Re: Re[2]: OT : emergency - Hard disk failure

["Simon McCaughey" <simonmcc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, I'll try that now...

Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Shew" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:24 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [ukha_d] OT : emergency - Hard disk failure


> Have you tried holding the disk and quickly rotating the case on the
axis
of the spindle - a sort of flick - that might move the disk on the bearing
so it starts next time - I've had that work for me.
>
> Pete
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> On 26/03/2004 at 10:26 Tawn, Jonathan wrote:
>
> >No worries!
> >
> >Let me know how you get on !
> >
> >Jonathan Tawn
> >EDS Desktop Services.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simon McCaughey [mailto:simonmcc@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, 26 March, 2004 10:24
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT : emergency - Hard disk
> >failure
> >
> > Thanks Jonathan for all your help - I have already tried
> >most of those
> > things, and now I'm off to try the rest!
> >
> > Simon
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tawn, Jonathan" <jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:09 AM
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT : emergency - Hard disk failure
> >
> >
> > > I think the board could well fit, however with the
> >parameters of the drive
> > > being different (cyl / heads / sectors) I doubt it'd work.
> > >
> > > You could also try putting the drive in an anti-static
> >bag, pop that into
> > a
> > > sandwich bag and then put it in the freezer for a few
> >hours to chill,
> > after
> > > around 4-5 hours, take the drive out of the freezer, and
> >then pop the
> > drive
> > > back in the machine.
> > >
> > > If the machine your plugging your drive into has loads of
> >stuff in it
> > > (cd-rom, cd-rw, dvd, couple of hd's, floppy etc)
> >disconnect those devices
> > so
> > > the power supply has more 'umph' to spin the disc up if
> >the bearings are
> > > stuck.
> > >
> > > If after all that fails, with the machine switched on and
> >only the board,
> > > h/d and the h/d you intend to write the data to (or a fdd
> >or cd-rw) turn
> > the
> > > pc on, set a 'pause' in the bios (not all machines allow
> >this, but was an
> > > option to allow slow hd's time to spin up before
> >detection) and with the
> > > machine at the bios screen, firmly tap the hard disc which
> >should cause it
> > > to spin up.
> > >
> > > The above is what I've used in the past to help get a disc
> >to spin up so
> > you
> > > can recover the data, but this has mostly been used with
> >server hd's that
> > > once the server has been shut down the drive refuses to
> >spin up again.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps! & good luck- although I take no
> >responsibility etc etc..
> > >
> > > Jonathan.
> > >
> > > Jonathan Tawn
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Simon McCaughey [mailto:simonmcc@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Friday, 26 March, 2004 09:52
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT : emergency - Hard disk
> > > failure
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Simon> is it a laptop or desktop HD ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > It is a desktop, 3.5 IDE Western Digital Caviar (WD200),
> >20
> > > gig. Is the
> > > board different for a 10Gb drive? I have one of those
> > > available
> > >
> > > Simon
> > >
> > >
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