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mr_chin · 02-01-2013, 01:19 PM

One of my storage HDD failed. Prior to failing, it was on endless CHKDSK, it would hit a stage I think something verification and go on forever, reading the drive. So this means that the HDD is actually spinning, that nothing is physically broken.

Now Windows won't even detect the drive when it's plugged in. It's a Seagate and warranty doesn't end until July 2013. The most they'll do is replace it with a new drive, no data recovery.

I assume the board is messed, that's why it's not being detected. I've tried it on my brother's PC but still no luck. Anyone know ways to recover data without spending too much? It's mainly movies and musics I want to recover.

I can

1) Try to repair it myself and void warranty.
2) Send it in and get a new 1TB with loss of data.

PS - It failed when my music playing from that drive froze, causing my whole computer to lag. End tasking the music player didn't work, it would show the music player still in the process list. So I reset my PC and it started CHKDSK on that drive.

02-01-2013, 01:19 PM	#1
mr_chin I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,777 Thanked 1,045 Times in 419 Posts Failed 1,372 Times in 243 Posts	how to recover data from failed hdd One of my storage HDD failed. Prior to failing, it was on endless CHKDSK, it would hit a stage I think something verification and go on forever, reading the drive. So this means that the HDD is actually spinning, that nothing is physically broken. Now Windows won't even detect the drive when it's plugged in. It's a Seagate and warranty doesn't end until July 2013. The most they'll do is replace it with a new drive, no data recovery. I assume the board is messed, that's why it's not being detected. I've tried it on my brother's PC but still no luck. Anyone know ways to recover data without spending too much? It's mainly movies and musics I want to recover. I can 1) Try to repair it myself and void warranty. 2) Send it in and get a new 1TB with loss of data. PS - It failed when my music playing from that drive froze, causing my whole computer to lag. End tasking the music player didn't work, it would show the music player still in the process list. So I reset my PC and it started CHKDSK on that drive. Last edited by mr_chin; 02-01-2013 at 01:25 PM.