[SGVLUG] Harddrive Recovery Firms

[John E. Kreznar]

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Mic Chow <zen at netten.net> writes:

> The version of Spinrite that I have does not recognize the damaged
> drive.  I am pretty sure this is because the motherboard can not
> recognize that there is a drive connected; again I have it connected via
> ATA/IDE instead of USB.  I have retried leaving the damaged drive
> connected on the ATA/IDE connector and booting from a Live CD of Knoppix
> 5.01.  This time even the kernel can not recognize the drive.  dmesg
> shows nothing, qparted shows nothing, and neither does sfdisk.

> Am I down to the expensive option?

Someone mentioned replacing just the electronics.  I think that's
worth a try.  Consider: NO software is now recognizing the drive.  But
the drive is spinning.  Sounds like it could be a disconnect at the
electronics.

It's a lot cheaper to substitute known-good electronics first, before
enlisting expensive professionals or cracking the box.  Find a working
compatible drive from which you can borrow the PC board and try it.

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 John E. Kreznar jek at ininx.com 9F1148454619A5F08550 705961A47CC541AFEF13

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