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randome

(34,845 posts) Wed Oct 30, 2013, 06:41 AM Oct 2013

Help with detachable hard drive repair.

1 terabyte drive, nearly full. Estimated cost for repair: $2500.

It's all replaceable data but it would take a lot of time and effort.

This is the repair site's report:
Media: Seagate / NA0KP7ZT
Media Failure Details:
Disk Head Failure
Rotational Scoring Present (moderate)

The chance of recovery is excellent but...the cost. Gulp!

Anyone know of a lower cost alternative or have another suggestion? A magic wand, perhaps?

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Help with detachable hard drive repair. (Original Post) randome Oct 2013 OP

maybe some ideas here ? caveat emptor of course steve2470 Oct 2013 #1

Thanks, Steve! I'll check those out. randome Oct 2013 #2

The cost sounds about right. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #3

I pride myself on my organizational skills. But this drive somehow escaped me. randome Oct 2013 #4

Going to second (or third) that - if it's really head failure, you're boned. sir pball Oct 2013 #5

Got access to a MAC? whistler162 Nov 2013 #6

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

1. maybe some ideas here ? caveat emptor of course

Reply to randome (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 06:48 AM

Oct 2013

http://hard-drive-recovery-services-review.toptenreviews.com

randome

(34,845 posts)

2. Thanks, Steve! I'll check those out.

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:19 AM

Oct 2013

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hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. The cost sounds about right.

Reply to randome (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:22 AM

Oct 2013

If you got head failure and surface scoring it's pretty well hosed for any easy recovery. It takes special equipment to take it apart and read it.

Things like this is why I make at least TWO backup copies of anything I want to keep.

randome

(34,845 posts)

4. I pride myself on my organizational skills. But this drive somehow escaped me.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 09:15 AM

Oct 2013

(Infinite).
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

sir pball

(4,742 posts)

5. Going to second (or third) that - if it's really head failure, you're boned.

Reply to randome (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 11:29 AM

Oct 2013

It's actually not a terribly technically challenging repair job, it's just that the facilities and equipment aren't exactly Radio Shack level gear - class 100 cleanrooms are few and far between. Other than that, it's just a matter of opening the drive and putting a new head assembly in.

Of course, if they're saying there's scoring but they can still recover all your data, I'd be leery (or at least going for second and third opinions). That IS magic-wand stuff - scored tracks are pretty much mangled beyond any readability.

whistler162

(11,155 posts)

6. Got access to a MAC?

Reply to randome (Original post)

Sat Nov 2, 2013, 08:13 PM

Nov 2013

Hook it up and see if you can access the data. MAC's read FAT(32) but not in the same way Windows does.

But probably won't work since it sounds like physical problems. We lostr two drives in a raid array and the cost before insurance was about what your quote is.

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