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Hard drive failure imminent, I have a question!?!

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CLLC
CLLC Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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edited 11 May 2010 at 5:08PM in Techie Stuff
Hi MSE's :hello:

I've had to replace my hard drive as it was detected by S.M.A.R.T that the hard drive will imminently fail. The problem is all my data is still on the hard drive and it won't boot up for me to retrieve it :eek:

I have the idea disabling the SMART detection may allow me to retrieve some data but my laptop (HP 6720s) doesn't have the option in the BIOS to disable it. Any idea how I can?

Or any idea how I can retrieve my valuable data?

Thank you very much

Carl

P.S. I have tried to attach the HDD to the computer via the USB but the drive is detected just fails to open and be explored

P.S.S. It will definetly not boot into Windows whether it be Safe mode etc. :)
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  • Gallstones
    Gallstones Posts: 132 Forumite
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    If you have attatched the drive via a USB adapter, this bypasses smart and should be able to be opened. In this case you have stated that it cant, and that usually means that the the partition table is broken. You can try certain programs to try and recover the partition tables but this can be flakey. let me know how you get on.
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  • CLLC
    CLLC Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    Thanks for the reply! so that smart theory is out the window :D

    Upon attaching it to USB it says I need to re-format it before I can use it (but even that fails).

    Can you name me any free software that may help then?

    Thanks!
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  • Gallstones
    Gallstones Posts: 132 Forumite
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    I have some at home, will check when ive finished work.
    Here today, hospital tomorrow :(
  • CLLC
    CLLC Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    Gallstones wrote: »
    I have some at home, will check when ive finished work.

    Ah thanks :beer:
    In the mean-time if anyone else has any suggestions, fire away!
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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 11 May 2010 at 6:44PM
    If it's detected by the bios, you may have more luck attaching it internally inside a desktop, are you talking about a failed laptop drive, and you have a desktop available?

    Alternatively, a linux boot CD may be able to read it, such as avg rescure disk
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  • CLLC
    CLLC Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    closed wrote: »
    You may have more look attaching it internally, are you talking about a failed laptop drive, and you have a desktop available?

    Thanks for the reply,

    I'm talking about a failed laptop hard drive , which I have attached internally to a laptop and externally to a laptop via USB. I have also attached it externally to a desktop with no such luck :)
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  • Esqui
    Esqui Posts: 3,414 Forumite
    Try getting a copy of Hirens http://www.hirensbootcd.net/download.html
    (dowload the ISO and then copy to a CD).

    If you have a spare hard drive, you could use something like Norton Ghost to copy an image over. If not, there are some other utilities that may be useful
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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    When you boot with it in the laptop, what happens.
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  • totalsolutions
    totalsolutions Posts: 3,110 Forumite
    Have you tried freezing it yet?
  • TonyMMM
    TonyMMM Posts: 3,423 Forumite
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    CLLC wrote: »

    Upon attaching it to USB it says I need to re-format it before I can use it (but even that fails).

    Thanks!

    Do not format it or even try to format it ....that will only make it more difficult to retrieve anything.
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