Re: [OT] Help - failed Iomega Home Network

[Jonathan Farmer <jonny.g.farmer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mike

Many thanks for the pointers - I've 9 Windows PC's (mix of servers and
laptops etc) but no linux - I'll enter the 21st century at some point!

Cheers

Jonny

On 16 June 2010 09:01, Mussard, Mike J <m.mussard@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> Download a live CD of Linux (e.g.
> http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html)
>
> Booting from that with the drive plugged into a motherboard might tell
you
> more.
>
> Working in IT support I've sent a few of my users in the direction of:
>
> http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.co.uk/
>
> It's not cheap, but I have some very happy end users who got data back
from
> them. One really nice additional service was they gave one of my users
the
> data on both a USB HDD, and a replacement 2.5 inch drive so I could
just
> plug it back into his laptop and away he went again.
>
> Mike
>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Jonathan
> Farmer
> Sent: 16 June 2010 08:19
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Help - failed Iomega Home Network
>
>
> Hi
>
> Sorry for the OT but I am desperate. (Before you ask, yes I am an
idiot but
> I still need help!)
>
> I have some important data on a 500Gb Iomega Home Network Media drive.
>
> The drive starts to boot but at the last minute the device will not
come
> ready. Iomega support have rebooted, poked and prodded, but now say a
new
> unit is all they can do.
>
> Does anyone know how I would go about recovering the data - it is a
SATA
> drive which I think runs some kind of Linux OS?
>
> Failing any possible DIY options does anyone know of a reliable, tried
and
> tested company that can recover the data for me?
>
> I know it is my own fault for not checking the backups, but I really
need
> some help - once you, the owners of perfect backups who have never
lost
> data
> ;-) , have stopped smirking!!!!
>
> Many thanks
>
> Jonny
>
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