Put this hdd in another pc as a slave and try to recover your data
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Browse All TopicsMy hdd has been fallen from the table. Now, it still detect in the BIOS but with a warning: Command Failed
Windows and any programe couldn't take data in it.
How can i do now? I must take all data in my hdd
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The chances are EXCELLENT that you've wrecked this drive. Undoubtedly there is now physical damage caused by the impact after falling off the table. If you really need to retrieve your data, DO NOT ATTEMPT to use any recovery software or even power the drive up. You can very well make this worse. If the head-assembly or other component in the enclosure that may contact the drive platter surface does contact the data recording surface you will literally scrape your data away.
GET PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE to recover your data. There are many such providers. Here in the USA, OnTrack is a leading recovery specialist. Contact them for advice and a quote.
If you would really "LIKE" to have this data back but it's not important enough to pay for, then please try some of the recovery software. In this case you don't have anything to loose.
here a good and cheap data recovery company :
http://www.gillware.com/
if you want to try to recover with a software, do as said above : attach your disk to a working PC, and try any of these : (you can try the free trials, if they see your data, you pay for the full version)
http://www.grc.com/spinrit
http://www.runtime.org/ GetDataBack
http://www.stellarinfo.com
http://www.bitmart.net/ Restorer 2000
http://www.snapfiles.com/g
http://www.snapfiles.com/g
http://www.pcinspector.de/
http://www.handyrecovery.c
http://www.snapfiles.com/g
http://www.ontrack.com/ ontrack
http://www.ontrack.com/eas
http://www.cgsecurity.org Test Disk + utils
http://www.z-a-recovery.co
http://www.stompsoft.com/r
http://www.recovermyfiles.
http://techrepublic.com.co
http://us.mcafee.com/root/
Something to try...
Use a boot cd to see if the data is available on the drive, if so...transfer it to a new hard drive (or burn cd/dvd media).
Knoppix: Live linux cd (will work on any system) http://www.msi.com.tw/prog
BartPe: Live Windows CD http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilde
thanks jhance so much.That's really good advice for me. As you know, no software or programe recognize the HDD so that i couldn't recovery data with any software.
My country is poor it's very difficult to fint the Company where can recovery the data
BartPe: Live Windows CD http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilde
How could i set hdd platter surface?
any idea?
PS: I put this hdd in another pc as a slave but it's not successful(detected with a warning: Command Failed - i said)
If everything else fails, you should still be able to recover the data! Here's a cheap but sure way to recover it!>>
http://www.hackaday.com/en
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by: aneeshattingalPosted on 2006-03-15 at 01:38:50ID: 16192456
Can u try some data recovery software. like recover4all ...