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Posted on 2006-07-05
I have a pc with a drive that is starting to fail. It will boot but runs very slowly. I've tried running it as a slave and while I can access it to view the files, when I try to copy some of the files it just hangs.
I have tried running Ontrack Easy Recovery and GetDataBack but using either results in a critical error and a spontaneous reboot. I have also used Chkdsk which finds new errors each time but doesn't improve things...
The drive itself, while not making grinding sounds doesn't always sound quite right.
Can anybody advise on anything else to try and recover data before it fails completely?
dc
I have tried running Ontrack Easy Recovery and GetDataBack but using either results in a critical error and a spontaneous reboot. I have also used Chkdsk which finds new errors each time but doesn't improve things...
The drive itself, while not making grinding sounds doesn't always sound quite right.
Can anybody advise on anything else to try and recover data before it fails completely?
dc
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If GetDataBack won't read the data or causes a reboot, the drive is just about gone. The only other thing, besides data recovery services, is to get an exact identical drive withe same PCB board and swap logic boards. This is not guaranteed to work, but may do so.
You could try the HDD regenerator. This tool will try to recover the bad sectors on your drive and won't touch the data. It'll run for a long time and you may have to run it multiple times to get the data from the drive, but normally it does work pretty well. If this tool isn't of any help then you should consider a recovery agency if the data is important. gillware is very good and doesn't cost heaps. It also only charges you if it can recover the data.
http://www.dposoft.net/regnow/hdd.html
http://www.gillware.com/
http://www.dposoft.net/regnow/hdd.html
http://www.gillware.com/
Thanks for that link. I've got a copy now...
It looks like the data is not going to be recoverable without using one of the specialist data recovery companies, like the one mentioned above. HDD regenerator didn't report any bad sectors. I think the disk is about to fail completely as it does make some strange noises.
Thanks for the advice..
dc
It looks like the data is not going to be recoverable without using one of the specialist data recovery companies, like the one mentioned above. HDD regenerator didn't report any bad sectors. I think the disk is about to fail completely as it does make some strange noises.
Thanks for the advice..
dc
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