[PLUG] data recovery from broken hard disk drive

[wes]

if you're going that route, you need to verify that the firmware version is
the same as well.

This is often printed on the label on the drive..... but sometimes it isn't.
Good luck with that!

I have had it work for me once.

-wes

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Tim Garton <garton.tim at gmail.com> wrote:

> If it is just the drive controller that is bad, a trick that I have
> employed
> a few times is buying an identical drive and swapping the drive
> controllers.  It's an easy procedure, usually just requires a small philips
> screwdriver.  However, you have to make sure you buy an identical drive
> (i.e. same product code), not just the same capacity drive from the same
> manufacturer.
>
> -Tim
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Don Buchholz <buchholz at easystreet.net
> >wrote:
>
> > Co-worker asked if I had any recommendations for recovering files from
> > a personal computer hard drive that won't spin up any longer.  I been
> > fortunate enough to not need such a service anytime in the last 10-15
> > years,
> > so didn't have any suggestions.  He did find a pointer to these guys in
> > Google:
> >
> >    * SalvageData -- http://www.salvagedata.com/
> >
> > I told him I would ask about to see if anyone had opinions on these guys'
> > work, or recommendations for/against any other services that you've used.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > - Don
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