Data Recovery

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This link: http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000840067578/ describes how
someone recovered data by disassembling a hard drive and transplanting the
platters into a known good drive. Has anyone here successfully tried this?

I'm currently trying to recover the data on an 80GB Maxtor drive. The drive
does not spin. I replaced the PCB board with one from an identical working
drive and the drive spins, but it is only detected intermittently and I have
not been able get recovery software to "see" it. I'm tempted to try the technique
described on the link below, but many don't believe this is feasible. Is it?

Steve Smith
 
Previously Steve Smith said:
This link: http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000840067578/ describes how
someone recovered data by disassembling a hard drive and transplanting the
platters into a known good drive. Has anyone here successfully tried this?
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I'm currently trying to recover the data on an 80GB Maxtor drive. The drive
does not spin. I replaced the PCB board with one from an identical working
drive and the drive spins, but it is only detected intermittently and I have
not been able get recovery software to "see" it. I'm tempted to try the t
echnique described on the link below, but many don't believe this is
feasible. Is it?
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While I am not an expert, I would expect, that occasionally it works.
In fact there are ''modders'' that replace the HDD cover with a
clear plastic one.

However I would expect that unless you know exactly what you do and
have the right tools, your chances of success are low. You chances
of making the drive even harder or impossible to recover professionally
however are excellent.

So for data recovery I would not advise it to the amateur. If you just
want to play around and don't mind doing additional damage to the
drive, go ahead.

Arno
 
Steve Smith said:
This link: http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000840067578/ describes how someone
recovered data by disassembling a hard drive and transplanting the platters into a known
good drive. Has anyone here successfully tried this?
Click to expand...
I'm currently trying to recover the data on an 80GB Maxtor drive. The drive does not
spin. I replaced the PCB board with one from an identical working drive and the drive
spins, but it is only detected intermittently and I have not been able get recovery
software to "see" it. I'm tempted to try the technique described on the link below, but
many don't believe this is feasible. Is it?
Click to expand...

Thats unlikely to help with your problem because a fault
inside the 'sealed' enclosure shouldnt stop the drive
spinning up and see it spin up with a new logic card.

Its more likely that the replacement logic card
isnt close enough to the original in firmware etc.

Makes more sense to use professional recovery now.
 
Steve said:
This link: http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000840067578/ describes how
someone recovered data by disassembling a hard drive and transplanting the
platters into a known good drive. Has anyone here successfully tried this?

I'm currently trying to recover the data on an 80GB Maxtor drive. The drive
does not spin. I replaced the PCB board with one from an identical working
drive and the drive spins, but it is only detected intermittently and I have
not been able get recovery software to "see" it. I'm tempted to try the technique
described on the link below, but many don't believe this is feasible. Is it?

Steve Smith
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Steve,

Your chances of success with this method are going to be zero.

I would go so far as to say the chances the link you provided of being
accurate are also zero.

Transplanting heads from one drive to another, whilst very difficult, is
an option for some data recovery companies, transplanting the actual
platters themselves is another story altogether. I think the person
represented in the link is talking porkies.

*No* software on the planet is going to help you, either.

If you want to totally destroy your drive and render it completely
unrecoverable (by *anyone*) then try transplanting the platters
yourself.


Odie
 
Previously Odie said:
Your chances of success with this method are going to be zero.
Click to expand...
I would go so far as to say the chances the link you provided of being
accurate are also zero.
Click to expand...
Transplanting heads from one drive to another, whilst very difficult, is
an option for some data recovery companies, transplanting the actual
platters themselves is another story altogether. I think the person
represented in the link is talking porkies.
Click to expand...
*No* software on the planet is going to help you, either.
Click to expand...
If you want to totally destroy your drive and render it completely
unrecoverable (by *anyone*) then try transplanting the platters
yourself.
Click to expand...

So platters are a real problem? Is it because you cannot
center them again?

Arno
 
i think the software cannot solve your problem because the hard drive
had physical problem.
Why not send the hard drive to local professional data recovery company?
 
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