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OT - %^#$@& Damn Hard drive

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I turn on my computer this morning and the harddrive starts making this "clicking" sound. :censored:

 

I tried several times just to boot it and it's a no go, the harddrive is a gonner. There goes 40 gb worth of files :cry:

 

I normally copy most of my stuff onto my NAS server but of course I did not do this on a daily basis. :pullhair:

 

So I'm installing a new harddrive and a dvd burner this morning (old cd drive was dead).

 

Oh the joys of installing and configuring a new operating system.... rantrant

 

The moral of this story??? BACK YOUR SHIET UP. :sumo:

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That sucks.

 

What might help you recover files (I bought one on the wekend just in case) is an IDE/SATA to USB external adapter.

 

It lets you connect and power any HD externally and you can usually ull out quite a bit of data.

 

The cost around $25 and worth having around just in case...

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silverage12c

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I tried several times just to boot it and it's a no go, the harddrive is a gonner. There goes 40 gb worth of files :cry:

So, let me guess . . .

 

A couple hundred cover scans, and 39 gb of porn?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:jokealert:

 

Sorry to hear this. Quite a hassle, I'm sure.

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He11blazer

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I turn on my computer this morning and the harddrive starts making this "clicking" sound. :censored:

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In my experience, often caused by an underpowered PSU. Try disconnecting all unnecessary peripherals, USB devices etc, including the internal CD/DVD drive, and then booting.

 

Or, you know, just install a shiny new one. If you still have a problem though, try my suggestion (thumbs u

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Stick the HD in the freezer for a while then put it back in and try to start the computer. It could give you enough to get most or some of your files transfered.

 

Please if you do this, put the thing in a freezer bag first, or you'll get a nice condensation problem on top of your current situ.

 

 

 

Clicking sounds coming from HDDs are not good things. Generally that means the spindle is rubbing against the platter. It's possible a nice deep freeze will contract the metal enough for you to get some files off of it.

 

If your HDD goes without any kind of sound effect, chances are that's due to the power board mounted on the bottom of the HDD. If you can get an identical make and model of that drive, oftentimes you can just unhook the power boards from both and swap them out. This is a trick most folks don't know about but has saved my bacon more than once

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Stick the HD in the freezer for a while then put it back in and try to start the computer. It could give you enough to get most or some of your files transfered.

 

hm

 

Its an old trick, you have to make sure the drive is "frozen" so to speak and you only have one shot to get the info out.

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Stick the HD in the freezer for a while then put it back in and try to start the computer. It could give you enough to get most or some of your files transfered.

 

Put it in a ziplock bag to keep the moisture out

 

Nevermind. Saw Sal said the same thing.

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He11blazer

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Clicking sounds coming from HDDs are not good things. Generally that means the spindle is rubbing against the platter.

 

Ah, but if it's more of a "slide and click, slide and click, slide and click..." sound, it's caused by the HD attempting to spin up but failing and repeating (due to lack of juice) ;)

 

I'll wager this board is as well populated by IT support staff as most technical sites are lol

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Stick the HD in the freezer for a while then put it back in and try to start the computer. It could give you enough to get most or some of your files transfered.

 

hm

 

Its an old trick, you have to make sure the drive is "frozen" so to speak and you only have one shot to get the info out.

 

I'll have to remember that one (thumbs u

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hm

 

I'll have to try this... I just pulled some hardware from another pc I had in the basement and believe it or not it's actually an upgrade (120 gb hd vs 40 hd) lol

 

I'm still in the process of installing and configuring the new OS and software :( But I have placed my old HD in the freezer and will swap them out later :wishluck:

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Stick the HD in the freezer for a while then put it back in and try to start the computer. It could give you enough to get most or some of your files transfered.

 

hm

 

Its an old trick, you have to make sure the drive is "frozen" so to speak and you only have one shot to get the info out.

 

Does it really work ? Or is it another urban legend ?...Is there anybody here who have really recovered data with this trick ? (shrug)

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Ah, but if it's more of a "slide and click, slide and click, slide and click..." sound, it's caused by the HD attempting to spin up but failing and repeating (due to lack of juice)

 

Highly doubtful, and the "PSU is the culprit in a previously working system that still fires up" is a very remote possibility compared to a HD failure.

 

In fact, I've never seen this "selective PSU" occurrence in my lifetime. (shrug)

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Stick the HD in the freezer for a while then put it back in and try to start the computer. It could give you enough to get most or some of your files transfered.

 

hm

 

Its an old trick, you have to make sure the drive is "frozen" so to speak and you only have one shot to get the info out.

 

Does it really work ? Or is it another urban legend ?...Is there anybody here who have really recovered data with this trick ? (shrug)

 

I'll try it :) I have nothing to lose :shrug:

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Ah, but if it's more of a "slide and click, slide and click, slide and click..." sound, it's caused by the HD attempting to spin up but failing and repeating (due to lack of juice)

 

Highly doubtful, and the "PSU is the culprit in a previously working system that still fires up" is a very remote possibility compared to a HD failure.

 

In fact, I've never seen this "selective PSU" occurrence in my lifetime. (shrug)

 

Really? It's worked for me on two occasions, but maybe it's not that common.

 

PS, it's not 'selective'. An underpowered PSU will definitely cause erratic failure of devices. I know you like to be contrary on a range of comic issues, but this is something I actually know about :grin:

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I've seen Floppy Drives cause systemic power failure before, so it's not far-off to have an HDD or PSU cause the issue. Anytime you get electricity in a system, all bets are off

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