Inspiron 8100 Hard drive *stuck -no device detected

[icepilot]

Drive make clicking noise, somebody suggested might be Rotor? Trying sticking in freezer- no luck. No indication previously to impending destruction. IBM 30 GB ATA/IDE no help at IBM, or the buck passed to Hitachi. Any recourse other than HD recovery specialists?
Inspiron 8100
30 GB IBM ATA/IDE
512 RAM simpletech pc133
Bios Ver. A08

 

[helenw]

I just had the exact situation with my Inspiron. Apparently with this particular hard drive in Dell laptops this is a common problem.

If the computer is still under warranty with Dell, they will replace the drive at no charge if you return the defective drive.

I of course needed to get back my data and had to keep the drive to send it off to a data recovery company so I ended up paying $179 to Dell for the drive and $800 to the data recovery people to get back my data.

If you have reached the point where the computer boots and does not recognize there is a hard drive installed, then it is too late to do anything other then replace the drive and send the drive off for data recovery.

helenw
-"All animals except for man know that the ultimate business of life is to enjoy it" Samuel Butler

 

[icepilot]

how was hard drive recovery? Did they trransfer files or apps n files. Can they jus place disc into new drive if undamaged??

 

[helenw]

On my recovery they were able to get back all my information - files, apps, and the like. The way it is done is by opening up the disc, removing the platters inside and using a special device to take the information off each individual platter. I requested to receive my data back on CD but you can request to have the data copied to a new hard drive and they will send it to you that way. Unforunately after they open the hard drive and remove that platters they can not be used again.

helenw
-"All animals except for man know that the ultimate business of life is to enjoy it" Samuel Butler

 

[icepilot]

new update, got adapter for hard drive and hooked up to desktop, it spun! Problem is my motherboard only support one pin set (K8). Sooo... i need an adapter for the 40 pin that is used in my raid so i can plug it into my other adapter end -44 pin. Hard too find such parts If i can find it i will slave it and transfer onto remaing drive

 

[SkipCox]

Here ya go...

http://www.bay-wolf.com/hddadapter.htm

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