HDD not recognised...

Windy1999 · 03-08-2006, 12:54 PM

My second HDD has stopped being recognised, it has been making some funny sounds latley and I think it's died. Is there any way to recover the date on there?
I've heard putting it in the fridge/freezer can help...??

sonicolin · 03-08-2006, 03:26 PM

if your hard drive has died and you cant access it then there is no way to recover any data on it
putting it in the fridge or freezer wont work either

Tumbleweed36 · 03-08-2006, 06:25 PM

Hi,

There are some times when a drive makes a noise that indicates that metal is touching metal, putting it in a bag in a freezer for about twenty minutes or so can make it work for a while until it warms up again. What happens is that the metal will contract and the arm inside will move until it expands and scrapes again.

Move it from the freezer to the computer quickly and then do that same thing a couple of times until you get your data. What the heck can you lose by trying that. I have done that with more than one drive and retreived data from them. If it works in my shop, it can work for you in specific cases. It is not 100 percent sure and probably not even 25 percent sure, but it does work at times. Worth a shot in severe cases.

However, why not download the utility for your drive first and see if there is something that the utility might be able to find and repair. All drive manufacturer's utilities can be found at this link:

http://tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

There are also other causes for a drive to die. You can have a virus, you can have a cable go bad, the ribbon cable connection can come loose...you just need to explore all those options to retreive your data.

**Horse** · 03-10-2006, 05:29 AM

Since you have chosen not to accept PM's I will discuss your ridiculous behaviour in the open forum.

Putting comments such as you have made in this thread are uncalled for and most of all are against the forum rules. If you cannot make a sensible contribution, then kindly opt to say nothing. Desperate users in need of help do react well to sarcasm and obnoxious behaviour.

We are a family oriented forum, please stick to the rules so that we do not need to resort to heavy handed tactics.

03-08-2006, 12:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Windy1999 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 35 OS: XP Pro Sp2	HDD not recognised... My second HDD has stopped being recognised, it has been making some funny sounds latley and I think it's died. Is there any way to recover the date on there? I've heard putting it in the fridge/freezer can help...??

03-08-2006, 06:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,662 OS: XP Professional	Hi, There are some times when a drive makes a noise that indicates that metal is touching metal, putting it in a bag in a freezer for about twenty minutes or so can make it work for a while until it warms up again. What happens is that the metal will contract and the arm inside will move until it expands and scrapes again. Move it from the freezer to the computer quickly and then do that same thing a couple of times until you get your data. What the heck can you lose by trying that. I have done that with more than one drive and retreived data from them. If it works in my shop, it can work for you in specific cases. It is not 100 percent sure and probably not even 25 percent sure, but it does work at times. Worth a shot in severe cases. However, why not download the utility for your drive first and see if there is something that the utility might be able to find and repair. All drive manufacturer's utilities can be found at this link: http://tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 There are also other causes for a drive to die. You can have a virus, you can have a cable go bad, the ribbon cable connection can come loose...you just need to explore all those options to retreive your data. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 03-08-2006 at 06:27 PM.

03-10-2006, 05:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Horse General Manager (Administrator) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Durban South Africa Posts: 4,297 OS: WIN XP PRO My System Blog Entries: 1	Post For ith_iteration Since you have chosen not to accept PM's I will discuss your ridiculous behaviour in the open forum. Putting comments such as you have made in this thread are uncalled for and most of all are against the forum rules. If you cannot make a sensible contribution, then kindly opt to say nothing. Desperate users in need of help do react well to sarcasm and obnoxious behaviour. We are a family oriented forum, please stick to the rules so that we do not need to resort to heavy handed tactics. __________________ Know where you're going in life. You may already be there Last edited by Horse; 03-10-2006 at 05:31 AM.

03-08-2006, 03:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
sonicolin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: salisbury Posts: 37 OS: xp professional	if your hard drive has died and you cant access it then there is no way to recover any data on it putting it in the fridge or freezer wont work either