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Re: [OT] HDD failure - options
At 07:49 AM 6/18/03 +0100, Paul wrote:
> My father's primary HDD recently failed with a constant clicking
> sound. I've not seen the PC yet though. Are there any options to
> try and recover the data on it (DIY)? Also, anyone know how much
> it costs generally to get a data recovery specialist to do it?
Try this:
Put it in the freezer for a couple of hours - take anti-static
precautions and seal it against moisture. Then reconfigure
as a slave drive and boot from a different disk.
If you're lucky you have about 20 minutes to copy essential
data until the drive warms up enough to stop working again.
It is sometimes possible to repeat this procedure several times
before total failure.
Nick.
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