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If it spins and you cannot read it, you may be able to recover data with SpinRite (grc.com). This product has been around for years, I have used it successfully, but there are never any guarantees. Worth a look. <br />
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.... Thinkpads_User<br />

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If it spins and you cannot read it, you may be able to recover data with SpinRite (grc.com). This product has been around for years, I have used it successfully, but there are never any guarantees. Worth a look.

.... Thinkpads_User


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I have a system hard drive that has crashed. I have removed it from the machine and hooked it up to a Unitek USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA Adapter and I have tried hooking it directly to the motherboard of a different machine.<br />
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When I power on, I hear the spin up, but I can't get it to mount. When using the USB adapter, I get a &quot;device recognized&quot; and a generic &quot;Mass Storage Device&quot; recognized, but again I can't see the drive using Microsoft disk manager.<br />
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Yes, I know I may have to spend the big bucks to have the case cracked, but I want to exhaust other avenues first.<br />
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Any suggestions?
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I have a system hard drive that has crashed. I have removed it from the machine and hooked it up to a Unitek USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA Adapter and I have tried hooking it directly to the motherboard of a different machine.

When I power on, I hear the spin up, but I can't get it to mount. When using the USB adapter, I get a "device recognized" and a generic "Mass Storage Device" recognized, but again I can't see the drive using Microsoft disk manager.

Yes, I know I may have to spend the big bucks to have the case cracked, but I want to exhaust other avenues first.

Any suggestions?

mount defective hard drive

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