check out the cable / plug / socket connections very carefully . Mouse @@@ |
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