HDD ticking noise

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Is there any hope to get data from a HDD that makes a ticking noise while
booting?
The HDD is detected by BIOS, but not by dos or windows
 
ICE said:
Is there any hope to get data from a HDD that makes a ticking noise while
booting?
The HDD is detected by BIOS, but not by dos or windows
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Stick the HD in a ziploc bag and put it in the freezer overnight. If you get
it running it might only last a few minutes before ticking again so get the
data off ASAP. Also watch out for condensation when the HD starts to warm up
(leave it in the ziploc when you connect it back to the computer).
If that doesn't work and the data is worth a few hundred dollars or more you
could try a professional data recovery company.
 
Already tried that, no luck.

Thanks though

Alceryes said:
Stick the HD in a ziploc bag and put it in the freezer overnight. If you
get it running it might only last a few minutes before ticking again so
get the data off ASAP. Also watch out for condensation when the HD starts
to warm up (leave it in the ziploc when you connect it back to the
computer).
If that doesn't work and the data is worth a few hundred dollars or more
you could try a professional data recovery company.
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"I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
- Alceryes
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Is there any hope to get data from a HDD that makes a ticking noise while
booting?
The HDD is detected by BIOS, but not by dos or windows
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- Send it to a data recovery center along with some $$$$.

- Put it in the freeze for a couple hours then try to
(immediately) copy off data to another drive while it's
still cold.


The former has a much better chance of success, the latter
is much cheaper.
 
The former has a much better chance of success, the latter
is much cheaper.
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Does this freezing HD solution really works?
I always consider it as some kind of urban legend.
 
Does this freezing HD solution really works?
I always consider it as some kind of urban legend.
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.... I also wouldn't risk putting it in the freezer first if
the data were valuable enough that the data recovery center
was being considered, only trying the freezer trick as a
last attempt before throwing it away.

That is, unless the problem can be traced to a circuit board
failure, then hunting down another board might be an option.
 
Does this freezing HD solution really works?
I always consider it as some kind of urban legend.
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I've personally brought back a few HD's long enough to get at least some of
the data.
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"I don't cheat to survive. I cheat to LIVE!!"
- Alceryes
 
Does this freezing HD solution really works?
I always consider it as some kind of urban legend.
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I've brought back data too this way, but that was on a HDD that had
difficulties to read data, I think this HDD has a mechanical problem and
freezing does not help.
The reason freezing helps is because of the fact that the conduction of
metal is better at lower temperature....
 
Does this freezing HD solution really works?
it's not legend it ___sometimes___ helps
I've brought back data too this way, but that was on a HDD that had
difficulties to read data, I think this HDD has a mechanical problem and
freezing does not help.
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Oposite, If parts get a little bit loose (mechanical problem) metal shrinks
when it freezes and the if the parts move to the right spot - you're just
another lucky guy.
 
WebWalker said:
Does this freezing HD solution really works?
I always consider it as some kind of urban legend.
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I had a dead HD which quit registering on any hardware I tried four months ago.
About a week ago I dug it up and tried getting it operational. Nothing. Put it in
freezer for about an hour. Tried again and it worked like a champ.
 
Jimmy said:
I had a dead HD which quit registering on any hardware I tried four months
ago. About a week ago I dug it up and tried getting it operational.
Nothing. Put it in freezer for about an hour. Tried again and it worked
like a champ.
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Is there a reason why ultracooling the hd works?
btw you might wanna see if knoppix (http://www.knoppix.com) detects it.
 
Is there a reason why ultracooling the hd works?
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Temperature changes cause shrinkage of parts... and
dissimilar parts at different rates. It's not the kind of
thing you can expect to work though, it is just a cheap
last-ditch effort.
 
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