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How to recover crashed hard drive?

chie, on Monday May 26, 2008 11:56:50 AM 
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My hard drive crashed after removing a virus. also encounted slow pc performance. how can i recover all my data, i tried to slave my hard drive but has local disk error, when i click open a message "do you want to format it now?" appears. please advice, i really need to recover my data. thanks in advance.

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ckiran04, on Monday May 26, 2008 02:35:24 PM
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Search ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,getdataback,,,,,,,,,,,,, software from goggle and download it,through that software u can get ur files back,,,,,,,

   
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hannah5945, on Friday May 30, 2008 04:45:48 AM

Hey, have you ever heard about http://www.diskemergency.com it’s also one of the best among the all data recovery service providers. It has many ways to recover our data from any disk. Hope this will work out for you.
All the best!

   
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markam, on Friday May 30, 2008 05:52:53 AM
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If it's hard for u to recover your data using softwares , try to use your hdd as external device then acces it from another computer where u'd be able to transfer your data to the local hdd ;

   
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Avaran, on Saturday August 9, 2008 10:58:39 AM

How does one use the hdd as external device? Pull it out, Open another pc and connect it and set it slave? Can it be done in a laptop?

   
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ukpunk1, on Monday August 25, 2008 12:46:58 PM

He means an external HDD housing, whether it be a 2,5 or 3,5 inch HDD. Usually connects by USB to host CPU. I have the same problem. I have a Local Disk problem, in my case, drive F:, that I cannot access the data. (crashed) I will be deinstalling it from my Vista PC into an external HDD housing to see if I can view the contents under Windows XP. If not, I will try and continue with data recovery software.

   
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Amanda, on Sunday August 31, 2008 03:30:02 AM

I am dealing with a similar problem. I have pulled the harddrive out of my computer (XP) and have it in an external casing so I can hopefully get my data from it. However when we tried hooking up the new monitor to the old computer it says no-input signal...so my question is...can I hook the external HDD (XP) up to my laptop which uses VISTA and use an external harddive to access/retrieve the data lost?

In case that confuses anyone trying to help:

(New computer that fails to boot that has its hardrive now in an external casing was an XP
old computer that the new monitor won't load is an XP
Laptop is new and it is using VISTA )

   
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candy1111, on Wednesday August 27, 2008 06:42:10 AM

Hi, Do you guys know EASEUS Data Recovery Wiizard? It can do the job well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Besides, the sooner you try to recover your lost data, the more successful you'll be.
Hope this imformation is helpful!!

   
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pearl23, on Tuesday September 2, 2008 11:58:37 AM
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I have used stellar phoenix data recovery software to recover my corrupted data.You can try this software its very easy to use and provides good recovery solution.Firstly use the free demo version in which you will able to see the preview of your recoverable file.Once you see the preview go for full version to complete your recovery.
http://www.stellarinfo.com/

   
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kanishka, on Tuesday December 30, 2008 06:10:44 AM

Hello

This is bad Recovery Software i am also try but i have no good response and i was lost my partition and money

This is Bad Stellar Bad site & made bad software

So i 'll suggest you dont use this software

BAD BAD BAD.....................

   
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Fred Wilson, on Friday December 19, 2008 06:07:04 AM
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Dear chie, I have facing the same problem with my crashed hard drive. my hard drive accedentally crashed and all of my data off from my computer. I have seach all the forums for data recovery and talk with others then most of peoples recommend Recover Data Software Company Product. then i will try this recovery software and this software scans my crashed hard drive 2-3 hour's and then show me the recovered data list. In this list all of my files are there. and then i purchase this software in USD 69 for home user license.
I am fully satisfy with this software to get back all my data.
So i also recommended to all who face this probelm
Download this software from : http://www.recoverdatasoftware.com/recover-windows-files

Fred Wilson
Washignton

   
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kanishka, on Tuesday December 30, 2008 06:12:42 AM
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Hello

This is good Data Recovery Software & good Response

Thanks

Recover Data Software http://www.recoverdatasoftware.com/


Thanks!

Good Luck...................

   
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Burnick, on Thursday January 15, 2009 05:28:14 AM

I suggest you use TEST_DISK from cgsecurity, its free and very effective wiki it first, caution though as it can write over the data.

Personally using this software for about 4 HDD's data recovery very succesful. Learn how to use it, that data on your computer would still be there just try to rebuild the path to get to them <wink>

1. chkdsk
2. testdisk
3. fix MBR
4. use system restore and back up's for the MASTER OS that you would connect your HDD to
4. repair ntldr and ntdetect, after you install SYSTEM RECOVERY

CHEERS!
its not what you know, its who you know. good job in reaching out for help.

   
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medo, on Friday January 23, 2009 12:08:13 AM

I want any soulotion for my proplep : while i setup new windows in my H.D by false the (D:\)Partion formated (full format) and i lost my all fils ; i got software to recover but some of my files not run
please help me

   
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Eric, on Friday January 23, 2009 03:35:35 AM

I proved a lot of software, the only one that works is TEST FILE and it is FREE ¡¡¡¡ If you wanna recover media files, try pothorec

   
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stuart, on Monday January 26, 2009 12:07:30 PM

I need to replace the operating system on my pc. How do i retreive my personal things on my hardrive like my itunes,bank accounts etc.

Thanks, Stuart

   
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NickNYC, on Sunday February 15, 2009 08:30:39 AM
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DONT TURN IT ON. (If it failed do to a "Head Crash" and you keep it on or keep turning it on/off you'll kill it for good!)

DONT INSTALL ANYTHING ON THE DRIVE THAT FAILED. (It will write over everything like recording over a Video Tape).

DONT TRUST RETAIL DATA RECOVERY SOFTWARE AS A FIX ALL...
Some of them might show you a list of files that they claim they can recover, but when you buy the registration Key to Recover your Data... the program Recovers random areas of the Disk (Garbage) and names the (fake recovered) files after the files that you lost... once you try to open them you realize that the program didn't recover anything.
It just looked like it did or could before you bought it. Anyone can get the Deleted file list... recovering them is a whole other ballgame.

If you know what you're doing.... And you're shure its not a "Head Crash"... Hook up the Hard Drive to another computer and try some of the Data Reocvery software that allows you to recover 1 or 2 files to see if it works
before y ou buy it... (even then its still not definete if it will recover everything).

If you dont know what you're doing and dont have the gear... save your Time, Money and Stress.. and bring it to the
Pros... I brought my 1TB External Drive to these guys and they got files back even after a fall down 2 flights of stairs lol.

http://www.EpicDataRecovery.com

   
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JSD, on Wednesday February 18, 2009 05:19:46 PM

Easeus Data recovery wizard is a nice software for this job.
it can recover deleted files and can recover full drive....
just dont add anything to the HDD otherwise the data pointers will be lost and you will not be able to recover the data properly.....
hope this information helped you......

   
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wizkids, on Thursday March 5, 2009 12:47:31 PM

If you just bought a new hard drive and you want to install it first if its and IDE hard disk change the jumper cap to master, slave or cable select as you wish. Master is used when you have may be a CD-ROM drive and you are using one ribbon cable, slave is used when you have two IDE hard disk in one computer and you want the other hard disk to be master may be because you want to back up your files then you can put the jumper cap of the new hard disk on the slave pins. Cable select is use when you want the hard disk to be seen according to which part of the ribbon cable is connected to it. If it’s a SATA hard disk, don’t worry about setting the jumper just use its cable and connect it properly.

Check your power cable
Sometimes a power cable is not properly connected. Make sure that the power cable you are using is good and change the current Molex power cable and use another one to power it

Configure the BIOS
You have to make sure that the hard disk is properly connected and the jumper cap is also properly placed, secondly check the BIOS. You will need to tap a certain key to enter the BIOS settings. This is normally the ESC, F1, F2, F10 or Delete key and is usually indicated on the very first screen when booting the PC. Once in the BIOS make sure the drive shows up in the appropriate place. If the hard disk is the master try detecting it and change the boot sequence to the master as the first boot device, and make sure it is set to Auto Detect the drive.

Check your IDE cable
Sometimes the IDE cable is not properly connected. Get another IDE cable and use it to connect the drives and make sure that it is properly connected.

Check if the drive is spinning
If the hard drive is not spinning, then it may not be getting power. You may need to listen real close to hear it spin, or touch the side with your finger to feel any vibration. If the drive is not spinning, test the power dongle with a multimeter, or try a different power connector. A power supply will often have several Molex connectors not being used. If the hard drive still does not spin up, the drive may be dead.
Sometimes may be something is just wrong with your computer that you can figure, so you have to try the hard disk in another computer before finalizing that its bad.

you can get more from http://online-computer-repairs.blogspot.com/...

   
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Alex, on Thursday June 25, 2009 05:14:57 PM
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Hello kanishka,

I am sorry to say that I had also used this software http://www.stellarino.com/ but my case is totally different to you i had recover my almost 90% data from my formatted hard drive. I don't know why you are doing this i supposed that you want to promote your software though this....and for your information you are breaking the rules of forum.

I think forum admin should take any action regarding this.

   
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 martin, on Friday June 26, 2009 09:08:48 AM

Alex its http://www.stellarinfo.com/ not http://www.stellarino.com/

Ya its like to promote his own software and this is against the forum rules.

What happen to the Administrator of this site?

   
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