[Ham-Computers] HD Data Lost. Can You Help

[Kenneth Grimm]

Duane,

As a last resort, I repeat, as a last resort...holding the blade of a
medium sized, yellow handled screw driver, smack the side of the stuck
drive with the handle.  Repeat with increasing vigor until it boots or you
destroy the drive.  This has actually worked for me a couple of times.
 Once I got the drive up and running I did not shut it down until I had
used Ghost to clone a new drive.

73,

Ken - K4XL

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Jim Hill <hro5-2 at cox.net> wrote:

> I have heard that if you cool your hard drive in your refrigerator, it may
> run for a while.  I've never tried it, personally.
>
> I had a flash drive fail, and used Eraseus  http://www.easeus.com/**
> datarecovery/ <http://www.easeus.com/datarecovery/>   I tried the free
> version http://www.easeus.com/**datarecoverywizard/free-data-**
> recovery-software.htm<http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/free-data-recovery-software.htm>It is for only 1 GB of data,  but I discovered I could look at more but
> only transfer  1 GB to somewhere else.  Once the 1 gb limit was reached, I
> restarted Eraseus and tried again.  Unfortunately the recovered data was
> all mixed up, with duplicates of some files and others not recoverable and
> all listed in special folders.  It was pretty labor intensive.
>
> I've learned something else - flash drives fail, too.  I've reduced the
> failure rate by not using unknown brands purchased at Sears, etc.   I only
> use Kingston flash drives, and back up important stuff a second time,
> and/or seldom using the flash drive.
>
> Good luck
>
> Jim
>
> At 03:08 PM 12/18/2012, you wrote:
>
>
>  Hi All,
>>
>> Much to my horror, when I powered the computer up Thursday morning
>> December 6, 2012 the HD failed to do anything. It was simply a case of
>> dying in its sleep! That is, if one assumes that chips sleep!
>>
>> I am desperate! I had not backed my data up in six months for four
>> directories. The rest I do have on CDS or zip disks. Unfortunately the data
>> I put on that computer the past six months is absolutely critical to me!
>> Figures, heh?
>>
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