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hard drive recovery question
Hey guys,
My hard drive was dead, i tried freezing it which didnt work, and as i figured I had nothing to lose(Wasnt being recognised by bios at all, definite physical problem, clicking sounds), i took it apart, how i stuffed up the heads...the platters are still safe and intact, is there any possibilty of transferring them to a new hdd, otherwise any idea how much it would cost to recover data, or if it is possible it is cheaper to get it recovered overseas, as im am traveling to asia soon, maybe its cheaper in thailand/taiwan etc? many thanks, josh |
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You can get the data recovered for several hundred dollars, but it may
take a bit of time to send it in and you are not guaranteed the data will be recovered in which you still pay the money. You have to ask yourself, is the data really worth a backup. The fact that you opened the hermetic case in a non-clean room environment lessens the ability to recover the data at all and some houses may not even accept the drive. http://www.gillware.com/?campaign=google3 |
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Having opened the case and subjecting the platters and heads to nominal
atmospheric contaminates will probably render any recovery highly improbable. This is one of the last things you want to do, maybe just to harvest the nice magnets from the inside or if you like the see the mirror finishes on the platters. At this point you are basically FUBARD as far a recovery is concerned. wrote in message ups.com... You can get the data recovered for several hundred dollars, but it may take a bit of time to send it in and you are not guaranteed the data will be recovered in which you still pay the money. You have to ask yourself, is the data really worth a backup. The fact that you opened the hermetic case in a non-clean room environment lessens the ability to recover the data at all and some houses may not even accept the drive. http://www.gillware.com/?campaign=google3 |
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Art wrote: Having opened the case and subjecting the platters and heads to nominal atmospheric contaminates will probably render any recovery highly improbable. This is one of the last things you want to do, maybe just to harvest the nice magnets from the inside or if you like the see the mirror finishes on the platters. At this point you are basically FUBARD as far a recovery is concerned. wrote in message ups.com... You can get the data recovered for several hundred dollars, but it may take a bit of time to send it in and you are not guaranteed the data will be recovered in which you still pay the money. You have to ask yourself, is the data really worth a backup. The fact that you opened the hermetic case in a non-clean room environment lessens the ability to recover the data at all and some houses may not even accept the drive. http://www.gillware.com/?campaign=google3 It would be nice to have my data back, but its not crucial in any way.. My expertise is in computer forensics, if there was any way to get a bios to recognise my harddrive, I could then recover what i need, as the two files I am after are each less than 25kb in size. Is it possible at all to repair or replace the arm and heads, or transfer the platters to a different drive? Thanks |
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wrote in message oups.com... It would be nice to have my data back, but its not crucial in any way.. My expertise is in computer forensics, if there was any way to get a bios to recognise my harddrive, I could then recover what i need, as the two files I am after are each less than 25kb in size. Is it possible at all to repair or replace the arm and heads, or transfer the platters to a different drive? At this point I doubt anyone can repair it anywhere. If you can find a truly identical drive a recovery service may be able to help, but think $400 as the sort of price you will pay. N |
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wrote in message oups.com... : : : Art wrote: : Having opened the case and subjecting the platters and heads to nominal : atmospheric contaminates will probably render any recovery highly : improbable. This is one of the last things you want to do, maybe just to : harvest the nice magnets from the inside or if you like the see the mirror : finishes on the platters. At this point you are basically FUBARD as far a : recovery is concerned. : wrote in message : ups.com... : You can get the data recovered for several hundred dollars, but it may : take a bit of time to send it in and you are not guaranteed the data : will be recovered in which you still pay the money. You have to ask : yourself, is the data really worth a backup. The fact that you opened : the hermetic case in a non-clean room environment lessens the ability : to recover the data at all and some houses may not even accept the : drive. : : http://www.gillware.com/?campaign=google3 : : : It would be nice to have my data back, but its not crucial in any way.. : : My expertise is in computer forensics, if there was any way to get a : bios to recognise my harddrive, I could then recover what i need, as : the two files I am after are each less than 25kb in size. Is it : possible at all to repair or replace the arm and heads, or transfer the : platters to a different drive? : : Thanks If BIOS won't detect the drive, probably the circuit board on the drive was defective and there probably wasn't any good reason to open the HDA assembly. You could probably buy an identical drive off Ebay just to get the HDA controller PCB off of it to replace the bad one on the defective drive. : |
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If BIOS won't detect the drive, probably the circuit board on the drive was defective and there probably wasn't any good reason to open the HDA assembly. You could probably buy an identical drive off Ebay just to get the HDA controller PCB off of it to replace the bad one on the defective drive. This does sometimes work, though the newer the drive, the less likely it is. I ran a Conner 1.2 gig drive for several years after a board swap. Opening it was definitly a bad idea, but so long as the platters have not been touched or anything fooled with inside it then it may still read fine for a while. |
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If your area of interest is computer forensics then you have rendered the
forensic data on the drive null and void. Data recovery is now an extreamly remote possibility. Had the drive not been opened it would normally be possible to have a data recovery house repair the drive and recover the data to a CD. Last drive recovery for a client was a failed Novell data drive due to a single head going open. Drive repair was something like $50, data recovery to a CD was $1,600. And never trust a drive after a failure, It's not worth it. And yes I have poped the top on drives with striction and got them spinning without a clean room. Quick burn to a CD and install a new drive. Sometimes you are luck, mostly not. Hugh wrote in message oups.com... Art wrote: Having opened the case and subjecting the platters and heads to nominal atmospheric contaminates will probably render any recovery highly improbable. This is one of the last things you want to do, maybe just to harvest the nice magnets from the inside or if you like the see the mirror finishes on the platters. At this point you are basically FUBARD as far a recovery is concerned. wrote in message ups.com... You can get the data recovered for several hundred dollars, but it may take a bit of time to send it in and you are not guaranteed the data will be recovered in which you still pay the money. You have to ask yourself, is the data really worth a backup. The fact that you opened the hermetic case in a non-clean room environment lessens the ability to recover the data at all and some houses may not even accept the drive. http://www.gillware.com/?campaign=google3 It would be nice to have my data back, but its not crucial in any way.. My expertise is in computer forensics, if there was any way to get a bios to recognise my harddrive, I could then recover what i need, as the two files I am after are each less than 25kb in size. Is it possible at all to repair or replace the arm and heads, or transfer the platters to a different drive? Thanks |
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On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:59:08 -0500, "Hugh Prescott"
wrote: If your area of interest is computer forensics then you have rendered the forensic data on the drive null and void. Data recovery is now an extreamly remote possibility. It wasn't area of interest, it was "expertise". Tom Had the drive not been opened it would normally be possible to have a data recovery house repair the drive and recover the data to a CD. Last drive recovery for a client was a failed Novell data drive due to a single head going open. Drive repair was something like $50, data recovery to a CD was $1,600. And never trust a drive after a failure, It's not worth it. And yes I have poped the top on drives with striction and got them spinning without a clean room. Quick burn to a CD and install a new drive. Sometimes you are luck, mostly not. Hugh wrote in message roups.com... Art wrote: Having opened the case and subjecting the platters and heads to nominal atmospheric contaminates will probably render any recovery highly improbable. This is one of the last things you want to do, maybe just to harvest the nice magnets from the inside or if you like the see the mirror finishes on the platters. At this point you are basically FUBARD as far a recovery is concerned. wrote in message ups.com... You can get the data recovered for several hundred dollars, but it may take a bit of time to send it in and you are not guaranteed the data will be recovered in which you still pay the money. You have to ask yourself, is the data really worth a backup. The fact that you opened the hermetic case in a non-clean room environment lessens the ability to recover the data at all and some houses may not even accept the drive. http://www.gillware.com/?campaign=google3 It would be nice to have my data back, but its not crucial in any way.. My expertise is in computer forensics, if there was any way to get a bios to recognise my harddrive, I could then recover what i need, as the two files I am after are each less than 25kb in size. Is it possible at all to repair or replace the arm and heads, or transfer the platters to a different drive? Thanks |
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