Re: Retrieving Data From Dead Hard Drive
- From: RnR <rnrtexas@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:59:55 -0500
On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:53:37 -0700, "TM" <tee_emm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:58:24 -0500, Charles <cwmickey@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Boris wrote:
I diagnosed that my E520's hard drive was bad. See Blue Screen - E520 -One trick that has worked for me on two drives that would quit being
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When in the E520, it would pass POST, and then the farthest I could get
it
to load was the "Windows XPHome" screen, where the blue bar just kept
moving from left to right. After a long wait, it would give STOP errors
of
one kind or another.
I've now got the hard drive out and connected to an external (powered)
SATA
connection, and via USB to a working Dimension 4550, running XPHome.
When
first connected, the screen said installing USB Mass Storage Device.
However, Windows Explorer shows no new (external) drive. I rebooted,
tried
different USB ports, but nothing. It does allow me to "remove USB Mass
Storage Device".
I tried connecting the externally powered SATA hard drive to another
working machine (another E520 running VistaHP), with exactly the same
results. USB Mass Storage Device installs, but the drive does not
appear
in Window Explorer.
Any ideas, or is the data on this hard drive unretrievable?
Many thanks.
accessible was to remove the drive, put it in a zip lock baggie and put
it in the fridge overnight. I then hooked them up with a USB setup on
another computer. One drive lasted long enough to retrieve critical
info that was not backed up and the other worked for several days
getting data by repeating the procedure over several days in a row. It
won't hurt to try as you won't be any worse off than before but it just
may buy you a little more time.
Charles
I read about that trick like 10 years ago. Some swore by it others
said it didn't work. I agree I see no harm in trying this. I might
also suggest some inexpensive recovery software, if the data is that
important, which has a trial period (google around). This way you
might see if the data is recoverable and if so, is it worth the cost
of the recovery software to get this data back? Of course I'm
assuming that the OP has tried other ways to get this data back before
trying this last resort (I haven't read the entire thread).
If the OP can't see the drive, never mind the data, via USB, I second the
recommendation of connecting it to a motherboard sata port/power cable and
see how that goes. Worked for me on a couple of supposedly-dying hard drives
with USB a no-go.
I agree with you. If given a choice between usb or connection to
motherboard, I'd always prefer the internal connection. I think
sometimes running some diags over a usb may not always work or work
reliably. Regardless, I agree with you. If I missed something in my
earlier reply it's because I didn't read the entire thread, my fault.
.
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