Hard Drive Failure
Hey all,
I have a slight issue. I have a Laptop hard drive (Hitachi 2.5 60 GB) that is doing the following:
Making a tick tick noise (Like the arm is just moving back and forth) and not being able to be recognized by Windows.
This drive is in an Adaptec enclosure. (http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/popupimage.jsp?sess=no&language=English+US&imageGif=ACS120_733x620.jpg&imageHeight=620&imageWidth=733)
Can this be fixed?
I have a slight issue. I have a Laptop hard drive (Hitachi 2.5 60 GB) that is doing the following:
Making a tick tick noise (Like the arm is just moving back and forth) and not being able to be recognized by Windows.
This drive is in an Adaptec enclosure. (http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/popupimage.jsp?sess=no&language=English+US&imageGif=ACS120_733x620.jpg&imageHeight=620&imageWidth=733)
Can this be fixed?
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zephyr_hex (Megan)
oh, for #1 i didnt specify that if you connect it to a desktop computer, you want to connect it as a slave/secondary drive
thought of another way...
4) download BartPE and make a boot cd. have some form of usb storage device and connect it to your laptop before you boot up on BartPE. BartPE will recognize the external device and you may be able to copy your data that way.
BartPE: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
4) download BartPE and make a boot cd. have some form of usb storage device and connect it to your laptop before you boot up on BartPE. BartPE will recognize the external device and you may be able to copy your data that way.
BartPE: http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
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OOps, didn't see the first post... My bad... In that case, I would second what mr_busta said.
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Actually, if you want to try and recover data, place the hard drive in a freezer for about 30 min to an hour. The cold causes the metal to contract and with clicking drives can TEMPORARILY fix them... Usually just long enough to get data off of it. Then hook it up to a computer and see.
This is a last resort method!!! After the drive is plugged in, it will begin to heat up like normal.... Going from cold to hot = condensation inside, so once you do this the drive IS toast...
But in a case like this it is toast anyway, so have at it!
This is a last resort method!!! After the drive is plugged in, it will begin to heat up like normal.... Going from cold to hot = condensation inside, so once you do this the drive IS toast...
But in a case like this it is toast anyway, so have at it!