Harddrive Fail

<Prince Jamez> · 26-12-2007, 20:26

hi,
i think i have a broken harddrive, i dont know how it broke, but lastnight i tried to boot it up it asked for a boot option, it doesnt read the sata harddrive, i have tried using the xp disc but when i put that in it blue screens, so im going to buy a new hdd but i was wondering if there was a way to get the files/data back off the buggerd one. when i try to boot the hdd sounds as if it cnt get started it trys to spin up n stops, i thought maybe theres not enough power going to it, but that wernt the case, so i dont know but again does anyone now if i could get the data back.

thanks

[GPO]Solitaire · 26-12-2007, 21:18

there are loads of programs (some free)

search the forum for "data recovery" there is a few posts like this over the past few years and to be honest all that changes is the price

But my personal choice is "GetDataBack" you can get it in FAT and NTFS flavours
www.runtime.org

Most will give you a demo that will see how much they can recover before you buy.

nicky munchkin · 26-12-2007, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by [GPO]Solitaire

there are loads of programs (some free)

search the forum for "data recovery" there is a few posts like this over the past few years and to be honest all that changes is the price

But my personal choice is "GetDataBack" you can get it in FAT and NTFS flavours
www.runtime.org

Most will give you a demo that will see how much they can recover before you buy.

No

Quote:

Originally Posted by getdataback

Q. While running GetDataBack I receive a disk error. What does this mean?
A. GetDataBack is a solution for software related problems, it cannot help you with failed hardware.

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LSG501 · 26-12-2007, 21:46

This is a long shot more than anything - does the hard drive show up in the bios. If yes then the issue could be the mbr is damaged/corrupted/overwritten.

I can't vouch for this program but it's meant to fix mbr issues
linky

Now if it isn't that issue the only real way to get the data is fairly costly. If the data isn't critical it may be worth a shot even if it just manages to get the data off the drive.

Also a linux live disk (nothing installed) might be worth a shot too.

**Fireblade** · 27-12-2007, 10:05

If you've got one... stick the dodgy HDD in an external [SATA] enclosure, and see if it shows in My Computer or in Disk Management?
On the off-chance it does show... you could try a few different data recovery programs (Google 'Hard Drive Data Recovery Software'), to see if they reckon any data is recoverable.

But I have to say.. I'm not very hopeful. The drive sounds like it's completely had it, unfortunately

If the data is valuable (in which case, you should've had it backed up!), it's gonna be quite a costly affair to send it off to HDD recovery experts (Google 'Hard Drive Data Recovery'), to have them get what they can off it for you.

<Prince Jamez> · 28-12-2007, 16:31

There was nothing that important on there just music and games,which i will have to download and install again

26-12-2007, 20:26	#1
<Prince Jamez> Kustomer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 67	Harddrive Fail hi, i think i have a broken harddrive, i dont know how it broke, but lastnight i tried to boot it up it asked for a boot option, it doesnt read the sata harddrive, i have tried using the xp disc but when i put that in it blue screens, so im going to buy a new hdd but i was wondering if there was a way to get the files/data back off the buggerd one. when i try to boot the hdd sounds as if it cnt get started it trys to spin up n stops, i thought maybe theres not enough power going to it, but that wernt the case, so i dont know but again does anyone now if i could get the data back. thanks __________________ E2140 @ 1.60Ghz -2Gb Ram -8500GT 256Mb -160Gb Sata Harddrive

26-12-2007, 21:18	#2
[GPO]Solitaire Solitaire Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Saltcoats, Ayrshire Posts: 3,377	there are loads of programs (some free) search the forum for "data recovery" there is a few posts like this over the past few years and to be honest all that changes is the price But my personal choice is "GetDataBack" you can get it in FAT and NTFS flavours www.runtime.org Most will give you a demo that will see how much they can recover before you buy. __________________ laters.... Solitaire A phrase that is heard in IT Dept's everywhere when they try to get a PC working."Anal Nathrach, udhras beothadh, dochioll dian fe......." ...and I love Forthy coffee

27-12-2007, 10:05	#5
Fireblade Mental Modder[ator]!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Chester (Ex-pat!) Posts: 9,307	If you've got one... stick the dodgy HDD in an external [SATA] enclosure, and see if it shows in My Computer or in Disk Management? On the off-chance it does show... you could try a few different data recovery programs (Google 'Hard Drive Data Recovery Software'), to see if they reckon any data is recoverable. But I have to say.. I'm not very hopeful. The drive sounds like it's completely had it, unfortunately If the data is valuable (in which case, you should've had it backed up!), it's gonna be quite a costly affair to send it off to HDD recovery experts (Google 'Hard Drive Data Recovery'), to have them get what they can off it for you. __________________ Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder!!

28-12-2007, 16:31	#6
<Prince Jamez> Kustomer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 67	There was nothing that important on there just music and games,which i will have to download and install again __________________ E2140 @ 1.60Ghz -2Gb Ram -8500GT 256Mb -160Gb Sata Harddrive

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26-12-2007, 21:46	#4
LSG501 You can call me Levi Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: T.S.C. Posts: 3,431	This is a long shot more than anything - does the hard drive show up in the bios. If yes then the issue could be the mbr is damaged/corrupted/overwritten. I can't vouch for this program but it's meant to fix mbr issues linky Now if it isn't that issue the only real way to get the data is fairly costly. If the data isn't critical it may be worth a shot even if it just manages to get the data off the drive. Also a linux live disk (nothing installed) might be worth a shot too.