Okay... as previously stated, avoid BestBuy, GeekSquad, AND Microcenter. Tech-Fusion is over by Fresh Pond, and they specialize in data recovery from bad drive, but they are very expensive. I have also had several issues of customers coming to me after Tech-Fusion couldn't recover their data without more in-depth work and more associated costs (That the customer just didn't want to spend), and I was able to pull the data off without much trouble. In one other instance, Tech-Fusion had attempted to swap out the circuit board with a total different model board, then forget to swap it back. I had to call them to get the actual original board back!
So... Tech-Fusion has some issues, but they aren't as bad as the others.
All that said; you do need to be careful about how much you are attempting to get the drive up and running. It may be that the drive is really head-locked now, and there really won't be any way to recover without pulling the platters out in a clean-room and swapping them to a new identical drive. That's a LOT of money, and it sounds like maybe not worth it for you right now.
If you'd like to shoot me an e-mail with the Make/Model # of the drive, and if possible the part number and REV # on the circuit board, I can see if I may have an identical board in my stash. That's really the best first step if the drive won't show up if attached to another system via USB or secondary chain.
I've done a LOT of drive recoveries, and I'd be happy to help you out if you'd like. It doesn't mean that I CAN recover your drive, but I'm happy to try.
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Date: 2008-01-08 09:55 pm (UTC)So... Tech-Fusion has some issues, but they aren't as bad as the others.
All that said; you do need to be careful about how much you are attempting to get the drive up and running. It may be that the drive is really head-locked now, and there really won't be any way to recover without pulling the platters out in a clean-room and swapping them to a new identical drive. That's a LOT of money, and it sounds like maybe not worth it for you right now.
If you'd like to shoot me an e-mail with the Make/Model # of the drive, and if possible the part number and REV # on the circuit board, I can see if I may have an identical board in my stash. That's really the best first step if the drive won't show up if attached to another system via USB or secondary chain.
I've done a LOT of drive recoveries, and I'd be happy to help you out if you'd like. It doesn't mean that I CAN recover your drive, but I'm happy to try.
eldergoth AT gmail