Author Topic: hard disk failure - data recovery (Read 300 times)

Sancho · « **on:** January 30, 2002, 12:25:17 PM »

I have an IBM 40gig Deskstar DTLA-305040 that is doing the "click of death"™. anybody got any advice, or know of a good, cheap (<$500 total) data recovery service?

Animal · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2002, 12:35:56 PM »

Dont you just hate when IBM drived just decide they dont want to work anymore.
Such great drivers otherwise.

Is that a 60GXP or 75GXP?

As for your data recovery -- if your hard drive is STILL working (the IBMs take a while doing the click 'o death until they die) you may have time to install another hard disk and move all your data there.

Staga · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2002, 12:39:27 PM »

it's GV series, not a GXP

qts · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2002, 03:33:14 PM »

It sounds odd, but try putting it on a radiator for a little while.

As for data recovery bureaux, they're expensive.