how do you like your hard drive?Fried?

[blind to truth]

I was working on my computer today and my hard drive ,wich wasnt secured to the case,kinda leaned over and touched the case.It made a God-awfull noise then when i looked at the screen you could see lines going through it.I turned off my comp,restarted it and it did the right stuff,only after like 4 seconds after i started it,it sounded like the hard drives arm scratched the hell outta the disks.Now it wont register,spin,or start up!!What do I do! (i have no $$$)

[rtyp3]

Hate to say it, but it sounds like your screwed.

[Joel Kleppinger]

It's probably toast, but you can always try this last-ditch attempt to get your data back:

When turning on your PC, smack the center of the drive with a screwdriver handle right when the drive would start to spin up. This will likelyy take a lot of attempts, but if you get to the point where it's still not working after an hour of trying, it probably won't ever work.

[blind to truth]

I was trying to remember what i did and it hit me!! I notice my drive was right next to the power switch *gulp*,so Im guessing the (uncovered) tips of the wires on the switch touched the drive and killed it.

[krusty the klown]

How important is the data on your disk? If is just apps, games and a few emails, then yeah, sounds like it's an expensive doorstop.

If you have important data that wasn't backed up (D'OH http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif ), there are companies that can get data off even the most totally screwed up HDD - I think they take the platter out and spin it up on some sort of test bed thingy. However, they do charge for this!!

Better start saving up the pennies!

[hackercarlos]

Hey Blind. Well sorry, but you learned the hard way http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/redface.gif. When learning people make mistakes so don't fell bad because I have also made mistakes in the past http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif.

[F=ma]

Sorry about the drive truth-boy

Klippenger: smack the center of the drive with a screwdriver handle right when the drive would start to spin up.

HAhahaha kinda like the drop test, right?

[krusty the klown]

The hitting trick works when a HDD has seized, for example if it's been mounted upside down - some disks (some Seagates, WD Caviar) really object to that sort of treatment.

I did thin when my neighbour's PC wouldn't recognise the HDD - you couldn't hear it spin up. I clouted the disk just as I turned the power supply on and the disk span up and the PC booted fine.

I guess this gives a literal meaning to the phrase 'booting up' http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

EDIT ~ typo.

[This message has been edited by krusty the klown (edited 06-09-2000).]

[Snuffy!]

Oooooh, that sounds nasty, bad luck dude. I've made heaps of mistakes like that, and aferwards, i've learnt my lesson for being slack, and i am always REALLY carefull when i do stuff now, so carefull that my friends give me **** for taking ages when i do stuff like taking out a h/d.