I need a Hard Drive recovery service........bad

Doc Bernard

Doc Bernard

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My external HD just crashed and hard. It is smoked. Dam* enclosure had a short in it (which I found) and cooked a component on the HD circuit board.

The mag disks should be ok, as I just turned it on when it died.

This thing contains years of me collecting foley art and other sound files. We are talking hundreds of hours of recordings.

Anyone recommend a good recovery service? A software solution ain't gonna cut it. This HD is going to need to be taken apart and rebuilt. And I need this drive.

Doc
 
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HDD recovery companies will charge in the thousands... if you get lucky just under a grand. I didn't look that much but that's what I seem to be able to remember.

You could try buying an other HDD just like it and swap the boards... just an idea. I've heard it can be done.
 
USLatin said:
HDD recovery companies will charge in the thousands... if you get lucky just under a grand. I didn't look that much but that's what I seem to be able to remember.

You could try buying an other HDD just like it and swap the boards... just an idea. I've heard it can be done.
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Certainly worth a try.
 
Terrible about the data loss.

It's worth reminding everyone the importance of backups. Even if you have to spend $500 on a terabyte of RAID 1 storage -- and maybe even a third separate drive -- it's worth it when you avoid the cost of losing all that hard work.

Hope you can get the files back.
 
DCSensui said:
Terrible about the data loss.

It's worth reminding everyone the importance of backups. Even if you have to spend $500 on a terabyte of RAID 1 storage -- and maybe even a third separate drive -- it's worth it when you avoid the cost of losing all that hard work.

Hope you can get the files back.
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Gee, now I am the example in a lesson, Thanks DCSensui. LOL Yeah folks, don't do what I did. This was an older hard drive that when I did audio, I gathered every sound I could. I actually bought a 1TB drive to transfer the info to yesterday and that is when the old drive bit the dust.

I am in contact with someone that may have the exact HD I can buy and swap the PCB with. Here's crossing my fingers.
 
I just sent a drive to drivesavers.com. They have great success rates, but a drive recover runs 1500-3000 bucks. For me the data was irreplaceable so I had to pay up.

Back ups are cheaper.
 
Called Seagate today and
You could try buying an other HDD just like it and swap the boards... just an idea. I've heard it can be done.
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Yes and no. You can do this if and only if you find a HD the exact type/ Part# and firmware version. Not as easy as it sounds, my HD is older than what they now stock. Referred me to Cuetech.com, they sell older HD's, and out of Orange County. Lee is scrounging the shelves for me.
 
Drives & spareparts are nightmare

Drives & spareparts are nightmare

I have lost already 3 HHD's in less that 2 years. The worst part is that you really can't get any sparepart to them. Last time (they all have been Maxtors) the electricityunit broke and it was still under warranty (3 months old), but factory couldn't provide ANY SPAREPARTS!! Only give a new drive. I chose to keep the old one and am trying to find smililar type (specs are really specific) drive unit to get the thing running. The info is still undamaged. The backup really is the word.
 
Hi guys,

Don't just get Raid1 (meaning two harddisks masking as one, whereas if one fails, the other still has the data). Do real regular backups. If a virus or user error deletes your stuff, Raid1 won't protect you.

If you want to make sure your drives fail less, cool them. For every 5-10° celcius added the life time of an electrical component is halved. A slow turning but big ventillator (120mm) isn't audible and cools your HDD. They cost about $10.
 
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