Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com (06/06/90)
It's dead Jim! :) Hello! Our users group BBS has died due to a power supply/hard drive failure. To be more specific our Maxtor 280 Meg HD is toast. Its not bad enough that our group (which is not exactly rich) has lost this drive that we are still paying for, but all the data on it! Does anyone know of any way we can get the data off of this drive? I have contacted Maxtor (They want a total of $775 to 'fix' the drive, which I have no idea when we will be able to get fixed) and was told that we would lose all data, they wont just replace the circuit card on the drive and send it back. We have alot of PD software on the drive that we would rather not loose, ANY ideas... or donations? :) - Doug - Doug_B_Erdely@Cup.Portal.Com
lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (06/06/90)
In <30563@cup.portal.com>, Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com writes: >It's dead Jim! :) > > >Hello! > Our users group BBS has died due to a power supply/hard drive failure. >To be more specific our Maxtor 280 Meg HD is toast. Its not bad enough that >our group (which is not exactly rich) has lost this drive that we are still >paying for, but all the data on it! Does anyone know of any way we can get >the data off of this drive? I have contacted Maxtor (They want a total of >$775 to 'fix' the drive, which I have no idea when we will be able to get >fixed) and was told that we would lose all data, they wont just replace >the circuit card on the drive and send it back. We have alot of PD >software on the drive that we would rather not loose, ANY ideas... >or donations? :) Check out 'jb technologies'. They advertise in Computer Shopper. Give them a call and tel them about it. They should be able to tell you their chances of recovering the data, and will fix the drive itself quite reasonably. I don't know what they would charge for data recovery. -larry -- The raytracer of justice recurses slowly, but it renders exceedingly fine. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
morgan@comcon.UUCP (comcon) (06/10/90)
In article <30563@cup.portal.com>, Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com writes: > > Hello! > Our users group BBS has died due to a power supply/hard drive failure. > To be more specific our Maxtor 280 Meg HD is toast. Its not bad enough that > our group (which is not exactly rich) has lost this drive that we are still > paying for, but all the data on it! Does anyone know of any way we can get > the data off of this drive? I have contacted Maxtor (They want a total of > $775 to 'fix' the drive, which I have no idea when we will be able to get > fixed) and was told that we would lose all data, they wont just replace > the circuit card on the drive and send it back. We have alot of PD > software on the drive that we would rather not loose, ANY ideas... > or donations? :) I had a Hitachi DK511-5 die a month ago after a power failure. The drive refused to spin up. I tried all I could and then called a few places. I found a company in Computer Shopper that repaired hard drives and talked to one of the techs. I specifically told them all I wanted done was the circuit board replaced. He said it could be done, but there'd be no guarantees. I can't remember the name right now, but might find the invoice. Anyways, check some of the places in Computer Shopper. Just tell them you want the electronics checked/or repaired and for them to leave the media alone. Stress that! Ours just about got wiped out cause it wasn't labeled when it came in. If you send it call the company and forcfully remind them to mark the drive so the media is not touched. AS for ours. I got it back, the drive works. Had a ton of read errors on the files and I'm still recovering the data, but most of it is there and can be saved. I believe they charged me around $150 for the repair. Good luck! -- Morgan M. Morgan BITNET: TSMJM@ALASKA.BITNET UUCP: uunet!comcon!morgan CIS: 76164,3477 "Remember....it don't mean shit to a tree!"