failed hard drive
Feb 12, 2012 10:38:09 #
I would like to thank everyone for all the info, looks like I have some work to do
Feb 12, 2012 11:52:31 #
I have one that failed too have to send it to Seagate to find out if they can recover whats on it for me whatever brand yours is go to their website and see if the have a recovery service my HDD is external don't know what yours is. go to your search engine and type in failed Hard drive and see what pops up
Feb 13, 2012 13:13:03 #
craigj wrote:
I would like to thank everyone for all the info, looks like I have some work to do
Had a similar experience 6 months ago. Hopefully, you have daily backup, external storage and/or offsite storage. Some recovery services are hit or miss. Sorry Craig. Can you let us fellow hogs know what results? (When I sent mine in, they chuckled and said, "Do you only want the bad news or the worse news?" To my surprise, they were fast and recovered almost 95% - including photos! - of everthing.) Good luck, my friend.
Feb 13, 2012 17:50:42 #
I found a free to try program a while back on download.com that would recover photos off a failed hard drive. I tried it and it worked. Don't remember the name of it but it's worth a try to do a search for "recover failed hard drive files" or words to that effect.
Feb 13, 2012 18:40:23 #
Be VERY careful if your hard drive has failed. You can make the problem worse - MUCH worse - if you don't know what you're doing. Get help.
Feb 13, 2012 21:36:24 #
Feb 13, 2012 21:49:22 #
And if it's a head crash, you can do more damage.
Best advice I can give you is: get help.
Best advice I can give you is: get help.
Feb 14, 2012 05:52:00 #
I'm am IT professional and these programs do work, basically the same if you send in and spend $$$$$.
Feb 14, 2012 13:05:30 #
MagicFad wrote:
I'm am IT professional and these programs do work, basically the same if you send in and spend $$$$$.
They work if the drive spins up. If the drive doesn't get power, they don't do anything. If the drive has had a head crash, spinning it up can cause additional damage.
I'm not saying, "Don't do it." I'm saying if you have no experience, get some help.
Feb 14, 2012 13:37:12 #
I am a computer tech and write software for a living. If you have to replace the HD, think about getting a solid state drive. You will not believe the performance increase you will get.
My Laptop boots in 15 seconds and shuts down in 2 sec. When I open a program, say Firefox, it takes less than 2 sec to open. Everything is wicked fast.
I use a 64Gb SSD and have additional storage/backup to a USB external drive.
64Gb might not sound like it is very big compared to todays standards, but it is plenty big for the OS and programs. I store the bulk of my images,videos, and sound files on my external drive.
I think the SSD's are only made in 2.5 Inch and 1.8 Inch, but you can get an adapter to use in PC that uses a 3.5 Inch drive.
My Laptop boots in 15 seconds and shuts down in 2 sec. When I open a program, say Firefox, it takes less than 2 sec to open. Everything is wicked fast.
I use a 64Gb SSD and have additional storage/backup to a USB external drive.
64Gb might not sound like it is very big compared to todays standards, but it is plenty big for the OS and programs. I store the bulk of my images,videos, and sound files on my external drive.
I think the SSD's are only made in 2.5 Inch and 1.8 Inch, but you can get an adapter to use in PC that uses a 3.5 Inch drive.
Feb 14, 2012 14:43:08 #
RaydancePhoto wrote:
I am a computer tech and write software for a livi... (show quote)
What would be involved in replacing the C drive with an SSD, in terms of getting all the programs, etc onto the new drive?
Feb 14, 2012 14:47:26 #
larry43
Loc: Forest, VA
I will offer one suggestion but I can't vouch for it. Kim Kommando's web site suggest that sometimes you can remove the drive and put it in the freezer for at least 8 hours. Take it out and reinstall immediately and try to boot it and download as much as possible before it croaks again. You can check her website for more info. Could be worth a try.
KimKommando.com
KimKommando.com
Feb 14, 2012 14:48:26 #
jerryc41 wrote:
quote=RaydancePhoto I am a computer tech and writ... (show quote)
It is the same as with any other drive. This is what I do IF you have a good drive now and your system is stable and is free from virus/malware.
I put the new drive in an external USB housing. Then use HD Clone and clone the existing drive to the new drive. Then just replace the old drive with the new one and your done. HD Clone can be downloaded free. Free version is slow but works great.
Feb 14, 2012 14:49:31 #
jerryc41 wrote:
What would be involved in replacing the C drive with an SSD, in terms of getting all the programs, etc onto the new drive?
Your best option for this is to reinstall from scratch. You will save time in the long run.
Feb 14, 2012 15:00:26 #
mdorn wrote:
Your best option for this is to reinstall from scratch. You will save time in the long run.
jerryc41 wrote:
What would be involved in replacing the C drive with an SSD, in terms of getting all the programs, etc onto the new drive?
Your best option for this is to reinstall from scratch. You will save time in the long run.
That's the only thing I hate about buying a new computer - having to reinstall all the software - with activation codes. My C: drive has about 250GB of program files.
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