my 120gb seagate HDD head assembly gone bad, but all other seems to be ok, some sort of sound is coming, can 100 % data recovery possible, does any one knows about image copying..
2007-11-02 01:50:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
If the head has gone bad, you will need to send the hard drive out to a lab that specializes in this. They will remove the disk array and install it in another unit to retreive the information. This cannot be done at home or local shop. It is very expensive.
2007-11-02 01:54:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the head has contacted the disk surface a professional service may be able to recover some data for the undamaged parts of the disk. This would involve taking out the disk platters and placing them in an equivalent disk. This needs to be done in a 'clean room' such as they use for chip assembly. This is going to be incredibly expensive.
If the head has failed but the platters are intact, there are reports that people have bought equivalent disks and swapped platters with the damaged one. Much better done by professionals, but worth a try if you are desperate. You may even find your model (exact required) on e-bay.
Still a long shot though.
2007-11-02 02:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by Jeremy E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi - I just had a failed Raid and CBL Data Recovery got the data off the hard drive with the failed heads!
The advice they gave was do not put power to the drive - clicking sounds are the heads creating read errors. It will depend on how the heads have failed as to whether or not it has effected the data. If the heads have failed you can not get the data off with any software - the powering on of the drive can cause more damage.
Miracles do Happen ;-) It is great to see data again!
2007-11-05 13:27:07 · answer #3 · answered by Rosan O 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sort answer...If your head has not crashed on the disk and damaged the physical surface of the platters it should be 100% recoverable. I have sent a drive to a data recovery company called CBL and they recovered the data that was spanned over 2 drives which i thought was pretty impressive.
2007-11-02 01:56:45 · answer #4 · answered by Larvae 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are commercial services that specialize in data recovery from failed drives. It can be expensive.
http://www.diskdoctors.com/
2007-11-02 01:55:50 · answer #5 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋