Hard drive erro

[snail]

So....the mother in law's ****ing cat knocked my external 2TB over, now the dam thing just sounds like it is attempting to read the disks and every few seconds starts again, but in a very soft sound....as if the disks are not spinning at full capacity. Is there any way i can try and sort it out or is this the end of 2TB worth of stuff?

Edit: im going to put some of my lead in that cat...will only cost about R5 worth, but 1 is more than enough lol.

 

[bullzeye.za]

Don't blame the cat, what were you thinking putting the disk in a place that it could be knocked over? Externals especially need to be well protected from accidents, preferably in a laying-down position.

With regards to repairs, contact SouthBit on this forum, he's helped numerous people recover their data after it was assumed to be lost.

Good luck!

 

[Keegan]

You can get it repaired or the data recovered...
But it'll be cheaper to buy a new one if the data is not that important.(about R5000 important)

 

[snail]

Hard drive was very far away from edge of wall unit so how on earth it was able to fall off i have no idea. The only theory i have is that the cat must of climbed in between the cables and got stuck and tried to scramble out of there in a hurry and pull everything along with it.

 

[ChocolateBadger]

Hate cats, stupid things always walk/play around computers. Get a dog, at least they stay on the floor. You HDD shouldn't have been that damaged but if its still under warrenty, get it replaced.

 

[PsyWulf]

Stick in the fridge and try it again,if that doesn't allow you to at least access the data get a new one or if it was critical data get SouthBit to recover it

 

[SouthBit]

Don't put it in the fridge or freezer - please. If the data isn't worth R3k - R4k then replace the drive. If the data is of value to you then recovery can be attempted. Problem is that it's been powered on/was powered on when it was knocked over. There is a damaged head/heads (slider to be more specific) and this would have damaged one or more areas of the platter/s. The more you power it up the less likely the chance of successful recovery.

Have a look here to see what I mean by which part is damaged. http://www.southbit.co.za/inside-a-hard-drive/

 

[grim]

Don't blame the cat, what were you thinking putting the disk in a place that it could be knocked over? Externals especially need to be well protected from accidents, preferably in a laying-down position.

With regards to repairs, contact SouthBit on this forum, he's helped numerous people recover their data after it was assumed to be lost.

Good luck!

You clearly don't have a cat, they are evil little fckers.

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