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Hard Drive Recovery in Dublin?

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  • 16-05-2016 6:25pm
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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    My hard drive stopped showing up in Windows explorer a while back. The computer seems to see it in the bios but its not seeing anything else in device manager or disk management. I tried a Sata to USB cable - it installs but no drive.

    I think I may need someone proper to look at this now, does anyone know where I can get it done that won't charge me an arm and a leg?


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    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Computers unlimited in phibsboro but expect to loose your head as well.


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    bluferbl
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    Drive Rescue www.datarecoverydublin.ie

    ...will cost an arm and leg.


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    CreepingDeath
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    Or for $89 try SpinRite.

    I've listened to the "Security Now" podcast for over 8 years, by Steve Gibson the guy that wrote SpinRite. Each week they've a small segment for a testimonial from people who got their data recovered by SpinRite and he's an honourable fellow, I don't believe he's making it up.

    This sounds like an ideal situation.
    If the BIOS detects it, then SpinRite should run against it.
    It's a live CD boot disk.


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    ED E
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    bluferbl wrote: »
    Drive Rescue www.datarecoverydublin.ie

    ...will cost an arm and leg.

    Used them before, professional blokes.
    CreepingDeath wrote: »
    Or for $89 try SpinRite.

    I've listened to the "Security Now" podcast for over 8 years, by Steve Gibson the guy that wrote SpinRite. Each week they've a small segment for a testimonial from people who got their data recovered by SpinRite and he's an honourable fellow, I don't believe he's making it up.

    This sounds like an ideal situation.
    If the BIOS detects it, then SpinRite should run against it.
    It's a live CD boot disk.

    While SpinRite is an absolute killer, can't wait for 6.1 after SQRL is done, I'm not sure from Zascars description if the controller is playing ball or not.


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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Thanks lads I'll try spinrite, I'd love to be able to fix this without paying a fortune to a recovery place. I called one, they wont even give you an estimate - which means they'll have you over a barrell


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    ED E
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    Does diskmanagement see the disk(even as raw)? If not its unlikely Spinrite will be able to either.


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