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Recommend data recovery company?
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Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:03:06 GMT in alt.windows7.general, wrote: In article 5n4tY76H10y83Lr61 8DRo, Diesel wrote: Hard drive "clicks" (heads go back and forth full disk) then quits trying. Have another of the same model, but hesitant moving the platters myself; apparently platters are not really "stuck" together and I could mis-align them (rotate them in relation to each other) rendering the whole thing un-readable. swapping controllers (which is what i assume you mean by moving platters) won't make a difference and risks making things worse. First hand experience tells me otherwise. Swapping the controllers if they're identical and the controller is at fault can result in regaining access to his data. I wouldn't perform any writes on a drive using a 'borrowed' controller, but I'd certainly take full advantage if it regains access to the drive and copy data over. swapping a controller isn't going to fix a clicking sound. that's a mechanical issue internal to the drive. Sometimes, again, from 1st hand experience as a field tech has shown me that what you're describing as the click of death isn't always a mechanical failure. A bad controller board can also do it. the chances of a home remedy working are very low, and with a significant risk of making it worse. Swapping identical controller boards isn't what I'd call a home remedy. It's a common thing in a lot of tech shops that actually do in house repairs and don't ship the machine off someplace. Taking the drive apart physically to gain access to the platters though would be a very bad idea and will almost certainly result in further damaging the drive. incredibly stupid. Well, it depends on the person, the gear they have access to, AND, how valuable the data might be to them as to what methods they'll use to retrieve it, if possible. It's pretty clear by his descriptive theory that he was thinking of physically opening the drive and moving things around. Not swapping out the controller. it may have sounded that way, but it's hard to believe anyone would be foolish enough to even consider physically opening a hard drive mechanism outside of a clean room, let alone actually try it. I've learned not to under estimate people, because I've seen people make things much much worse attempting to perform a repair on their own in IT and electrical too many times to count. Sometimes, it doesn't result in catastrophic damage and the story can be quite funny to listen to the owner/client tell it. Other times, the fire department was necessary... So.. Your actual experience with the company is? extensive. i've known about the company for more than 20 years, i've met several of their techs at trade shows over the years and talked with them at length* and i also know several people who have had the unfortunate need to use their services. recovery was 100% (and $$$). backups are *much* cheaper and also much faster to restore. turnaround time can be as short as a minute or so. * it was quite interesting to learn how they can handle recovery from multiple drives in a raid array as well as from ssds, skipping the ssd controller entirely. Kewl Beans... -- To prevent yourself from being a victim of cyber stalking, it's highly recommended you visit he https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php ================================================== = Friends often desert you in time of need. Enemies can be found anytime you need them. --Ben Lichtenberg |
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