Comments on: How to recover data from a broken hard drive http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Aaron Walker http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-6/#comment-18060 Aaron Walker Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:26:03 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-18060 I really ned help to recover a hard drive that wasw an external hard drive. my usb port broke off completely and now i cannot get access to the information i need for court and if i lose my kids i will have nothing left to live for. so please help me fix my problem cause i know it can be done but i just don know how to do it \\ Thanks Aaron Walker I really ned help to recover a hard drive that wasw an external hard drive. my usb port broke off completely and now i cannot get access to the information i need for court and if i lose my kids i will have nothing left to live for. so please help me fix my problem cause i know it can be done but i just don know how to do it \\
Thanks Aaron Walker

]]> By: michael http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-6/#comment-18045 michael Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:54:10 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-18045 Thanks!!! i just swapped hard drive casings and voila, it works! Thanks!!! i just swapped hard drive casings and voila, it works!

]]> By: Kyle Turner http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-6/#comment-18039 Kyle Turner Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:43:01 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-18039 Hi Pablo, I have a WD Passport portable hard drive and I've had it for about three years. It was a 320 GB model, and it had been working fine until the last month. The computer refuses to read it. I took it to a Geek Squad member today and they said that the disk does not spin. Is there anyway I can retrieve the data from this hard drive. I have all my music on it, and it would be about $500 or so down the drain. Please help! Thanks! :D - Kyle Turner Hi Pablo,
I have a WD Passport portable hard drive and I’ve had it for about three years. It was a 320 GB model, and it had been working fine until the last month. The computer refuses to read it. I took it to a Geek Squad member today and they said that the disk does not spin. Is there anyway I can retrieve the data from this hard drive. I have all my music on it, and it would be about $500 or so down the drain. Please help! Thanks! :D

- Kyle Turner

]]> By: Shaitian http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-6/#comment-17978 Shaitian Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:57:23 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-17978 I had an interesting problem with my hard drive recently, and i was seeking answers but couldn't find them until i got here and saw your number 4 option and tried it but it didn't work; but after doing that i decided to remove the foam that was put between the hard drive and the hard drive chip and clean the chip off and that fixed the problem instantly. The foam itself had melted onto half the board was was really bad on some of the chips. Someone more tech savvy can probably explain why the foam was hindering the hard drive but i cannot. Hopes this helps someone else. I had an interesting problem with my hard drive recently, and i was seeking answers but couldn’t find them until i got here and saw your number 4 option and tried it but it didn’t work; but after doing that i decided to remove the foam that was put between the hard drive and the hard drive chip and clean the chip off and that fixed the problem instantly. The foam itself had melted onto half the board was was really bad on some of the chips. Someone more tech savvy can probably explain why the foam was hindering the hard drive but i cannot. Hopes this helps someone else.

]]> By: Kelly Dz http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-6/#comment-17951 Kelly Dz Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:56:00 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-17951 This tutorial is wonderful but I am hoping someone can help me with a problem with my external hard drive. When I hook it up to the USB, the computer detects that it is there (it shows up on the task bar with the icon to Safely Remove Hardware) but when I go to My Computer it doesn't show up. I tried to follow another site directions to fix the problem and went to Manage under My Computer and then Disk Management to change the drive it goes to. It says Disk 1 -- Unknown -- Not Initialized and there is a little red arrow pointing down on the icon of the drive. But when I click on Disk 1 Properties it says Western Digital and says it is working properly. When I try to initialize the disk it lets me choose partition style (MBR or GPT). When I click MBR and initialize it says Incorrect Function. So I am at a complete loss. I was going to try cleaning the connectors as suggested but I have no idea how to get it out of the external hard drive casing. ANY help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This tutorial is wonderful but I am hoping someone can help me with a problem with my external hard drive. When I hook it up to the USB, the computer detects that it is there (it shows up on the task bar with the icon to Safely Remove Hardware) but when I go to My Computer it doesn’t show up. I tried to follow another site directions to fix the problem and went to Manage under My Computer and then Disk Management to change the drive it goes to. It says Disk 1 — Unknown — Not Initialized and there is a little red arrow pointing down on the icon of the drive. But when I click on Disk 1 Properties it says Western Digital and says it is working properly. When I try to initialize the disk it lets me choose partition style (MBR or GPT). When I click MBR and initialize it says Incorrect Function. So I am at a complete loss. I was going to try cleaning the connectors as suggested but I have no idea how to get it out of the external hard drive casing. ANY help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Andy http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-6/#comment-17911 Andy Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:28:41 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-17911 hiya hope i can be helped my sata hard drive started making a clicking noise and when it went to boot up i got a black screen saying operating system not found can any 1 help me plz as i have precious data i need to get off it hiya hope i can be helped my sata hard drive started making a clicking noise and when it went to boot up i got a black screen saying operating system not found can any 1 help me plz as i have precious data i need to get off it

]]> By: edu http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-6/#comment-17901 edu Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:21:15 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-17901 My hard drive is making the click of death. How long can i keep it before sending it to the specialist because i do not have the kind of money they are demanding. I hope it can stay for as long as possible. Their charge is more than what i earn in a month, but i have hope of being rich one day.lol. really i do. My hard drive is making the click of death. How long can i keep it before sending it to the specialist because i do not have the kind of money they are demanding. I hope it can stay for as long as possible. Their charge is more than what i earn in a month, but i have hope of being rich one day.lol. really i do.

]]> By: Suril http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-6/#comment-17865 Suril Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:40:12 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-17865 I have a Western Digital My pasport Hard drive and it makes the sound of death,, i tried the refrigerator plan and it didnt work..do i have to send it to recovery center or is there another way around?Thanks I have a Western Digital My pasport Hard drive and it makes the sound of death,,
i tried the refrigerator plan and it didnt work..do i have to send it to recovery center or is there another way around?Thanks

]]> By: kennedy http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-5/#comment-17857 kennedy Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:52:33 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-17857 I am lucky i come a cross your home page interesting I am lucky i come a cross your home page interesting

]]> By: Yura http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/comment-page-5/#comment-17829 Yura Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:48:33 +0000 http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-from-a-broken-hard-drive/#comment-17829 Hi, I dropped my WD passport external hard drive by accident. The blue light of the hard drive is on, it produces interruputed buzzing voiced sounds when it is plugged to the computer (but not clicking sounds) for a few seconds, the computer detects it but the drive is not showing in My computer. It says: the usb mass storage device has malfunctioned. Can I recover my photos in any way? Many thanks Hi, I dropped my WD passport external hard drive by accident. The blue light of the hard drive is on, it produces interruputed buzzing voiced sounds when it is plugged to the computer (but not clicking sounds) for a few seconds, the computer detects it but the drive is not showing in My computer. It says: the usb mass storage device has malfunctioned. Can I recover my photos in any way? Many thanks

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