Crashed Hard Disk - Data Recovery?! - Page 2 - Team-BHP

esteem_lover · 3rd May 2007, 18:01

So how many MBs have you recovered so far ?

wiking · 3rd May 2007, 18:54

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

How do we run chkdsk on a disk that is not detected ?

hey.. most cases the disk is not detected because of corruption of file system (like MBR etc). Best way to determine this is to check if the drive is displayed (My Computer->Manage->Disk Management). If the hdd is detected, the volume info can be passed to chkdsk which may help to recover the file system.

All said, if there is h/w issue with hdd, then I think u need professional help like other have recommended.

chanapli · 3rd May 2007, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiking

hey.. most cases the disk is not detected because of corruption of file system (like MBR etc). Best way to determine this is to check if the drive is displayed (My Computer->Manage->Disk Management).

Check the BIOS, if it does not detect, no OS can see the drive.

Gordon · 4th May 2007, 12:35

I am using my cell phone to access Team-BHP. Thanks for the replies.

Chkdsk:
The HDD is not detected at all even in safe mode. Due to this you cannot perfor any operations on it. Its as good as if its not connected.

Freezer trick:
This seems quite risky. Wouldn't try it myself.

Data recovered till date:
Zero.

About Backup:
That was my biggest mistake. I was waiting till i get a dvd writer since it has more storage capacity and requires less dvds. Will take frequent backups henceforth.

Anyways, the engineer gave me a contact who is an expert in data recovery. Will call him today and check his rates.

navdeep · 4th May 2007, 12:40

Did you try booting from this HDisk ?
Try Fdisk /mbr on the prompt

Gordon · 4th May 2007, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by chanapli

Check the BIOS, if it does not detect, no OS can see the drive.

You're right. If the BIOS itself cannot detect it then nothing else can access or detect it. The HDD does not appear in the BIOS.

Zappo · 5th May 2007, 01:48

Gordon, maybe you can try one trick. Nowadays, there are USB casings available for normal HDDs. These enable a hard-disk to be hot swappable and obviates the need for pre-detection in the BIOS. Check if you can reach the drive using USB. If there is some problem in the board (slot) because of which the HDD is not getting detected then this trick may help.

Also, if there is an adjacent slot available (some boards do have two HDD slots) maybe you can take the cord out from its current slot and try putting it in the other vacant slot and see if that works.

bigman · 17th October 2007, 13:04

I friend has given me a Laptop to look at as it does not run properly. I have run HDATA2 on it and it looks as if the HDD is faulty. There are lots of Unrecorrectable CRC or ECC errors on read.

Is there any software out there that could mark these as bad and allow the HDD to be used ?

Thanks in advance.

spadival · 17th October 2007, 13:51

I suggest you change the HDD instead of trying to fix it. Atleast, right now you are able to recover the data on the drive. It will soon reach a point where the HDD will stop working all together.

bigman · 17th October 2007, 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by spadival

I suggest you change the HDD instead of trying to fix it. Atleast, right now you are able to recover the data on the drive. It will soon reach a point where the HDD will stop working all together.

Thanks. I just needed a stopgap arrangement to be able to use the laptop. I have ordered another one but it will take another week to arrive. There is no data on the HDD that I need. I just wanted to get it up and running so he can access internet etc.

nura · 4th November 2007, 14:44

I am not sure if I'm posting this too late. Have you tried HDD Regenerator? It's available as a free download.

Nos007 · 5th November 2007, 11:48

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MC Mayank · 8th November 2007, 17:04

Fellas, my computer screen just went blank yesterday. The LCD monitor turned off. I tried restarting in normal mode/safe mode/ last settings that worked mode. In all cases, windows startup screen showed up but after that the screen would again go blank.
I have never had an encounter of the HDD crashing kind before but Vid tells me this is what it is.

Need some help guys. Please suggest how I could try and recover the data.

Thanks

Rehaan · 8th November 2007, 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by MC Mayank

Fellas, my computer screen just went blank yesterday. The LCD monitor turned off. I tried restarting in normal mode/safe mode/ last settings that worked mode. In all cases, windows startup screen showed up but after that the screen would again go blank.
I have never had an encounter of the HDD crashing kind before but Vid tells me this is what it is.

Need some help guys. Please suggest how I could try and recover the data.

Thanks

This could be due to a lot of things, not neccessarily your HDD crashing.

However, recovering data should be easy > just put your current HDD in an external enclosure / or set it up as a secondary drive (not a boot drive) and boot from something else. You should be able to access your data then.

cya
R

MC Mayank · 9th November 2007, 07:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rehaan

This could be due to a lot of things, not neccessarily your HDD crashing.

Some other symptoms, don't know if its connected in anyway. My UPS has been making strange noises last couple of days. When I start it up, for about 3 min there is a loud grinding sort of a noise, of the type that would be characteristic of a winding rotatating. Slowly the sound fades away

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Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,180	Gordon, maybe you can try one trick. Nowadays, there are USB casings available for normal HDDs. These enable a hard-disk to be hot swappable and obviates the need for pre-detection in the BIOS. Check if you can reach the drive using USB. If there is some problem in the board (slot) because of which the HDD is not getting detected then this trick may help. Also, if there is an adjacent slot available (some boards do have two HDD slots) maybe you can take the cord out from its current slot and try putting it in the other vacant slot and see if that works. __________________ Announcements are important. Read the Advertising Announcement here. Classifieds section has its rules. Read here.

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bigman BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 520	Faulty Laptop HDD I friend has given me a Laptop to look at as it does not run properly. I have run HDATA2 on it and it looks as if the HDD is faulty. There are lots of Unrecorrectable CRC or ECC errors on read. Is there any software out there that could mark these as bad and allow the HDD to be used ? Thanks in advance.

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spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 1,560 View My Garage	I suggest you change the HDD instead of trying to fix it. Atleast, right now you are able to recover the data on the drive. It will soon reach a point where the HDD will stop working all together.

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8th November 2007, 17:04	#28 (permalink)
MC Mayank BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 105	Fellas, my computer screen just went blank yesterday. The LCD monitor turned off. I tried restarting in normal mode/safe mode/ last settings that worked mode. In all cases, windows startup screen showed up but after that the screen would again go blank. I have never had an encounter of the HDD crashing kind before but Vid tells me this is what it is. Need some help guys. Please suggest how I could try and recover the data. Thanks

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