- 1. Hard Disk Recovery (score: 1)
- Author: Cody Cauchi <cody AT UWINDSOR DOT CA>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 12:22:08 -0500
- Hi all. I am attempting to recover a hard disk for a friend. The disk crashed a few days, and ... they thought they had backups ... their vendor told them "no problem, we will backup the data" ... an
- /usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/ADSM-L/2001-03/msg00611.html (11,436 bytes)
- 2. Re: Hard Disk Recovery (score: 1)
- Author: arhoads <arhoads AT PACBELL DOT NET>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:08:09 -0800
- Cody, freezing a drive is a new one to me. I'd be concerned that moisture would condense inside the drive on the disk surfaces. I've pulled drives and spun them (any smooth, slick - clean - surface),
- /usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/ADSM-L/2001-03/msg00617.html (12,221 bytes)
- 3. Re: Hard Disk Recovery (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:14:52 -0500
- Cody - I once had to deal with an external disk with such a problem: "sticktion"... static friction, in that the bearings lubrication was about gone. I applied my physics training regarding inertia:
- /usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/ADSM-L/2001-03/msg00619.html (11,523 bytes)
- 4. Re: Hard Disk Recovery (score: 1)
- Author: Miles Purdy <PURDYM AT FIPD.GC DOT CA>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 12:43:25 -0600
- As Richard has indicated, giving the drive a good twist does work, sometimes, it worked for us. Also, if it is an SSA disk you might want to pursue replacing the SSA controller. We had a disk fail an
- /usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/ADSM-L/2001-03/msg00622.html (12,368 bytes)
- 5. Re: Hard Disk Recovery (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Thorneycroft <dthorneycroft AT LACSD DOT ORG>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 10:48:07 -0800
- Check out this Article 200 ways to revive a hard drive: http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00320010108det03.htm On Friday, March 16, 2001 10:08 AM, arhoads [SMTP:arhoads AT PACB
- /usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/ADSM-L/2001-03/msg00623.html (12,786 bytes)
- 6. Re: Hard Disk Recovery (score: 1)
- Author: MORGAN TONY <TONY.MORGAN AT FORTISBANK DOT COM>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 19:52:13 +0100
- In the early days of hard disks this was a regular problem, due to the spindle wearing... If it is an old disk.. give it a sharp tap (nothing too heavy, maybe a large coin?) just at the moment you ap
- /usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/ADSM-L/2001-03/msg00624.html (11,001 bytes)
- 7. Re: Hard Disk Recovery (score: 1)
- Author: Leo Humar <lhumar AT BIGPOND.NET DOT AU>
- Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 20:21:55 +1100
- Hi Cody, Be gentle when you remove the drive and place the drive in a shockproof container. Cooling the drive in the fridge maybe more appropriate. Whatever you do don't throw it just place it gently
- /usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/ADSM-L/2001-03/msg00631.html (11,074 bytes)
- 8. Re: Hard Disk Recovery (score: 1)
- Author: Nicholas Cassimatis <nickpc AT US.IBM DOT COM>
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 01:26:24 -0500
- Sorry to jump in late, but I've seen a technician use a turntable (you know record player - think before CD's) to do this. The spindle on the Hard Disk is very close to weight center on it. Got it sp
- /usr/local/webapp/mharc-adsm.org/html/ADSM-L/2001-03/msg00643.html (12,022 bytes)
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