Old(ish) Fujitsu HD issue

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Max

Heya guys :)

I have a problem and I think this is the place to ask for advice...

My oldish (made in 2001) Fujitsu HD stopped responding few days ago.
It just did not get recognized by win2K pro anymore.

I was afraid the electronics went south but it does spin when comp is
turned on. So, no "transplantation" necessary... :)

But it does not get recognized by the bios anymore. It spins, I can
hear it (I use rack for slave HDs) and the light is on at start up.

Ok, what should I do?
There are some quite important files on this hd (design work for 2 yrs
back!) and I really really need the data back...

please advice

m.
 
Previously Max said:
Heya guys :)
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I have a problem and I think this is the place to ask for advice...
Click to expand...
My oldish (made in 2001) Fujitsu HD stopped responding few days ago.
It just did not get recognized by win2K pro anymore.
Click to expand...
I was afraid the electronics went south but it does spin when comp is
turned on. So, no "transplantation" necessary... :)
Click to expand...
But it does not get recognized by the bios anymore. It spins, I can
hear it (I use rack for slave HDs) and the light is on at start up.
Click to expand...
Ok, what should I do?
There are some quite important files on this hd (design work for 2 yrs
back!) and I really really need the data back...
Click to expand...

There was a problem with the encapsulation compound of a chip
on some older series Fuhitsu drives. If that is your problem,
professional data recovery is your only good option since the
electronics is defect.

There might be a chance with a board-swap.

Just out of curiosity: You keep important stuff on a single
HDD and have no current back-up?

Arno
 
Max said:
Heya guys :)

I have a problem and I think this is the place to ask for advice...

My oldish (made in 2001) Fujitsu HD stopped responding few days ago.
It just did not get recognized by win2K pro anymore.

I was afraid the electronics went south but it does spin when comp is
turned on. So, no "transplantation" necessary... :)

But it does not get recognized by the bios anymore. It spins, I can
hear it (I use rack for slave HDs) and the light is on at start up.

Ok, what should I do?
There are some quite important files on this hd (design work for 2 yrs
back!) and I really really need the data back...

please advice
Click to expand...

First, learn the lesson--back up your files and never trust a single storage
device of any kind.

Second, if you're in the US you may be in
luck--<http://www.hddclassactionsettlement.com/>

Read the whole site--there is some inconsistency over which models are
covered, but if your drive is one of them then Fujitsu pays for data
recovery, with some limitations.
 
Arno Wagner said:
There was a problem with the encapsulation compound of a chip
on some older series Fuhitsu drives. If that is your problem,
professional data recovery is your only good option since the
electronics is defect.
Click to expand...

Hmm.
And they will do what?


Well, it looks like the whole thing really went south. I took Fujitsu
HD out of a rack and connected it directly to salve cable...system
didn't even start.
Stop error (on win2K pro) is keep coming up.

<s**t>

Hmm, just out of pure desire to learn:
why is master HD refusing to boot up? It is ok, it is the slave
HD that is not working...
Why is that?

thx
There might be a chance with a board-swap.
Click to expand...

Yeah, I will try to do that.
But, where to find 3 yrs old working Fujitsu HD.
Oh well...
Just out of curiosity: You keep important stuff on a single
HDD and have no current back-up?
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Nope.
The HD in question *was* the back up. I reformatted the master HD
just a few days ago.
Talking about bad luck.

Well, the good thing is that not *all* important data is lost. I have
some stuff online too, so...
 
Hi J. :)
First, learn the lesson--back up your files and never trust a single storage
device of any kind.
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<deep sigh>

I hear you, but it does not help me in any way now.

Second, if you're in the US you may be in
luck--<http://www.hddclassactionsettlement.com/>

Read the whole site--there is some inconsistency over which models are
covered, but if your drive is one of them then Fujitsu pays for data
recovery, with some limitations.
Click to expand...

Yep, my HD is one of the listed on the site.
But I am not is the states, so...

s**t
 
Hmm.
And they will do what?
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They will have a replacement PCB or other means to get the data
off. More importantly they will know what they can try and what
not in order not to do more damage because they will have done
this before and have in-dept knowledge of the problem.

[...]
Yeah, I will try to do that.
But, where to find 3 yrs old working Fujitsu HD.
Oh well...
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E.g. in the storage room of a professional data recovery service.
Nope.
The HD in question *was* the back up. I reformatted the master HD
just a few days ago.
Talking about bad luck.
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Indeed. My condolences. Serves to illustrate Murphy's law.

Arno
 
Max said:
Yep, my HD is one of the listed on the site.
But I am not is the states, so...
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So send it to a friend in the States and have him do it for you.
 
Mike said:
So send it to a friend in the States and have him do it for you.
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The trouble is that it only applies to drives sold in the US, and I suspect
that they have a list of serial numbers.
 
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