Re: [Staffslug] data recovery

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,