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August 11th, 2006
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EmuAddict-_-;;
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Harddisk recovery/repair?
Can anyone tell me how to fix a harddisk. It's seagate 80GB IDE 7200RPM. The IC on board had burn that made the HD motor can't spin anymore. Is it possibble to replace the board with others board with the same brand(seagate) even the capacity(etc. 120GB) is different? I want to recover my files in that HD. Anyone?
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August 11th, 2006
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War Games coder
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Florida
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It's doubtful... the firmware on the drive keeps track of drive geometry... if it's not the exact same model, it probably won't work. Check e-bay for another of the exact same model if it's no longer on the market.
EDIT: Also, bear in mind that the firmware also tracks data like bad sectors and such... I wouldn't guarantee that it would work even if you did replace the board with an exact copy given that there's unique data to the drive being stored
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August 12th, 2006
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General of Tangerines
Join Date: Jun 2001
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You are out of luck.
If the chip on the hard drive has burned it's no good replacing the chip on the hard drive. You have to go to an expert and retrieve those files.
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August 12th, 2006
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Let's go! Come on!
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Hmmm, some quick help pages on that. Hope it helps. Better than quoting and stating, i'm not that confident without my analysis devices.
There's also HDD repair companies and services that can recover data for you too. http://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Q_20670529.html Hard Drive ressurection Hard Drive repair options Saving a dead HDD 200 ways of reviving dead HDD |
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August 20th, 2006
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Iran Pogi
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Stanmore
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u can get a replacement board for ur drive here, f they dont hav it email them and they will look some 4 u. u must provide them with the exact model of ur drive, firmware etc.
http://www.softcom.com.my/ |
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August 20th, 2006
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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I'd just RMA the drive if it's still under warranty. Chances are you'll have to get by without your old files and get a newer better drive. Last time I checked, getting a hard drive professionally repaired was very, very expensive.
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August 20th, 2006
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EmuAddict-_-;;
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sarawak, Malaysia
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Thanks Hard core Rikki, nice tips there. I'm going to try change the board.
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