Re: [Staffslug] data recovery

On 10/04/07, Kevanf1 <kevanf1(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > On 10/04/07, Andrew Edwards <edwards.andrew(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > the drive isn't recognized by the bios, infact when the drive is in > > the machine.. it wont get to the bios even... however, when power is > > applied you get a spool up and it'll try to read, and fail..it > > actually needs the ceramic disk ripping out and put in a new drive.. > > the motor is a bit nackered and i think the read head is done too.. > > > > In which case it will have to be done in a proper clean room. Unless > the firm you have tried doesn't actually know this information then > they are either super cheap (rings alarm bells) or they simply do not > know what they are doing. Honestly, every 'reputable' firm I have > ever known who will take on this type of work will charge in the > thousands not the hundreds. > > However, in saying that, you could always 'attempt' to do a DIY job. > But, beware!!!! The read write heads on a hard drive are separated by > mere microns from the platters. It really is an ultra delicate job. > Hit that platter even lightly and you may recover any data at all. > That is why the 'reputable' firms charge so much. It is a highly > technical and skilled job. > > Andrew, Post ALL the numbers on the drive. If it's not too new one of us may have one. Then it's only a mechanical job swapping bits. Anything someone put together can be repaired. Stuart _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug