Came home yesterday and second hard drive with all my files wasnt in my computer....restarted and same problem drive is making clicking sound [head crashed?].....

Can Anyone reccomend a good [affordable] data recovery place?

-Liron

 

Ouch....data recovery and affordable don't go hand in hand. Try getting a new HD, install your OS, then set up the old one as a Slave and see if you can pull data off of it.

 

 

it already is a slave...
I guess all those times it didnt work I should have taken it as a hint that it was going to crash?

 

 

BACKUP <--next time...and test

 

www.lacie.com Worth every penny.

 

Ouch, reading this makes me want to backup my data tonight.

 

7 Posts and no reccomendations!

 

nothing for cheap.......DR places charge mad $$$$$$$

 

http://www.spinrite.com

 

could work but he is saying this shit won't even turn on...it just clicks.....

 

There are a ton of online data recovery companies. You may want a local company for liability reasons. Prepare to pay 500+ for recovery.

 

Know any local places around us?? Ill drop 500 no problem considering all the places I called say 600-4900 Range but wont give me actual quote before seeing it.

 

Here's a suggestion that may sound funny, but has worked for me in the past. Put the faulty HDD in your freezer for about 25 mins. Take it out and put it back in your system and try booting it again. If it works, start moving data immediately.

 

At CompUSA we do data transfers for like $60. I think you can have then transfer the data via DOS, not sure though.

 

Clicking sound = head crash = your screwed

 

Yeah, I think he's fucked. I had the same problem(clicking HD), and not even spinrite could save it.

 

before you throw it away, at least take the magnets out. They make nice refridgerator magnets.

 

you could try finding an EXACT same drive as the one that crashed that WORKS and then transferr the platters that contain data into the new drive.

Its worked before... BUT IT MUST BE THE SAME MODEL DRIVE!!!!

 

the refridgerator/freezer technique has been known to work also.

 

try this buy the exact model disassemble everything and try swapping parts , if all else fails return it

 

what will the DR company say when they find all your pr0n?

Find anything reasonable or did anything work?