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thanks for that.<br />
this sounds like whats happening<br />
&quot;If it doesn't spin up and lights don't come on, then it is likely power and your data is safe&quot;<br />
i have another 320gb wd with the same model no.<br />
this disk is working fine with no data.<br />
could i somehow transfer the relevant bits or do i need a dust free environment with the surgical garb???
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thanks for that.
this sounds like whats happening
"If it doesn't spin up and lights don't come on, then it is likely power and your data is safe"
i have another 320gb wd with the same model no.
this disk is working fine with no data.
could i somehow transfer the relevant bits or do i need a dust free environment with the surgical garb???

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I wouldn't try. &nbsp;Odds are you will make it worse
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I wouldn't try.  Odds are you will make it worse

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thanks lads for the advise! I will take it!
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thanks lads for the advise! I will take it!

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A friends pc wouldnt boot up. WIndows 7.<br />
SO i took the disk out - sata wd 320gb<br />
Stuck it in my win 7 pc via sata cable &amp;&nbsp;just got &quot;error 0200 failure fixed disk 1&quot; every time.<br />
other sata drives i connect are fine.<br />
easeus partition or data recovery cant detect it.<br />
the hard disk doesnt make any sounds - no clicking sounds - just silent.<br />
there is critical data on it that is not backed up unfortunately!<br />
any ideas?
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A friends pc wouldnt boot up. WIndows 7.
SO i took the disk out - sata wd 320gb
Stuck it in my win 7 pc via sata cable & just got "error 0200 failure fixed disk 1" every time.
other sata drives i connect are fine.
easeus partition or data recovery cant detect it.
the hard disk doesnt make any sounds - no clicking sounds - just silent.
there is critical data on it that is not backed up unfortunately!
any ideas?

error 0200 failure fixed disk 1

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

Disaster Recovery is the planning for and creation of policies and procedures related to the resumption or continuation of an organization's functions following a catastrophic event. The term is most frequently used in relation to failure of networks, but DR preparations also include other business systems and personnel considerations.