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Strange Hard Disk Issues

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:51:00 +0000

My computer has been running happily with a RAID 0 consisting of 2x 320gb Maxtor SATA hard disks for approximately a year.

Because I know what I'm doing, I'm perfectly happy with the risks so the RAID will be staying once I get this fixed, but with a nightly backup system in place once I can get hold of a big enough single hard disk.

Anyway, here's the problem: Vista bluescreens just after the point where Windows switches to the Nvidia RAID driver rather than directly accessing the RAID via the BIOS (well, I'm pretty sure that's what happens). In simple terms that's when all the drivers listed when starting safe mode have been loaded, or when (in my case) the hard disk cuts out for about 3 seconds, before resuming booting.

The data on the RAID is still completely intact and without any errors, according to Paragon Partition Manager, which accesses it without the need for a driver. If possible I would like to avoid having to copy the partition to another disk (which I would have to purchase), repair it in some way, and then put it back on the RAID.

The problem began after I ran a Diskeeper Boot-time Defrag - after showing the normal Vista boot screen, the screen went blank with a lot of hard disk activity for about 15 minutes, then Windows started but displayed some very weird behaviour - many services (such as automatic updates and event viewer) refused to start, as did several programs. Assuming it was a temporary error caused by the MFT defragmentation, I restarted the computer and that was when the problem began.

Somehow Diskeeper has managed to make the RAID incompatible with the Nvidia drivers.

Here are some solutions which I have tried:

Booting from the x86 or x64 Vista setup discs, or the x64 recovery CD (basically a subset of what is available on the setup disc) - the hard disks make a repetitive noise for about a minute every time setup attempts to access them and loading the official RAID drivers makes no difference.
Booting BartPE - when loading the RAID driver two different floppy drives and 10 floppy disks have all failed to be read correctly, which suggests a motherboard issue (?)
Paragon Partition Manager (which is awesome software btw) detected everything and allowed me to selectively copy some critical files to a flash drive, and if it comes to it, I could copy the whole partition to a new drive. Running its equivalent of chkdsk /f detected and fixed a few minor errors (invalid file attributes), but it didn't manage to fix the problem.

Motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI using the onboard RAID controller.

While purchasing another hard disk to copy the partition to, allowing me to repair it would probably fix the problem and allow me to put it back on the RAID, I would rather avoid having to invest in a new hard disk if possible.

So yeah, if you have any ideas on how to fix whatever is stopping the official Nvidia driver from reading the RAID I would love to hear them

SOLUTION

For future reference, here is how to fix the problem:

Begin installing TinyXP Rev09 (with driverpacks included) on another hard disk or partition.
When it gets to the stage where it first reboots during the installation, chkdsk should run on the faulty partition, fixing the errors and resetting all the file permissions in $Secure.
While the partition is now technically in working order as far as the file system is concerned, the file permissions are all set to the defaults therefore preventing Windows from booting as certain system files cannot be accessed due to missing permissions. The problem manifests itself as a black screen with movable mouse cursor (a.k.a. the KSOD). All the normal solutions to the problem fail, and while secedit with /areas FILESTORE would probably fix it, it is impossible to run it without actually being in the Windows installation that needs fixed, which is a pretty big mistake on Microsoft's behalf.
To restore the file permissions, create the UBCD4Win with default settings (doesn't really matter) and boot using it.
Next, open MS Explorer, right click the faulty partition, go to the security tab and set Everyone to have Full Control.
Reboot and problem solved.

It took me an entire week, but my computer is now working again (without having to format, or even reinstall Windows)

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noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:32:00 +0000

Data loss is a plague that can hit anyone and anytime, regardless of technical prowess, handling care, operating system or hardware configuration. In many cases, data loss is caused by factors that are out of our reach and unfortunately, in some of these cases data recovery is impossible. A burnt out hard disk is the clearest example that comes to mind. It’s often not your fault that it breaks down and data recovery is impossible. This is a rare case still and most data loss problems can be fixed with the help of data recovery tools, professional software, some technical knowledge and a bit of common sense. Let’s go through a few data recovery tips and tricks that might help you recover those accidentally deleted files and keep you from deleting them again.

Backup, backup and more backup!

Constant and organized backup is the only way you can save some data that would be otherwise impossible to recover, due to a physical problem like the one described above. But backing up data is not as easy as it seems at first glance. First of all, you need to organize a backup system, like copying your essential data from your hard disk to CDs, flash disks, DVDs or another external destination.

One thing that will prove very useful is keeping all your data on a small number of different external destinations. If you burn each document or excel file you create on a different disk as backup and you’ll need it later on, there’s two things that can go wrong: A. You won’t find the specific disk within the sea of disks where you keep your backup and B. The disk may get physically damaged itself after a while. Try keeping everything on a single DVD (you can burn data on a disk and leave it open for future burning), assuming 4.7 GB are enough for what most people consider essential data on their computers. Also make a backup for the backup, just in case something bad happens to it, like a spilt can of coffee on the DVD drawer (way more common than you might think!)

Using data recovery software vs. using the services of a professional data recovery company

The decision is yours to make, but unless you absolutely know what you’re doing and know how to use the data recovery software by yourself, it’s best if you employ a professional company to do it for you. Don’t build a technical ego just because you managed to install Windows by yourself, with data recovery, you’ll be dealing with much more sensitive matters. If you fumble up your Windows installation process, you can simply start over. If you accidentally remove every chance of recovering a bunch of files, there’s no turning back.

Use your operating system’s data recovery options

Both Mac and PC operating systems such as OS/X or Windows have built-in data recovery tools that can be helpful in case of logical or human error-related data loss. Sometimes you’ll find them easier to use than professional data recovery software, mainly because they’re built under the same structure as the operating system, so you’re already familiar with the interface. However, in what regards recovery options and efficiency, you can’t compare the standard operating system tools with a professional data recovery program so if your data loss issue is more complex, you’re probably better off using the latter.

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noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:43:00 +0000

I was in the office and discussing some technical issues with my collegues suddenly one person arrived and ask us the following problem.

I have a Problem with my hardisk, I lft my PC unattended for about a hour, when I returned I saw this Blue screen which said something about Some error has occurred and that windows has Halted the system.

I rebooted, and when I rebooted I saw the Dos Screen stuff saying detecting IDE Master Slave etc etc. After several minutes it said to insert Boot up disk, but I tried the Windows Disk and after it reached Repair Windows I selected that, but it just remained like that. Tried rebooting a few time and the Same Scenario occurred.

Thank Goodness I had a Spare hard Drive (with Win XP that I made on this same PC) I Hooked this up and removed the (Main original C: drive that was not Booting)

I also Hooked the Original Drive in a HD Enclosure and plugged into the USB port as an External Drive. (The Lite went on the Hardrive spins) When I checked "My Computer" it showed the Drive (Now as E) but when I looked at the Properties it said that the Drive was O bytes and the File System was "RAW".
I just cant understand how my NTFS files changed to RAW? in an hour?
I even went into Disk Management and it did not show the drive (Only the new C drive)

Downloaded Easeus Data Recovery, it also recognized the Drive as Raw but cud not recover do anything more. Even tried Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery and PTDD Partition Table Doctor 3.5 and they dont even see the Drive.

My question is , Can someone one Recommend how I can recover my important file I saved on it, (A few Hundred MB) Since I dont want to discard the drive.

PC Has Win XP SP2, 2Gb RAM, Hardive Seagate 250GB, any other info needed please let me know.

Please Help me I have important files to recover.

So. See the conversation which we passed.
Me: the drive sounds like it is dead. You can recover the data by rebuilding the disks into another drive, but there is no normal method.
Aslam:Have you tryed to hook that HDD to other PC? Your firend's maybe?
Kamran:No Luck yet, Tried freezing for 12 Hrs, Went it thrawed out Hooked it up again, Still recognized the whole Drive content as RAW file. Cant understand how aDrive cud just change all files to unreadable RAW files.
Mansoor:its very hard to do something effective now. what i would do from now on is that u do ur self a big favor and buy ur self one or two external hard drives. make an image of ur HD every 3 weeks or so than that way u would never loose data.
Muneeb: don't let it thaw

hook it up immediately upon removal from the freezer
if it warms up and stops reading you may need to re-freeze
Asad:I dunno if this will help, but i reformatted my hard disk a while ago and it also had that problem of raw data. There'd be like 300 gigs usable, and the other 400 gigs as a RAW. I used active parition recovery and it somehow recognized it as a logical partition. Maybe that'll help. Best of luck

Hard Disk Bad Sectors.

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:15:00 +0000

The most common occuring problem among hard disk drives is bad sector occurence. There are two types of bad sectors: logical and physical.

While logical bad sectors can easily fixed using particular software, physical bad sectors can be irreparable. But it doesn't mean there is absolutely no hope, there is still a chance to recover the bad sectors depending on how "deep" the bad sectors are. So, below I am going to consider only physical bad sectors, their symptoms, reasons for appearing, types and ways for possible maintenance.

There are mainly two symptoms you can come across with:

1. Blue screen of death appears often showing the error code indicating that a memory read attempt failed. It follows with inevitable restarting and the next blue screen follows pretty soon with similar error code again. The same message is displayed when there is a problem with DDR memory. But memory modules are easily replaced, or even repaired by replacing the bad chip.

2. Operating system doesn't boot with a message showing that some system files can't be found.

One of the reasons for bad sectors is that some areas of HDD, which are most often used, "wear out" and become harder to read and finally, completely inaccessible. Though it is possible to "recover" these sectors using some applications, it is better to get a new HDD for usage as the main system drive and the repaired one use for other purposes. The reason is that even though the bad sector is fixed, all your data is safe and the HDD is working again, there is a risk that the previous or the next sectors are also about to crash soon. Using for additional storage purposes is not the worst choice for such hard drive.

Another reason for physical bad sectors is a shock, which exceeds the acceptable limits, especially, inflicted while the HDD is operating. In this case numerous bad sectors are almost unavoidable. Usually, after such an accident HDD comes to an absolutely useless condition, when it will keep making a specific sound trying to start spinning, but never will. Imagine a disk rotating with the velocity of over 5000 rpm. Is it possible to make a single dot on it by touching it with, let's say a pencil? The answer is "No". It is absolutely impossible to avoid a nice clear circle instead of a dot. For an HDD such a circle means a huge area of storage, which is inaccessible.

Nowadays, the HDDs have average size of 500 GB and the price ranges around $70. This is an affordable price, but the information contained in HDD might be more expensive. So, such problems as described above need some solutions, and favorably with positive results. As I mentioned, depending on the situation you are, you can use software, which in most cases are helpful. These kinds of applications are able to access the drive regardless the file system and recover the data and even the bad sectors. If you are not sure or it seems that the HDD is completely dead, probably, it is better to have the job done by a professional.

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noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:40:00 +0000

Home Method for hard disk data recovery

Here is some data recovery tips that have worked for me, in the order that I do them. Try booting the drive and copying the data off after every step.
Hold the drive upside down, making gravity change the head geometry ever so slightly. Vertical is also another option.
Slightly rap the drive with your knuckle, (but nowhere near hard enough to damage the drive).
Try the drive in another machine, (slight drive voltage change assumed to be the miracle worker here).
Rap the drive just SLIGHTLY harder than you did above in 2.
Freeze the hard drive in the freezer for two hours, and place in a plastic zip lock bag to prevent condensation from forming on the drive when you plug it back into the system,
After the drive warms up to room temperature or better, rap it even harder with your knuckle this time.
Repeat all of above steps on next day, as sometimes I've gotten data off drive simply by trying again.

Hard Disk Problem. (Boot Error)

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:19:00 +0000

Another Problem. Just Sharing For You.
If You Have Any Solution Give Yours Opinion In Comments.

System configuration:

Intel Dual Core 3.0 GHz
Windows XP Prefessional SP2
1.5 GB Ram
Lite-On DVD-Writer
SMTP= Intex
Hardisk - 160 GB Sata Seagate (barracuda)
Graphics Card - ATI inbuilt (Shared memory)

Problem

Hard-disk 160gb crashed. Windows wont start. Re-insert bootable media.

possible cause = maybe some jerk has caused this fatal error. Cause is unknown, but it is being detected in the BIOS, but wont work otherwise.

History
I tried a number of ways to get it right.
tried to use it as Slave to a bootable working master, with the master working in Safe mode or normal mode. (but the master wont boot, if this drive is connected in slave).

Tried to work it in safe mode, still no results. it wont go further form "Mup.sys" (god knows what it is)

Tried the Ultimate Boot Disk (freeware). Tried to boot from that, even that couldnt detect it... (well im still working on that).

Went online to check how to integrate a Hardisk utility software inot the Ultimate Boot Disk.

They told me about an Add-on called TEST-Partition, which could repair my drive. well, i went to the offered Link, but there were no instructions as to how i can integrate that tool into the ultimate boot disk? and how can i use it in DOS mode. there was only a download link, and how to use it. No integration with UBD was provided on its website.

Anyways, i tried the NTFS-Dos compatibility mode, (some 10 mins back), in the UBD itself (by deafult), and this is the error that it gave me:

" Hard disk1 Size= 156290904 KB
Hard Disk Partition Not found by Xp_Shell!A:\ "

well, this made me feel a little better, and I believe that integrationg that Test-Partition utility with the UBD might give better results.... since that tool is dedicated to Repairing Partitions alone.

So now, i need to know, where i could have gone wrong. and how can i integrate the Test-partition utility with the UBD.

UBD= Ultimate Boot disk (still in Multi-session)
Ive checked the Power and data cables - they work fine with the other Sata hardisk.
For the UBD, i even tried to use hardisk in Legacy mode, still no results.

Solution:

A simple Solution just reinstall xp. Lolz.
either you can also use Hiren's Boot CD.

u can either try to boot with win xp cd and use the repair console to try maybe chkdsk or such

if not, try booting w/ the other working HDD alone, then connect the faulty one via usb
(u can get an ide>usb adapter cheaply) this way it should be recognized

then either back your hard drive or re-patch the booting/system files.

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noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:36:00 +0000

Finding A Solution

There are two basic methods you can go when it comes to hard drive retrieval: Using a professional person in data recovery center, or a do it your self utility. Software are much more sparing to use than a service provider company, but they are less reliable than using a professional for obvious reasons. My part is to help you choosing which one suites you best.

Software verses Service

What I have found out over the years is that almost everyone wants to try hard drive data recovery software, because it is cheaper, quicker, and private. That blogs, some users have no business using hard drive recovery software, because they make matters more regretful by not understanding the fundamental setup and recovery steps.

The cry from technicians to make more sophisticated hard drive recovery tools has also caused an increase in the number of hard drive casualties. This is because the more damage that can occur. Yes, these powerful programs can recover more data, but if you do not know the proper methode, they can also destroy remaining data.

Development Or Research

I have had many conversations over the years with colleagues from various hard drive recovery centers about what level of software they want us to develop, and how much of the program should be offered to the public. There have been two reasons I have researched this topic:

First, is for economical reasons. plainly, the cheaper the software, the more people will use these hard drive recovery tools. The more powerful the utility, the less need the public has for sending their drive to a hard drive recovery service. Because we also develop tools for these firms, we have to balance pleasing both groups of users, which at times can be a challenging task.

The next reason for this research is for data safety. In other words, how much do we need to protect you from yourself? We truly want you to recover your own data, and helping you prevent undoable is part of the process. I say this because invariably I (and other service companies) get drives weekly that have been trashed by misusing software utilities. As a consequence, many of these drives are considered unrecoverable.

Defining the fine line between offering you cutting edge technologies in the form of software, and making you send your drive to an expert to protect your data from your possible fatal mistakes. I say this because I know you want to try the data-recovery yourself - at least as the first step.

Your Next Step

While you do not want to delay in getting your data back, you also want to take the right steps to protect your data. I want you to be asking yourself, "Can I do this myself, I use a hard drive recovery professional?" If you are not sure, get help. You know your capabilities, and by reading this information, you will probably know which solution is best for you.

Busted Hard Drive (Solution)

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:54:00 +0000

Is my Hard Drive Busted???

PROBLEM:

There are two main problems with my hard disk:

1. Booting problems
2. Freezing problems

1. My pc will boot up once every half an hour (kind of) : basically it boots up fine the first time you turn it on, but if you turn it off/reboot it; it freezes either between the pc info screen thingy and the xp loading bar or on the loading bar. If you turn the pc off and leave it for about half an hour and try again its fine according to everest my HD temperature is 27C, is that ok? Also when its frozen, you can hear the hard disk clicking

2. The other problem is the computer freezing when i play online games, such as call of duty 2/4, battlefield etc. All these games work fine in single player (except battlefield 2142 which doesnt have single player) but in multiplayer - after about 30 mins of play the whole system freezes totally, cant alt+tab or ctrl+alt+del or anything - even when i press a key such as num lock, the light doesnt change - it stays on (or off for scroll lock etc) : the system completely locks up.

Is it temperature? Or did the company i bought the pc off install xp wrong or something (they gave me a sata HD, instead of SATAII, which i dont really think affects anything)? I've done loadds of checks on cpu, ram, graphics etc and they're all ok - all other temperatures are normal, so im sure its the hard disk.

SOLUTION:

First of all check your data cables fixed perfectly or loose? fix it.
Doesn't look like your HD is busted..Maybe a bad sector...one of the reasons why some games freeze and some don't..the games that are stored near the bad sector will freeze...
Right click on the HD and then properties>Tools>The option that say: This Option will check the volume for errors..Click on Check Now...It might take some time to check and fix all the Errors...
is there any logical bad sector present then you can use its HD regenrator also.
another way try to put other HDD to see if you have the problem with HDD or something else. I would recommend to do that.

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noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:55:00 +0000

Actually, first of all what to do is determine if it really is a hard disk drive failure you’re confronting, and not one of the countless other equipment glitches that can cause a boot failure. If you have access to another computer, remove the failed hard drive from your sick PC, and hook it up as a secondary drive to the alternate computer.

On a Mac, the process is so simpler. Use a FireWire cable for hooking your nonworking Mac to a working Mac, then, “target boot” the nonworking machine by holding down the T key as you power it on. With either method, it’s possible that your failed hard drive will show up on your healthy computer and reveal its files, in which case your hard drive is probably fine, but your operating system needs to be reinstalled. (Don’t forget to offload your files before you do that.)

If your files don’t show up on the secondary computer, then you are at one of those pivotal moments in life when you find out how much your hard work and treasured memories are really worth to you. Depending on how your drive is damaged, an attempt to salvage your data can cost anywhere from a hundred dollars to several thousand. What’s more, the process can take days—and there is no guarantee that the money and time you invest will produce any results whatsoever.

Now that we’ve gone through the depressing task of properly setting your expectations, here’s the good news: Very often, the data on failed drives is recoverable. In fact, it’s surprising how resilient that information can be—just ask any corporate embezzler who thought he had deleted all the evidence from his PC, only to have it show up later in court. The comparison is apt, since the very same computer forensic tools that uncover digital misdeeds are the ones that can find your treasured family photos.

There are two ways that drives crash: Logical failure and mechanical failure. In a logical failure, the drive’s components are physically undamaged, but because of either accidental formatting or a corrupt file system, the drive is not able to find and navigate its own data. However, unless it has been overwritten, that data still exists on your drive.

A mechanical failure means that your drive has broken parts that are preventing it from working busted drives often make a telltale clicking sound as they futilely attempt to access their files. If you hear that, your data may still be there, but you’re not getting it back without calling in the experts (see “Worst-Case Scenario,” next page). And those experts make good money. Data recovery services from Kroll Ontrack, Seagate’s i365 and Iomega charge between $500 and $2500 to attempt to salvage data from either logical or mechanical disasters, depending on the severity of the situation. But if you are just dealing with a logical failure, you can get your files back on your own for far less.

Recovering a hard drive is a bit like getting back a stolen car—you’ll be happy to have your files back, but the results could be messy. No data recovery program will return your files to you in exactly the condition you originally kept them. These programs are designed to essentially do a data dump from your problem drive to a new drive. Files will be organized by type (JPEG images will be in one folder, Word documents in some other folder, MPEG movies in another) and your songs and photos will be mixed with random sound and image files from your computer’s system folder.

Additionally, the names of all your files will have been changed to various alphanumeric sequences, such as IMG1039.jpg or MOV2010.mov. So be prepared to settle in for a long weekend of sifting through and renaming your files. Oh, and while you’re at it, now’s a good time to buy that backup drive.

Non-recoverable hard disk

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:56:00 +0000

A general question.
What should i do to make a hard disk non-recoverable by any software?
why you can ask such question, i tell you , because you want your privacy.And dont want any body will see your data after you sell it. or may be your data is very Confidential Matter and you are changing your Hard drive. So here is some solution which you can see..

Solution:
i would recommend DBAN its freeware and its extremely effective. I dont know of a better product that you have to pay for.
Its a bootdisk, simply put the iso onto cd rom, restart your pc with the disk inserted, start it up and follow the onscreen instructions. Dependng on how well you want it wiped it can take anything from about 2.5 hours to several days.(going by a 200gb hd)
DOWNLOAD DBAN

another choise is may be

Acronis Drive Cleanser

National data destruction standards:

American: DoD 5220.22-M
American: NAVSO P-5239-26 (RLL)
American: NAVSO P-5239-26 (MFM)
German: VSITR
Russian: Russian Standard, GOST P50739-95
Peter Gutmann's algorithm — data is destroyed with 35 passes
Bruce Schneier's algorithm — data is destroyed with 7 passes

Inshort You Can Use Any software that can do a federal strength wipe.

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DVD DATA RECOVERY

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:35:00 +0000

DVD RECOVERY QUESTION
Hi, i have in possession a DVD containing a few videos. The DVD isn't in a very good condition, sporting a nice dark band around it. I've tried different softwares to extract the data out of it but nothing really seems to work(no, not even tooth paste). so please help!
please don't recommend me "CD/DVD recovery" since i've already tried it and no luck.

SLOUTION:

Have you tried isobuster? Otherwise all you can do is take it a shop that has a machine for removing 1 layer of the dvd. Your local dvd rental store might be able to do it.
if you dont know about isobuster then just google it. and you will find it trial version.

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noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:36:00 +0000

Everyone in the world needs a lost data recovery program for their PC even if they don't yet realize the importance of it. This is the best methode to ensure your DATA is protected and that you can recover all of your data should your desktop or your server crash. Most people don't think these things will ever happen to them because of the quality if their computer and the operating system they use. They also feel confident because they have a backup system.

It isn't a well known fact but the backup system can fail just the same as your primary programming. This is a common situation if there is a power outage that lasts for any length of time. Another reason this may occur is because of the system becoming infected with a virus. Since you can't prevent these things from happening all you can do is have a data recovery program so you are prepared for the worst.

You will have the peace of mind knowing that even in the worst of circumstances your data can still be retrieved. It is a good idea to isolate the problem and correct it before you run the data recovery program. If you discover that part of your operating system has to be replaced you want to do this first as well. Once everything is operational you can use the data recovery program to get all your material back.

Most of the good data recovery programs offered don't cost very much. Even if you only use it one time to recovery data it will be worth the expense. You can get data recovery programs from computer stores or download one online. They are easy to install and they will save you time and money in the long run.

If you don't have a data recovery program take the time to get one today. You are risking too much to keep operating your computer without one. This is a great investment that will protect you should your computer or server crash. Don't take the risk of losing your data when such a simple preventative solution is available.

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noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:32:00 +0000

PROBLEM:

My wife kicked my 500 GB Western Digital external hard drive onto the ground and it stopped working. When you plug it in, it clicks repeatedly and never works.

I have tried freezing the drive, removing the SATA drive inside and installing it directly into the PC, and shaking it and crying, and none of these things have worked.

Is there a way to recover the data on this drive without paying a lot of money and risking being thrown in prison for pirated software?

ANSWER:
well with that kind of damage i doubt so. If it is truely un-readable then its dead. If it were a 2.5" one then possibly or it may still work. 3.5" inches are less durable and not meant to be moved around too much.
if you know how to use hardware as in opening insides, etc.
you have to find another of the same drive then open em both up.
check your disk 1st, see if the cylinders are broken, if the cylinders are broken, then there's no way to receover data; if not then open the other one and just replace the cylinders in urs with the new hd, then put the new hd together and plug it in, if you did all good, it should work;best take it to a computer shop who knows how to replace cylinders and they can help you find the same hd as well.
good luck.

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Mansoor's Question About Lost Data.

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:49:00 +0000

LOST DATA RECOVERY

Mansoor my Ex-classfellow wrote me about his problem. Read his problem Below.

"last night I have installed HP Recovery Software in ma Laptop,
when I restart ma laptop then ma HDD fail to boot [all data & partion deleted including OS]
I m having importanlt DATA in HDD. Now how to recover ma DATA from HDD with partion & OS.
[I have pluged that HDD in other laptop but it shows only one partion]"

ANSWER :

There's a lot of good data recovery software available, i use Power Data Recovery to pull off the job... Seagate has tools too, if you have lost your partitions you could go for partition recovery software like Active Partition Recovery.

For Your Help There are some software which Helps You.

Active Partition Recovery 3.0 - To Recover a Deleted partition.
Active Uneraser 3.0 - To recover deleted files and folders on FAT and NTFS systems.
Ontrack Easy Recovery Pro 6.10 - To Recover data that has been deleted/virus attack
Winternals Disk Commander 1.1 - More than just a standard deleted-file recovery utility
TestDisk 6.9b - Tool to check and undelete partition.
Lost & Found 1.06 - a good old data recovery software.
DiyDataRecovery Diskpatch 2.1.100 - An excellent data recovery software.
Prosoft Media Tools 5.0 v1.1.2.64 - Another excellent data recovery software with many other options.
PhotoRec 6.9b - File and pictures recovery Tool.

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Another Data Recovery Problem.

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:38:00 +0000

FOR MY VISITOR I M DISCUSSING MORE HARD DRIVE RECOVERY PROBLEMS.

Problem:

Hi

I did something stupid yesterday, I was busy doing things and I had to reinstall my pc which is not uncommon.
The thing is, I forgot that all my data was stored on THAT pc.
I lost 8 years of data which includes Outlook pst's. I want to use a file recovery application but don't have a lot of experience in that.
I tried File Scavenger but that didn't find more than some useless stuff from my local profile.

MY ANSWER:

Power Data Recovery works good also, has a wizard to guide you through the process.

make sure you install the software to another drive and also have a external or another drive to back up to. you don't want to overwrite the data you are trying to recover.

2nd Option is try getdata back , Because it also works good.

IF U HAVE ANY QUESTION REGARDING DATA RECOVERY THEN TELL US
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A Question About Recovery Of Data.

noreply@blogger.com (Shoaib) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:08:00 +0000

I recieved A Mail which have this question. i want to share with you. read it.

When i boot my PC up and try to go into and folder windows explorer crashes.

The hard disc is about 7 years old, it could of finally had it.

Is there anyway i can get some files from my documents with out it crashing?

Then I give the answer.

If your planning to format the drive or throw it out he window..
get yourself bootable live cd of linux or so and try to copy them from there.. It could be windows only.
Try this software GetDataBack its avaible for both NTFS and FAT32 ..if u ahve a spare HDD install OS into that and connect this hdd to that .. then try this! i had my files deleted by mistake once and used getback data to recover few of the files:)
Try a repair install with your OS CD
OR, try a system restore to a point before you had the problem.

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