Re: RE: Server hardrive failure - HELP

["Dean Barrett" <dean@xxxxxxx>]

Not good :(

Have cooled the drive down to no avail.

Put it in another machine and nothing :(

It shows up in BIOS but nothing etc.

Anyone have a contact for Callum - i have no access to old posts.

If not it'll have to be Vogon... - so how much is Expensive ??



Dean.

----- Original Message -----
From: P Murgatroyd
Sent: 16/10/2003 11:31:41
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Server hardrive failure - HELP

> Hi Dean,
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> First things first...  Keep calm... I know this is probably difficult
at =
the
> minute.. But it helps to have a level head...
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> Have you checked to make sure that it is actually the drive that's
giving
> the problem?  That same message will occur if someone has left a
floppy d=
isk
> in the drive.. NT will try boot and give an error "NTLDR
Missing"
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> If the drive is hosed then there are several options open to you...
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> 1. Stick the drive into another PC and see if you can get the data off
th=
at
> way - obviously one capable of reading NTFS
> 2. Try an application like Ontracks Easy Recovery Pro to scan the
drive, =
see
> if it can find any data
> 3. Send the drive to a data recovery firm.  I believe that Calum
Morell o=
n
> this list specialises in this.  Failing that, the best in the business
ar=
e
> VOGON (www.vogon.co.uk), but they arent cheap!
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> Other options open to you are sticking the drive in the freezer to see
if
> you can get it going long enough to drag data off (this has been
mentione=
d
> on here before)
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> Do you have any backup tapes, if so, how up to date are they?  It
could t=
hen
> be simply a case of getting a new drive installed, installing NT then
> restoring from backup.
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> Good luck!
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> Paul.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Barrett [mailto:dean@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 16 October 2003 11:15
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Server hardrive failure - HELP
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> Office servers hard drive has just failed.
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> I'm panicking !!!!
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> Has been working fine for 2 years - powered down this morning for
unrelat=
ed
> modem prolem.
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> Went to restart it and nothing - no boot record on hard drive....
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> What the hell do i do - who should i send it to to recover data.
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> This is a real big problem for us. Help me please.
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> Machine was/is a NT4 server. I think drive overheated ? - i was on
patern=
ity
> leave and someone went in the cupboard and left the monitor on which
has =
a
> fan in it. Opened cupboard and it was like an oven in there.
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> HELP.
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> Dean.
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