It's out of a Mac book pro. Apple swapped in a new drive, but the genius bar
was not so inclined to pursue data recovery. If you don't mind, the list of
data recovery places would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Eric
On Nov 13, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
> there are several such firms. last
there are several such firms. last time I checked, they wanted an average of
slightly more than $1,000 for basic drive recovery. Is that drive still under
warrantee? If so, then WD should be able to help. if not, I may have to dig
into my old history files and dig up the names of 3 differing fir
Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't...
I have 'waken up' unresponsive HD by gently tapping them sideways.
It seems like the arm 'sticks', and I just bump them vertically against a
surface and SOMETIMES work...
Sometimes.
YMMV.
ET
Michael Havens writes:
You are a comedian too! I hav
You are a comedian too! I have some drives I tried this with but it didn't
work; I have a different situation, the drives were out in a shed for about
a year is there any hope?
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 5:11 AM, kitepi...@kitepilot.com <
kitepi...@kitepilot.com> wrote:
> This is w
If you add silica packets or uncooked rice to the bag they will absorb
moisture. As for pro recovery it's pricey. Data doctors is one of the few
places I know locally that does recovery (drive platter transplant ect)
On Nov 13, 2012 5:11 AM, "kitepi...@kitepilot.com"
wrote:
> This is what I've do
This is what I've done in the past:
Seal the HD inside a plastic bag in the driest environment you can find.
Leave it overnite in the freezer (there are other opinions, I'm just stating
what/how has worked for me)
Have a puter ready and much better if you can hot-plug the thing.
Have enough spa
Hi all,
I have a Western Digital 2.5" hard drive that spins up, but makes a
terrible clicking sound at approximately 1Hz. The clicking is bad enough
you can feel it when holding the drive. I did some reading on line, and its
beyond my skillset. Does anyone know if affordable drive recovery? The dat
