Hard Disk just stopped working! :(

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:42 am

ARGH!! This morning my computer couldn't get past the IDE detect in the boot sequence. My brand new (maybe 3 months old) Maxtor 120 gig disk just makes a noise like something is jammed and then nothing....

@#$#$^%$%&^&&$@#@$%&&!!!!!

What the fuck?! Anyone have any experience with something like this? I guess I should return it to where I bought it but I need my data! I have some things backed up but not everything. GRRRRR!!

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:45 am

I have heard people freezing the disk ? (But I haven't ever done this). Also the drive on my reasonably new IBM laptop died last week - I managed to boot it up again after giving the thing a good thump. Saved some vital data, then that was it - total death.

Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:53 am

Both ways has been used with succes by a number of people.

1) freezer - back-up - thrash.
2) bump it - back-up - thrash.

Some companies are supposed to be able to recover data from dead drives. It is not an inexpensive way to go though.

Sorry to hear about it

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 8:46 am

well, it's in the fucking freezer now...

Luckily I had most of my audio and song data backed up on a second drive, but not my samples and stuff...

I just hope it works for 20 minutes so that I can get that stuff off...

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:10 am

Good luck KoS!

I lost about four song's worth of data ("work-in-progres") when I upgraded my MOBO recently...

Note to self: follow my own advice in future!

My own advice being...if there's any data at all on my HDDs which is important and cannot be restored from elsewhere it should be backed up, else considered good as lost. HDDs can fail at any time (and do).

Royston

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:59 am

Keep my fingers crossed!!!!!!!!

Post by **hubird** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:02 am

The freezer could work, http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic ... orum=31&23
Wish you luck!

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:13 am

I'm praying for it to work

How long should I keep it in the freezer?

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:42 am

Wow! It actually worked! Wether it was the freezing or the right good slapping I gave it during boot up, it did start up!
I managed to get most of the files I wanted before it stopped working again so I'm gonna put it back in the freezer and see if it works a seconds time.

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:31 am

Grand!

When it totally packs in, take the insides out and use it to make HDD-shaped ice lollies.

Also - the magnets inside a HDD are excellent fun to play with...

Royston

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:46 am

Well, I was actually thinking of sending it back to the shop and receiving a new one since it's still under warranty but thanks for the tip

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:57 am

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:42 pm

Second run succesfull! I have almost all my data copied now (including my extensive porn collection

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King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:36 pm

it gets weirder...the disk seems to be fully functional again after all this.
I still don't trust it though...

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:09 pm

In the times of ATARI 800XL I sometimes (warm days, above 30 Celsius degrees) had to put the taperecorder (you know, there were options to have a floppy drive (for pro users) or a tape recorder) to the freezer to get it to work

I wonder what devices will we put in the freezer in 2020

BTW good to hear you saved your beauties, King

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samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:12 pm

On 2004-03-25 11:31, Counterparts wrote:
Also - the magnets inside a HDD are excellent fun to play with...

What about making the disks a car gadget? CDs are common while HDD disks not