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Silent_Thunder · 01-26-2007, 03:20 AM

My second HDD isn't recognized by BIOS and is making clicking noises. It was working a little just after the failure, but very slowly and after scandisk, it crashed completely.

While there are some essential files left, what can I do to access the data on this disk? The only crazy thought I have, is to put magnetic data container into a new HDD of the same model. That sounds possible but extremely risky.

What else could be done?
Once again, BIOS doesn't see it and it's making clicking sounds.

01-26-2007, 03:20 AM
Silent_Thunder Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 5,258	HDD failure. What can be done to recover files? My second HDD isn't recognized by BIOS and is making clicking noises. It was working a little just after the failure, but very slowly and after scandisk, it crashed completely. While there are some essential files left, what can I do to access the data on this disk? The only crazy thought I have, is to put magnetic data container into a new HDD of the same model. That sounds possible but extremely risky. What else could be done? Once again, BIOS doesn't see it and it's making clicking sounds.