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Arc

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Hey guys,

My Seagate 1.5TB hard drive failed yesterday (it is not readable on my PC and makes this clicking and hissing sound), I am pretty sure it's a hardware failure and not software, so data recovery is probably only possible if it is done by a lab :(

Have anyone used any labs for hard drive data recovery in the gauteng / mpumalanga area? And any idea how much this normally costs (I have seen some advertise for R1000+ while some say R5000+)?

Thanks in advance!
 
Necropolis

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Data recovery is pricey - you'd probably looking at R5k on the low side.
 
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Arc said:
Hey guys,

My Seagate 1.5TB hard drive failed yesterday (it is not readable on my PC and makes this clicking and hissing sound), I am pretty sure it's a hardware failure and not software, so data recovery is probably only possible if it is done by a lab :(

Have anyone used any labs for hard drive data recovery in the gauteng / mpumalanga area? And any idea how much this normally costs (I have seen some advertise for R1000+ while some say R5000+)?

Thanks in advance!
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http://www.southbit.co.za/
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R3,950 for recovery.

Don't power that drive on any further...
 
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Arc said:
Hey guys,

My Seagate 1.5TB hard drive failed yesterday (it is not readable on my PC and makes this clicking and hissing sound), I am pretty sure it's a hardware failure and not software, so data recovery is probably only possible if it is done by a lab :(

Have anyone used any labs for hard drive data recovery in the gauteng / mpumalanga area? And any idea how much this normally costs (I have seen some advertise for R1000+ while some say R5000+)?

Thanks in advance!
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I have sent you a PM with the company details. I have used them twice, excellent service and only cost me R2200.00(excl)
 
Zuner

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Before anything try a little percussive maintenance, that usually gets the drive to spin up again. and yes i'm being serious.

I've saved many drives from the click of death with a simple small knock.
 
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Zuner said:
Before anything try a little percussive maintenance, that usually gets the drive to spin up again. and yes i'm being serious.

I've saved many drives from the click of death with a simple small knock.
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LOL.
 
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Zuner said:
Before anything try a little percussive maintenance, that usually gets the drive to spin up again. and yes i'm being serious.

I've saved many drives from the click of death with a simple small knock.
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Um. No.
 
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Zuner said:
Tell that to my wd black, and 2 of my work wd blue drives, over 2 years and still running since it had the click of death.
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If an employee did that to one of my company drives, he would be cited for damage to company property.
 
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A clicking drive will 99% indicate faulty heads. I don't see how hitting it can fix the drive? We recover data from drives with faulty heads every day and the only solution is to replace the heads in the lab.

Interested to know about this place that will do a hardware recovery for R2,200? The industry price for recovery on the OP's drive is R4k and above.
 
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SouthBit said:
A clicking drive will 99% indicate faulty heads. I don't see how hitting it can fix the drive? We recover data from drives with faulty heads every day and the only solution is to replace the heads in the lab.

Interested to know about this place that will do a hardware recovery for R2,200? The industry price for recovery on the OP's drive is R4k and above.
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My drives weren't spinning up, after a lot of research some gentle percussive maintenance was recommended and since the data wasn't anywhere near as important as the amount of money it'd cost to send it in I decided to try it.

With the drive plugged in and clicking away one bump on the corner from about 2cm high onto tile and the drive started spinning. And the next drive and the next drive. All which suffered zero data loss and are still working to this day.
 
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Zuner said:
My drives weren't spinning up, after a lot of research some gentle percussive maintenance was recommended and since the data wasn't anywhere near as important as the amount of money it'd cost to send it in I decided to try it.

With the drive plugged in and clicking away one bump on the corner from about 2cm high onto tile and the drive started spinning. And the next drive and the next drive. All which suffered zero data loss and are still working to this day.
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Yip, combined with the freezer method has saved me several times as well.
 
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eg2505 said:
but this is assuming you get something actually happening?

what if you get absolutely nothing when you switch it on? can the freezer or bump method help one there?
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Freezer worked one time for me with a laptop HDD that did nothing when powered up.
 
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See, I'm not the only one, OP give it a shot. At least research it before dismissing it. Could save you thousands of bucks.
 
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