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DVTimes · 01-24-2014, 01:40 AM

an old pc harddrive is going click click click and notr loading windows.

i am guessing its dead.

NemesisEnforcer · 01-24-2014, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DVTimes

an old pc harddrive is going click click click and notr loading windows.

i am guessing its dead.

Usually. Data recovery folks can rebuild it for $700.

lucas131 · 01-24-2014, 02:28 AM

yes it is something with hardware, if you have good tech guy who can find same hdd with good mechanical parts, think he can repair it for you no prob ... thats what my friend is doing for me ...

have luck

JockoHomo · 01-24-2014, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lucas131

yes it is something with hardware, if you have good tech guy who can find same hdd with good mechanical parts, think he can repair it for you no prob ... thats what my friend is doing for me ...

have luck

Actually if the problem is internal (and usually clicking is internal mechanics failing) it will have to be repaired in a "clean room" which most repair places do NOT have as they are quite expensive to maintain with the micron level air filtering that needs to be done. It is usually a specialized repair as mentioned above and the cost could run that high.

I recommend using your back ups with a new HD and if the data was not backed up then you will indeed need the services of a data recovery expert. Good luck!

lucas131 · 01-24-2014, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JockoHomo

Actually if the problem is internal (and usually clicking is internal mechanics failing) it will have to be repaired in a "clean room" which most repair places do NOT have as they are quite expensive to maintain with the micron level air filtering that needs to be done. It is usually a specialized repair as mentioned above and the cost could run that high.

I recommend using your back ups with a new HD and if the data was not backed up then you will indeed need the services of a data recovery expert. Good luck!

oh ok i understand, looks like i had another problem then

dont think my friend have micron level air filtering room

seeandsee · 01-24-2014, 04:13 AM

old bitch is dead, it goes with the years

Zeiss · 01-24-2014, 05:20 AM

http://hddguru.com/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/

good luck

InfoGuy · 01-24-2014, 05:32 AM

Yes, it's failing. Stop using it and copy it over to a new HDD with Norton Ghost. Stick your HDD in the freezer for 10-15 minutes before you start copying.

Markul · 01-24-2014, 05:54 AM

I Hate HDDs failing. If I had a buck for every HDD that's failed over the years I'd have at least enough to get a keg of beer and a family sized pizza.

Good luck with it!

MrGusMuller · 01-24-2014, 05:59 AM

click click click I doubt!
click click click click yes!

DVTimes · 01-24-2014, 06:03 AM

i thought so

at least everything is backed up

i just lost a few emails that would have been nice to keep

but 99.99% was backed up.

i had bought a new laptop so i had copied all the files i wanted from one to the other.

its still sucks.

but that pc was on almost 24/7.

i wonder if the new digital ones fail.

DVTimes · 01-24-2014, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by InfoGuy

Yes, it's failing. Stop using it and copy it over to a new HDD with Norton Ghost. Stick your HDD in the freezer for 10-15 minutes before you start copying.

i read that freezing thing is an old wives tail. i do not think will copy.

when i have time i may see if it will plug into my laptop using a hd box thing.

DVTimes · 01-24-2014, 06:06 AM

i know if its just the circuit board that all you do is find a spare and swap them. but in most cases its machanical.

its why i back everything up.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 01-24-2014, 07:08 AM

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DamianJ · 01-24-2014, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DVTimes

i read that freezing thing is an old wives tail. i do not think will copy.

Yes, but you are very stupid.

It's been tested many times and proven to work.

http://www.geeksugar.com/Freezing-Br...e-Data-2147290

Zeiss · 01-24-2014, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

iSpyCams · 01-24-2014, 08:09 AM

The clicking you are hearing is a really bad sign. Inside your hard drive is a similar setup to a Vinyl record turntable, but much smaller and with much more precision. The arm that holds the "needle" is either damaged or out of calibration or alignment and is not going where it's supposed to go. Each click is potentially damaging it further. It is unlikely that other software is going to allow you to read it, since you don't have a software problem you have a hardware malfunction, so unless its being caused by software AND the current damage is not too severe, software isn't going to fix it.

It's like your car is broken down and you think a different driver might be able to get it to run.

InfoGuy · 01-24-2014, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Markul

I Hate HDDs failing. If I had a buck for every HDD that's failed over the years I'd have at least enough to get a keg of beer and a family sized pizza.

Good luck with it!

I only use Western Digital Black HDDs and they have been extremely reliable. IMO, they're definitely worth the extra money.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DVTimes

i read that freezing thing is an old wives tail. i do not think will copy.

when i have time i may see if it will plug into my laptop using a hd box thing.

Old wives have tails?

Yes, it does work. An electrical engineer taught me that trick. Again, it's just to keep the HDD working long enough to retrieve the data.

bigluv · 01-24-2014, 04:53 PM

a) stop buying seagate drives
b) I've found in 90% of cases I've been able to get it to come up "just one more time" to copy shit off. Except in RAID and enterprise environments.

Nasty · 01-24-2014, 07:19 PM

Identify sounds by drive manufacturer

http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php

InfoGuy · 01-25-2014, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by bigluv

a) stop buying seagate drives

+1 .....

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