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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Sancho on January 30, 2002, 12:25:17 PM

Title: hard disk failure - data recovery
Post by: 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?

Title: hard disk failure - data recovery
Post by: Animal 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.

Title: hard disk failure - data recovery
Post by: Staga on January 30, 2002, 12:39:27 PM

it's GV series, not a GXP

Title: hard disk failure - data recovery
Post by: qts 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.