External Hard Drive Help (IT EXPERTS)
20-07-2006, 01:42 PM
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External Hard Drive Help (IT EXPERTS)
hi peeps, don't know if anyone can help me but about a year ago i purchased an external hard drive, and it has packed up 
...............however is there anyway of recovering the data on there, as i have some photo's that i really need....................
any hel much appreciated...........
...............however is there anyway of recovering the data on there, as i have some photo's that i really need....................any hel much appreciated...........
20-07-2006, 01:47 PM
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How you mean packed up, its a standard drive inside the external box, providing you can find a normal pc with the right connection you should be able to recover stuff.
20-07-2006, 02:23 PM
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Its not being picked up in the connections, and it is not spinning up either........
Is that true about the standard drive, because i will strip it tonight and see if it will fit in the tower..............
At work at the mo but when i get home i will describe the problem in more detail thanks for the reply guys....will get back with more info soon
Is that true about the standard drive, because i will strip it tonight and see if it will fit in the tower..............
At work at the mo but when i get home i will describe the problem in more detail thanks for the reply guys....will get back with more info soon
20-07-2006, 02:38 PM
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Take it out the box and see if it has standard IDE and power connectors, if so, put it in a normal pc case and see if it spins up. If, it doesn't, then it's fucked m8 and you'll be unable to access it.
20-07-2006, 05:55 PM
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There are companies that specialise in getting the data off trashed HD's. Even if it has been torched in a fire they can still get data off it. Off course if its filled with pron you might not want to do that! 
20-07-2006, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith B
There are companies that specialise in getting the data off trashed HD's. Even if it has been torched in a fire they can still get data off it. Off course if its filled with pron you might not want to do that!
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