actually sounds pretty fair. No lecture here about backing up, either,
but in your next machine (or this one if it's supported), look into
running a RAID for your storage. In fact, you could just install a
network-accessible RAID box if you were so inclined. That sort of
redundancy makes the loss of a 120-gig drive an annoyance, as opposed to
a crippling problem.
- Jim
Erika L Walker-Arnold wrote:
>That whole hard drive thread jinxed us.
>
>Our 120 GIG IBM drive just failed. It goes "clink, clink, clink, clink"
>and won't mount.
>
>We tooko it to a data recovery place where for $85 they told us it was
>definitely a physical failure.
>
>They want another $300 to take it into a clean room and take it apart to
>see if they can get a directory listing. IF and ONLY IF they can get a
>directory listing, then it would be another $1000-$3000 to pull the
>stuff off to CD's.
>
>The really bad part of this and why I am freaking? ALL 10,000+ of our
>digital pics from the past 2 years are on this. All the Europe pics, our
>wedding pics, party pics, all kinds of events. Many GIGs worth of
>photos.
>
>It was our backup hard drive for our files, and our destination drive
>for our software downloads. Some of this I have backups of, but not of
>the pictures. OH boy what a lesson to learn ... It's like having all
>your pictures burn up in a fire.
>
>My question to you lot ... What are our options?
>
>Right now I know I'm on the horn to IBM IF I can get a number to
>complain very loudly.
>But what about the data? Is that the right price to recover stuff like
>this?
>Is there something we can do?
>Does anyone have a data recovery service they recommend???
>
>ANY and ALL HELP is appreciated ..
>
>And no, I don't need to be told to back up more often. Lectures are not
>needed. Thank you.
>Already upset enough over the possible loss of our 2-year history of
>photos. Especially our fantastic Eiffel Tower shots. <sigh>
>
>Cheers,
>Erika
>
>
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