List of problems/actions:
- PC froze up after I heard “clicking noises,” had to shut down the system (hard).
- My desktop is and/or Windows won’t load in Safe Mode!
- We used a boot-up disk, tried to run chkdsk, process could not finish.
- Took out the drive and tried to copy it (using a slave external drive unit) onto my Maxtor external drive using my laptop.
- The laptop didn’t recognize the slaved drive, but I could hear the drive running.
So, it seems to be beyond that point – but I need/want to get my data! Now WHAT?
Notes from another answer “if it is beyond this point there are companies that in most cases recover the data but it is expensive.”
How expensive and what is able to be done?
Thanks so much for you help!!!
Jayne
Forgot to mention – I did the drive in the freezer trick, didn’t work!
liverpoolscousermarc…
I already opened the PC and used a jump drive to attempt to recognize the the data via my laptop and save my data on my external Maxtor drive.
To who ever asked – the drive that failed is from my Compac desktop: Seagate Model 8T380020A (80 GB).
I have already had the drive replaced and have started the desktop fresh.