Depends on what happened to the drive. If it won't spin up or get recognized by the BIOS then your only shot is probably a data recovery company like Tim's.
But if you can access the drive and are just trying to recover data you might try SpinRite or File Scavenger first. Both are fairly cheap ($80 and $50 respectively) and have worked for me in the past. On 8/10/06, Tim Lider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That is a good article, but I do not recommend opening the hard drive. Why? It will more than likely make the drive loose its alignment. This is very important for a hard drive to have near perfect alignment, especially with today's bit density. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:16 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] HD recovery Before paying hundreds or thousands, find the exact model (preferably w/ the same firmware) and try the steps in this article (short of opening up the casing and messing with the heads/platters). Worst that can happen is that it does not work and you need to send it to a recovery shop. http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33495 >From: Bryan Seitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> >To: The Hardware Group <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> >Subject: [H] HD recovery >Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:07:21 -0400 > >Collective, > > Where would I send my Dad's HD for data recovery and how much would >it cost? > > >-- > >Bryan G. Seitz
-- Brian
