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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:35 am    Post subject: dropped hard disk clacks Reply with quote

when powered and is not seen in bios any more
what do you suppose is the problem inside it and am I going to be able
to get the data off without replacing the heads?

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:35 am    Post subject: Re: dropped hard disk clacks Reply with quote

anglomont@yahoo.com wrote:
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when powered and is not seen in bios any more
what do you suppose is the problem inside it and am I going to be able
to get the data off without replacing the heads?



Take it to a professional data recovery house if the info on the drive
is of any value, otherwise powering it up risks completely destroying
any chance of recovery if the heads have been damaged and may contact
the disc.
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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:35 am    Post subject: Re: dropped hard disk clacks Reply with quote

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when powered and is not seen in bios any more
what do you suppose is the problem inside it and am I going to be able
to get the data off without replacing the heads?

No ... unless you have access to a clean room and the required tools and
knowledge.

And quite possibly not at all.

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:35 am    Post subject: Re: dropped hard disk clacks Reply with quote

"Charles Schuler" <charleschuler@comcast.net> wrote in
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No ... unless you have access to a clean room and the required tools
and knowledge.



I don't believe you'll be able to fix it. Something rattleing around
means something broke, it's not a case of a stuck motor. You could
concieveably take the drive apart and look at it, but hard disk repair
is not a DIY project.

If the data's valuable ($$$) to you, get a professional data recovery
place to work on it. If it's not and you've got time, go ahead and play
with it some. There have been people who've reported using drives
without lids with no problem for a few months. Be forewarned: This is
second hand knowledge and YMMV.

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still enjoy using the old computers. Sometimes we want to see how far a
particular system can go, other times we use a stock system to remind
ourselves of what we once had.

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:35 am    Post subject: Re: dropped hard disk clacks Reply with quote

<anglomont@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1134075336.422388.315270@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
Quote:
when powered and is not seen in bios any more
what do you suppose is the problem inside it and am I going to be able
to get the data off without replacing the heads?

No ... unless you have access to a clean room and the required tools and
knowledge.
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