[ale] Recovery Services

[Jim]

This is just a stab, but sometimes you can recover a lot by making the drive a 
slave on a Linux box and mounting it from Linux. If the circuits aren't 
fried, Linux won't mind that the system files are destroyed.  What kind of 
failures did he have?

On Wednesday 04 September 2002 10:48 am, Greg wrote:
> My brother just called in a highly distressed mode.  His HD has crashed and
> he is seeking someone to recover it for him.  The OS he uses is Windows 98.
> Yeah, I know, what about the backup, but he is not technically inclined,
> and it is water under the dam anyway.
>
> Western Digital tech support has told him to call a recovery service, that
> there is nothing they can do. So ... does anyone on the list have any
> experience w/ recovery service or can give a recommendation ?
>
> He has tried both Norton and WD's tools and no joy, however the code (from
> the WD website) just says that the SMART routine is not starting, even
> though their advice is to replace the HD.  I am thinking that maybe a low
> level reader could still take something off of the drive and will try that
> before we go the $400 and no promise data recovery path.
>
> There is something of a time factor here (2 days) so I would appreciate any
> prompt responses to either my email: runman at telocity.com or 770-429-5045.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Greg Canter
>
>
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