I recentlty dropped one of my harddrives and now it doesn't work. When I try to power it up all it does is play a sound like a little warning tune (which I didn't know harddrives could do) then grinds for a few seconds. I've had the cover off and the grinding appears to be the arm trying to move but not getting very far. Is there any way I can reset the arm? I'm fairly certain the actual discs aren't damaged. Can I take the discs out and put them in another harddrive? This was my backup drive and has about 200gig of data I could really do without losing.
2007-03-31 21:42:33 · 13 answers · asked by phats_domino_uk 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
This was my backup! Am is supposed to keep a back up of my backup of my backup of my backup of my backup of my backup of my backup of my backup......
2007-03-31 21:49:02 · update #1
Try this site.
Good Luck
2007-03-31 21:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't fix harddrives. If it's extremely important data, you could try a pc shop, but I doubt even they'll be able to help. This might teach you to keep backups.
Edit: Then what's the problem, if it's a backup of something, surely you have the original?
2007-03-31 21:47:09 · answer #2 · answered by vroomas 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any of those will be outstanding in case you do an XP downgrade. i might want to %. the HP for the service plan, even with the actual shown reality that. Their expenditures are very good for an exact-time-commemorated OEM and they use good hardware as well. Acer is in Taiwan, so it extremely is stressful to get service, ASUS is somewhat good at production motherboards yet now no longer the excellent at production laptops. HP for me! also that C90P evaluate for the ASUS isn't the thanks to pass... i guess that ingredient runs about 15 minutes on an entire battery at the same time as it extremely is new. computing device processors are for pcs on the grounds that you're prepared to have the money for to suck 60W once you're continually plugged ideal right into a wall socket.
2016-10-17 22:32:38 · answer #3 · answered by kenton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you take the cover off of a hard drive, it is dead. The slightest bit of contamination (i.e. dust) will permanantly destroy a hard drive. If you REALLY need the data, search Yahoo for "Data Recovery", but it will cost you a lot, and there is no guarantee that all you data will be recovered. In short, you are out of luck on this one.
2007-03-31 21:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You probably broke the stylus in it, Pitch it!
No you dont have to have a dozen backups! You just need to learn not to drag it all over hells half acre! Leave it in the PC!
2007-03-31 21:45:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its OK, just Destroy the Drive and use one of your other Backup, Backup, Backups!
What, You Didn't Backup Your Backups, Backup!
Amateur!
2007-03-31 22:59:46 · answer #6 · answered by WavyD 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's had it, I'm afraid. If it's your backup, you still have the orginals, don't you? Get a new drive & recreate your backups.
2007-03-31 23:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to make an omelet one must break eggs. But that's one hecken pecken mess all the shells mixed up with the yokes and still in the carton. It won't even fry now let alone burn.
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2007-04-01 05:20:20 · answer #8 · answered by mailliam 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are companies that are very adept at recovering data from hard drives in various states of disrepair. But they arent cheap. New hard disks are very cheap so unless there is something absolutely essential to you on it - bin it.
2007-03-31 22:00:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to find a hardware data recovery company near you... they can pretty much recover anything off of hard drives... they usually charge by increments of data recovered... but if it's worth it to you, they can do it.
2007-03-31 22:29:18 · answer #10 · answered by marketplacesoftware 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The drive is toast, replace it.
Data can be retrieved, but it is extremely expensive.
Google / Yahoo search for: data recovery service
2007-03-31 21:48:12 · answer #11 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋