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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/12/2019 8:49 AM, Sergio Chaves
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<div>Hi all, it has been a long time since I last posted here.
Job changed, got away from Linux servers setup and all the
good stuff, mostly Windows stuff around here. Not much time to
play with it anymore due to traveling <sobbing/choking>
and the only thing left is my home gig - a couple servers and
my personal laptop <picking myself up as "she" is looking
at me now>.</div>
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<div>Windows 8.1 (Wife did not like 10). Put a Seagate 4TB drive
for her pics only maybe 2 years ago. HDD locked up
unexpectedly, with no warning signs whatsoever. Backups are
done 3 x week BUT, "she" forgot to mention that it has been
failing for the past two weeks - she has been very busy ;-) -
and she has been hitting the "Cancel" button <my fault for
not asking if everything is working fine to remind her>.</div>
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<div>For some strange reason, the OS will not boot if HDD is
connected; it crashes hard at boot and Windows offer the
Repair Tools to fix it. Removing the drive allows it to boot
normally. <br>
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<div>Recovery systems as well as Live CDs shows the HDD
available but cannot mount it and no significant error message
in logs, just "cannot mount drive".</div>
<div>Thinking about either a) Install OS on different PC and add
the drive as "Slave" or b) Buying a SATA2USB converter and try
mounting it as an USB device. Anything else you can suggest or
is it time to throw the towel and send it somewhere for
recovery? If recovery, any places you can suggest?</div>
<div>In the old days, I used to tap the HDD a bit (or a lot) and
would spin back to life enough for me to mount it and get what
I need off of it. Haven't tried that yet because I do not know
how these newer drives behave.<br>
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<div>I am not yet on desperate mode but just started to remove
all the cutlery and potential harmful silverware from near me,
just in case :-) .</div>
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<div> Hello ALE, I am new to the list and hoping to make it to
one of the meetings after the holidays. <br>
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Sergio, Have you determined if the drive is spinning up? If not
spinning, a little bump might be just what it needs. You will not
be able to recover anything with out the spin.<br>
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