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Desperate Ideas to Recover Data on Damaged Drive
Thanks for the link; I think I'll try that in a few days, after I've practiced on some cheap drives!- Tiberiusfury
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Desperate Ideas to Recover Data on Damaged Drive
@wahnula What exactly does "PCB" stand for? What are bearings, and how easy are they to replace? Yes, I have taken an old hard drive apart before, but unfortunately did so without a book describing what parts I was seeing. Is there some sort of Maxtor spec guide with descriptions of parts...- Tiberiusfury
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Desperate Ideas to Recover Data on Damaged Drive
Update: I've spent the past couple hours trying Spinrite from a bootable CD-rom. From a freshly-frozen (in a freezer bag) hard drive, SpinRite managed to work to about 3% before slowing down to an infinitely-slow crawl, corresponding with my damaged hard drive feeling very hot. I would estimate...- Tiberiusfury
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Desperate Ideas to Recover Data on Damaged Drive
Hello, I've come to this site seeking ideas -any of them- to get data off of my old Maxtor SATA150 120gb drive. I can provide a better description and technical numbers if anyone thinks they will help. Over the months since my drive suddenly "stopped" working (if I remember correctly, it went...- Tiberiusfury
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