[SGVLUG] recommendations on local (Pasadena) data restoration services?

[Dustin Laurence]

On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 09:31:34PM -0700, Bryan Backer wrote:
> 
> I just tried to use a Knoppix 5.0.1 liveCD to read data off an
> unreponsive Win2000 box, but Knoppix has read errors on
> the hard drive and won't/can't detect the filesystem
> type, so cannot mount it.

A couple of things to try:

1. Mount it (read-only for safety) with the filesystem type specified.

2. Put the disk drive in the freezer for a few hours and try again.  I'm
not kidding--supposedly sometimes a drive on the edge of failing
completely can run error-free for a while when cold.

Dustin
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