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step78
My HDD is dead. The BIOS doesn't detect it but I need the data on it. What
can I do?
can I do?
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Rod Speed
step78 said:My HDD is dead.
Does it spin up ?
The BIOS doesn't detect it but I need the data on it.
What can I do?
Pro recovery is the safest.
If the cost of that isnt justified, you may be able to swap the logic
card from a good drive of the same model and revision. Best to
have them as close as possible for maximum likelyhood of success.
You can find that freezing the drive in a plastic bag can
see it work long enough to get the data off the drive.
Thats basically a dry joint or cracked trace that conducts
well enough when frozen. This the most risky for the data.
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Arno Wagner
Previously step78 said:My HDD is dead. The BIOS doesn't detect it but I need the data on it. What
can I do?
Give it to a professional data recovery outfit. It will be expensive.
For the future: Make backups.
Arno
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Roger Blake
My HDD is dead. The BIOS doesn't detect it but I need the data on it. What
can I do?
Your best bet will be to restore your most recent backup to a new drive.