SPLN SUX Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 So my sister has a HUGE problem and Im looking to see if the huge expanse of knowledge and talent that CR has to offer, can come through for me this time. Here's the problem... The hard drive in here computer is broken. its not corrupted, not demagnetized, that swing arm inside of the unit itself is broken. She has EVERYTHING to do with here business on there, all of her photos, music, everything. Someone quoted her $2400 to fix it by opening up the case in a clean room, removing the disk drive and swapping it into a unit that did work... is this the fuckin deal or what? Is there someone out there, that can do this, that would help a brother out... I know that someone out there does this kind of stuff but I cant remember who... The main things she wants back, is her business files, and her photos... the rest she doesn't really care if its lost... not as important. All I know is that the HDD is a Western Digital 250GB... any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Nope. Broken HDD hardware = clean room recovery, no two ways around it and no one on here I can tell you has the facilities for this. Why? Been there, done that. $2400 is a deal. I was quoted $7000 last year to recover the HDD in my company laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 HDD recovery is no joke. I am always telling everyone of my friends and family to keep a second drive as pure backup, whether its external, or internal, for all docs, pics, media, programs and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 That's about what it cost my wife a few years back when her server took a shit and the back up failed. I still have the failed drive and swear at it no and then. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimpsy1647545505 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 As others have stated. . . data recovery is a very delicate process, and as such don't come cheap! I personally keep two backup drives of all my important files and photos for reasons like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiumss Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 As some people on CR would say, "Raid 1 FTMFW" Rule number 1 with computers: Always back up files. If your too lazy to back up your files, have a Raid 1 for your system as a minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Yeah, if you are running a business, you damn well should be backing up you stuff on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Ask her how much money she'd lose if all that data was lost forever? I bet the recovery cost would look cheap after that. Then compare the cost of a simple backup solution, and that will look like pocket change. If it's not backed up, it wasn't important; because if it was important, it would be backed up. Just *PRAY* that the malfunctioning arm didn't damage the head and SCRAPE the media from the platters. If that happened, nothing will get the data back. At this point *NOTHING* is guaranteed. Even if you pay $2K, they can't recover data if it's dust or smeared across the platter. Oh yeah, and $2K is a DEAL. Most places I've worked with before charge you $1500+ JUST TO OPEN THE BOX you ship the HDD to them in. Then there's diagnostics, clean-room handling, data recovery, data transfer, and return shipping. I had to quote between $4K and $7K when I was working PCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 they are called backups, cost alot less. try drive rescue, they let you try to get a file for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Curious, how did you come to the concluion that the swing arm is damaged? If you can hear parts inside the case rattling round, she is boned. If it is mechanicly intact, there is a chance you can use R-Studio to recover data, but if a R/W head is toasted or the plter is scrached, no dice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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