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Crashed Hard Drive - Any hope for self recovery?
It was in a tight 3 1/2 drive mount. The ambient tempurature was probably in the lower 80's. The case was closed (rare for me), but it has pretty good exhaust (large intake fan on back and exhaust fans on top and side). I don't know if this was enough to cause the problem or not. Another...- mcentyre
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Crashed Hard Drive - Any hope for self recovery?
Thanks for the info. I looked at getdataback based on earlier discussion threads, however you need a bootable environment to use it. A friend gave me a bootable WinPE CD (same one discussed on the getdataback website) and I can't boot from it either. What happens to a drive when it overheats...- mcentyre
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Crashed Hard Drive - Any hope for self recovery?
I've had a drive crash and need to know if there're any suggestions for recovery. I've tried alot with no success. It's a personal drive and while the data is important, it's not worth the $ that it would cost for professional recovery. Hardware: 120G Western Digital 8M cache edition. Primary...- mcentyre
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