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my 1TB harddisk has just suddenly decided to start failing. I can't access it - drive I/O failure according to windows. is there any software out there that could help with the recovery of my files? it's an NTFS partition. :( |
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1TB?? That does seem a bit large. I suggest trying to mount the disc under linux and trying to get at those pesky files. Of course it could be an electrical failure. You can always change the PCB on the disc if that is the case, however you may need to send it back to do this. |
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GetDataBack for NTFS |
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I'm assuming from what you're saying that it's a slave and not a boot drive. And this sounds like a hardware failure, not a fucked up partition. First of all, find out if the drive spins up. Shut down, disconnect the other drives from the ide and power cables, then start up and hear if it spins. If it doesn't spin up, it will cost you hundreds if not thousands to have your stuff recovered by pros. If it spins up, power down again and try connecting it as a slave to another ide channel - like where you normally have a CD connected. Or try it in a USB enclosure if you have one available. |
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i'd assume it's a lacie usb-drive.... (it's actually 2x500gb) |
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Ah, that makes sense. Does it function as some sort of raid array or can the drives be taken out and mounted independently? |
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can't say im happy to hear this, but you know, karma and stuff. |
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nah, it#s just one solid brick.. it#s spinning up, and the files are being recovered with that tool that phobs reccomended. apparently it#ll take a day and 5 hours to complete at the moment (ETA is rising 1 minute per second..) then i have to find places to store everything temporarily :( disaster |
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Never ever buy a lacie drive. |
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yes, don't store the restored files on the same drive. :) |
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it was phobiazero who told me they were good. before i bought it, i posted several threads about high-capacity HDs. thanks for imparting your advice when it was most needed. sound. |
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You're bereting me for not replying to a thread I never saw? Now that's unreasonable. Believe me, if I'd seen a thread with someone recommending Lacie drives, I'd have said something. |
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i distinctly remember you replying in them :) i can dig them out if you wish |
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If Phobiazero told you to jump off a bridge, would youuuu? :D I used to HATE it when people said that to me when I was a kid. ahh |
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please do. i can't believe I wouldn't have said anything. |
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i'm terribly sorry. you actually did warn me about lacie in one of my threads: http://xltronic.com/mb/86990 sorry. i'm not thinking straight and i'm pretty agitated as you can imagine, considering. please accept my apology. |
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Should have gone with the Buffalo. Karma. Bad things happen to people who don't listen to me. |
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damn i only have a 75gb |
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i'm terribly sorry. you actually did warn me about lacie in one of my threads: http://xltronic.com/mb/86990 sorry. i'm not thinking straight and i'm pretty agitated as you can imagine, considering. please accept my apology. |
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phew. I was beginning to doubt my own sanity. though, you didn't need to apologise twice :) |
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oops |
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I will only buy Seagate from now on. and I use Media Tools pro for data recovery. I suspect phob's choice is equally as efficient. |
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or else you'll get FIRED |
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er, right on brother. |
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I need at least 5TB for my collection of Hilarious Videos Stolen music Miscellaneous Cool pictures off of the "web" Other shit |
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Thought for the future: get a USB drive enclosure and put your own choice of hard drive in it - one of the higher spec Western Digitals or something. Drive manufacturers have a shit grade that goes in brandname shitboxes, and a higher grade server model with a higher MTBF. Who knows what was in that lacie unit - I assume it's glued or riveted shit to prevent you finding out without voiding the warranty. |
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My lacie drive broke too, i have a WD one now but I cant really make myself have faith in external hds anymore |
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The only model from WD that I'd recommend is the Raptor. I've had 5-6 previous WD-models which got corrupted. |
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WD are notorious for failing, avoid them like the plague. |
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I have an internal 200GB Seagate Barracuda and an external 250GB Western Digital. So far I have had no problem with either of them. |
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google HDDlife Pro for more info on this excellent software... |
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aw, i hope this is right..wd and it's been working for over two years in total. |
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just around 22407 hours |
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it's going to be twice that in 2 and a half years. hopefuly. |
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sweet software. cheers. i found out, a bit late, that there's still a version of scandisk on windows - "chkdsk".. i cancelled the NTFS recovery software (it was due to take another 2 days) and ran it. it fixed 64KB of bad blocks in a few seconds. talked to a friend, he says don't use the HD until i'm transferring everything off it before i RMA it. cheers for the help. |
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