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HDD is dead...Help!!!

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linardni
linardni Original post #1
Aug 17, 2006 at 10:37 PM
My computer's HDD is dead. Whenever I am connecting it to any PC, the PC doesn't boot (in either case of the HDD being the Master or Slave). Is there any way of recovering the important data I had in that HDD?
arunks
arunks #2
Aug 17, 2006 at 10:49 PM
is it detected in bios
mod-the-pc
Aug 24, 2006 at 10:54 PM
If you hear odd sounds from your HDD, the head has crashed and the chances of recovery are almost none.
If its absolutely quite with no vibration (keep them near your ears when the pc is on) it can be a problem with the controller card. Try replacing it.
linardni
Aug 29, 2006 at 2:33 PM
the pc is not at all booting whenever I am connecting it....
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Aug 29, 2006 at 2:39 PM
there is definitly problem with ur hard disk
mod-the-pc
Aug 29, 2006 at 8:27 PM
linardni said:
the pc is not at all booting whenever I am connecting it....
Disconnect PSU from motherboard & other peripherals, switch on the PSU and plug the hard disk
Stalker
Stalker #7
Aug 29, 2006 at 9:46 PM
r there any vibrations from the drive?? if not ur drive motor or controller chip could have failed
tuxfan
tuxfan #8
Aug 30, 2006 at 1:01 PM
I have recently recovered dats from a friend's lappy HD using Knoppix!! Professional data recoverers said nothing is recoverable but still I recovered using Knoppix. We used a 1GB card and card reader to transfer data.

Get hold of a Knoppix 5.0.1 DVD, boot thru it and hope for the best :)