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hbgal · 04-08-2008, 01:02 PM

I have a thread posted under Windows XP that started with the error message "unmountable boot volume". Bottom line is my hard drive was replaced by Dell. Under advise from this site I installed the old hdd into the computer as a 2nd drive. All connections seem good. It does not show up in My Computer and when I run a hard drive diagnostic test the new drive appears in Drive 0 but it shows "no device" in Drive 1. Shortly after installing it, once again I heard the "click of death" as it had been doing from time to time before the final blue screen error message.

I'd like to know if means the hard drive is "dead" and the data is basically unrecoverable unless I choose to use a professional data recovery service costing lots of money. I have turned off the desktop awaiting further instruction whether there are more steps to pursue or if I should just take the old drive out now and return it to Dell for credit.

Thanks.

04-08-2008, 01:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
hbgal Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 41 OS: XP Pro	hard drive data unrecoverable? I have a thread posted under Windows XP that started with the error message "unmountable boot volume". Bottom line is my hard drive was replaced by Dell. Under advise from this site I installed the old hdd into the computer as a 2nd drive. All connections seem good. It does not show up in My Computer and when I run a hard drive diagnostic test the new drive appears in Drive 0 but it shows "no device" in Drive 1. Shortly after installing it, once again I heard the "click of death" as it had been doing from time to time before the final blue screen error message. I'd like to know if means the hard drive is "dead" and the data is basically unrecoverable unless I choose to use a professional data recovery service costing lots of money. I have turned off the desktop awaiting further instruction whether there are more steps to pursue or if I should just take the old drive out now and return it to Dell for credit. Thanks.