Inexpensive US Data Recovery Services

  • Thread starter Thread starter asdf
  • Start date Start date
A

asdf

by inexpensive i mean under 700$. All i really need to
recover is 200 MB PST file. THE HD is spinning up but i can't access
any data on it. It's a Fujitsu 80 GB SATA laptop drive.

Thanx
 
i guess i should've explained my problem a bit more.
I can't even access my drive at all. I can see it in BIOS but not much more.
Tried ERD and BARTPE but can't see any folder or files on the drive.
That's why i don't think that any software program will help. I need
physical
recovery at this point
 
If you see "Disk # / Basic" or partitions in Disk Managment the drive is not toast.
In this case the MBR is readable, but the volume is corrupt or has bad sectors.

I would start with manufacturer's diagnostics before spending any money.
 
asdf said:
i guess i should've explained my problem a bit more.
I can't even access my drive at all. I can see it in BIOS
but not much more. Tried ERD and BARTPE but can't
see any folder or files on the drive.
Click to expand...

The better file recovery software can fine the file
by searching for headers that specific files have,
so they dont need any directory or file info at all.

Corse if the file is fragmented, you may not get anything
more than the first fragment but with an NTFS formatted
drive, there is more than just fragments involved.
That's why i don't think that any software program will help.
Click to expand...

You're wrong on that.
I need physical recovery at this point
Click to expand...

Nope, that is what you need if no software
can read anything or it doesnt spin up etc.
 
You might look at Nationwide data recovery in Miami. They charge
$100-$500 with no charge if data is not recovered. Before trying that,
you might want to get a drive caddy, pop you disk into a desktop
computer and run some data recovery software to try to retrieve your
files for free. (Don't do this if your drive is making funny noises)

Here are some free data recovery tools which should do the trick:

http://free-backup.info/data-recovery-software.htm
 
If the bios recognizes the drive and the drive spins then SpinRite is your
first, inexpensive choice.

SpinRite creates a bootable floppy or cd and is not run from within
winblows.

SR tries very hard hard to recover data from sectors including throwing the
heads at a sector from different distances. Usually it is only several bits
and not the whole sector that is bad.

-g
 
If you can't figure it out yourself, go for estimate right here:
http://www.247recovery.com/index2.html

--
www.247recovery.com
--
icq: 194933471
--

asdf said:
i guess i should've explained my problem a bit more.
I can't even access my drive at all. I can see it in BIOS but not much
more.
Tried ERD and BARTPE but can't see any folder or files on the drive.
That's why i don't think that any software program will help. I need
physical
recovery at this point
Click to expand...
 
Spammer.
Click to expand...

Typically, spam is unsolicited, and often un-targeted. If someone
asks "Where can I get X?", and someone who has X available replies and
says "Here!", that hardly makes them a spammer. They may be a spammer
at other times, but this is hardly a good example.
 
Back
Top