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BigAssLakerFan Star Player
Joined: 15 Jun 2003 Posts: 9048 Location: born in LA, living in SA
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:03 pm Post subject: Problem with my harddrive |
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Ran into a problem with one of my harddrives. I had 2 harddrives taken out of my old computer so i can use my ide to usb cable to access them and transfer the files. At first both of the hard drives would work, but then one of them stopped, and the other one still does. Whenever I plug in the working one i can hear the hard drive start up and spin and then i can access it, but when I plug in the second one i don't hear a thing but it does get hot. anyone know what happened because at first they both were working?
I took it to Altex (a computer shop) and they told me it could be anywhere from 300 to a grand to recover the data (if any) and am not about to pay that much. |
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Billy_Blanko Starting Rotation
Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 474
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:01 am Post subject: |
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To be honest, it just sounds like it died. You can look for recovery applications to try and recover the data from it. But I had a HD that similarly just stopped spinning and wouldn't be recognized by the PC and I had to reformat it. |
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eureca Franchise Player
Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 15798
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Yeah that doesnt sound good. Only thing I can tell you is dont use it let it cool off. And try it later inside the computer. Also if its not spinning I dont think recovery programs would work on it. |
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BigAssLakerFan Star Player
Joined: 15 Jun 2003 Posts: 9048 Location: born in LA, living in SA
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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damn i really wanted my (bleep) off of there, Altex is asking for 300 to 1000 to get the stuff off of there (if any) i don't know if i want that stuff THAT bad. |
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Omar Little Moderator
Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 90299 Location: Formerly Known As 24
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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I saw the thread title and was going to insert a viagra joke here but......naaaahhhhh. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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