On 10/02/2020 10:00 AM, Leroy Tennison wrote: > I don't know whether testdisk would be helpful in this case or not but your > options are limited, might give it a try. > ________________________________ > From: CentOS <centos-boun...@centos.org> on behalf of H > <age...@meddatainc.com> > Sent: Friday, October 2, 2020 6:40 AM > To: CentOS mailing list <centos@centos.org> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [CentOS] External harddisk > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by > e-mail and delete all copies of the message. > > > > > >>> On 09/30/2020 12:03 PM, Simon Matter wrote: >>>>> Since you have taken the disk apart it will now be useless as >> within the >>>>> enclosure there could have been a vacuum or an inert gas. >>>> From what I know gas filled disks didn't exist in the times when >> 3X0GB was >>>> on a 2" drive. >>>> >>>>> You will never be able to recover any data on the disk unless you >> go and >>>>> pay >>>>> for a professional data recovery organisation to read the platters. >>>> No, if he did care that the disks didn't become dirty then the drive >>>> should still work quite well to recover what is on it. Of course the >> cover >>>> should be put on ASAP. If you don't believe me, just try it our >> yourself. >>>>> The price for a replacement 340GByte USB disk is about $25 which >> would >>>>> give >>>>> you a better product than your old disk. >>>> The OP wanted to recover what is on the disk, not use it as a normal >> disk. >>>> Simon >>>> >>>>> Mark >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: H >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 4:47 PM >>>>> To: centos@centos.org >>>>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] External harddisk >>>>> >>>>> On 09/30/2020 05:40 AM, John Pierce wrote: >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 8:33 AM H <age...@meddatainc.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have an old external harddisk, Toshiba 320 Gb, with a USB >> connector >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> I wanted to check for contents. It did not start up when >> connected and >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> could not hear the motor spinning. After leaving it in the >> freezer >>>>>>> overnight the motor spins but it is not recognized by my >> computer. I >>>>>>> disassembled it and could see that the head assembly rests >> outside the >>>>>>> disk >>>>>>> but when it is powered on, the head first moves to the center of >> the >>>>>>> disk, >>>>>>> then to the periphery and finally back to the resting position. >> This >>>>>>> happens every few seconds and leaving it connected overnight >> changed >>>>>>> nothing. >>>>>>> >>>>>> That repeated seeking suggests it's not passing its self test, and >> is >>>>>> constantly retrying. It's probably searching for servo data on >> the >>>>>> disks, >>>>>> and not finding it. >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> CentOS mailing list >>>>>> CentOS@centos.org >>>>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>> I see. I have not searched for any low-level disk utility from >> Toshiba, >>>>> the >>>>> manufacturer of the disk. Do you think that might be worthwhile to >>>>> hopefully >>>>> fix this? >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> CentOS mailing list >>>>> CentOS@centos.org >>>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> CentOS mailing list >>>>> CentOS@centos.org >>>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> CentOS mailing list >>>> CentOS@centos.org >>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >>> Simon, you are correct in all the above and I replaced the cover as >> soon as I had ascertained the movements of the head assembly. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CentOS mailing list >>> CentOS@centos.org >>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> Opening up disk drives outside of a lab environment is NEVER a good >> idea if you expect the device to be useful. >> >> I'm thinking this disk problem is tied to your more general usb >> problem. >> >> There is a guy with a shop in NYC called Louis Rossmann who MAY be able >> to help with your data recovery. Look him up on youtube or just google >> the name. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS@centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > No. I tried this disk on other computers and it has nothing to do with USB. > Further, I have other similar disks which do work on this computer. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Finally had an opportunity to try testdisk but it did not detect this external harddisk... _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
