hdd issues

[Demenour]

please help people!!
I need to repair my hard disk. My power pin and ide pins are broken and I need them replaced, plus I need all the data recovered on the drive. Anyone with info can contact me on [email protected]

 

[chickenbeef]

ooh, a OPW!

 

[blaaislaai]

Dont think its possible to repair those pins, i think u might be screwed sir

 

[bex.cpt]

Dont think its possible to repair those pins, i think u might be screwed sir

true mate once the pins are broken you are busted. u can go to adata recovery place but they are going to rip you another oraface to retrieve the data off the physical disc!

 

[Thestealth]

Alternatively, get a replacement board from a drive that's stuffed.

 

[rudirautenbach]

I would take it to an electronics repair centre, someone with the right tools (micro soldering iron etc) will be able to do a temp fix for you to access the drive and remove the data.

It has been done before.

 

[Conradl]

I fixed one of my broken pins once by pushing a staple in and wiggling it around. Somebody on this forum fixed it using a sewing pin, search the forum, there's pictures and everything....

 

[PostmanPot]

I used a pin from a PC fan connector:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=158816

 

[ponder]

The board can be removed and the connectors desoldered and replaced.

You could also try hacks with pins and stuff to get a temporary working drive.

 

[Sting]

Where are you? In PE the techie at Eurobyte can fix the pins for you...

 

[Demenour]

I'm in Pretoria. thing is it happened before and I had the HDD repaired. only problem, the place is in Cape Town and I'm not going back there anytime soon. I just want the damn thing to work again.

appreciate the responses though