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    Recover data from hard drive

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by avillabon, Dec 9, 2011.

  1. avillabon

    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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  2. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    Well, does the hdd spin up?

    If it does, just buy a external hdd case. That will allow you to access most of the files with a single usb plug.

    I got a docking station that holds either a 2.5 or 3.5 hdd, powers it, and hooks ups to my computer via USB.
     
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  3. avillabon

    avillabon Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, it spins.

    When I connect it to a computer windows recognizes it as a hard drive but says its not accessible and that access is denied.

    Alex
     
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  4. un4tural

    un4tural Notebook Evangelist

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    does it make clicky noises much when its spinning?(then the needle is screwed, doubt you can recover anything)

    If not check partition tables on, could be that just a partition if messed up or something... Though from my experience its more work to fix it than it is actually worth it... I am not an expert in dealing with software like that, so hopefully someone else might step in if the USB enclosure plan doesnt work well
     
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  5. Descalzo

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    Try it booted from a Linux system. If you don't have one, boot to a Linux Mint bootable USB stick and try that.
     
    Descalzo, Dec 9, 2011
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