asus 6000; restore data

Is it possible to restore data from a broken HD? And how?
My HD has just died (after only 2,5 years of work), my notebook does not start anymore, so I'm using my "old" notebook.
Please help me!

 

Have you tried putting it in a 2.5" enclosure to see if its really the Hard Drive?

Besides that, how important is the data on the HD?

 

I'm going to try to put it in a 2,5 enclosure, but first I have to buy one.
If it really is the HD, ido you think it's still restorable? The HD makes a ticking sound when I pull it out the notebook and turn it up side down (sorry, don't know how to describe it in English...)
The data is btw very important to me....

 

Yikes, that's definately not a good sign. Investing in a 2.5" HD enclosure is a good idea, though it looks like the HD is dying or has died.

If that is the case, there is not much you can do. There are some options, such as sending it to a professional disc recovery company but that will cost alot of money. Another way is to put the HD in a ziplock bag, close it tightly and put it in the freezer for a day or two, it has been rumoured and sometimes confirmed that it works but I can't say for sure.

 

thx! I'm already looking for a new HD....
I'll try your option!

 

No, wait a second.

The clicking noise is normal for notebook HDs it is a shock protection feature that they have that makes it.

Do try the external enclosure. A cheaper option (if you have the parts and/or the skill) is to get or make a direct 2.5 in IDE to 3.5 IDE connector (need to be sure about the pin layout etc) and use that one in a desktop. But I don't recommend that unless you're really good with soldering and electronics.

Don't put it in the fridge just yet, that might ruin it since it's not rated to be stored at that temperature.

There is still a good chance that your HD might work, please do try it out on another system in one way or another. It would be a pity to lose your data because of rushing into severe measures now.

 

How did you get to the conclusion that the HDD is at fault anyway? There are so many components in a notebook that when the notebook doesn't start, there's actually a very small chance that the HDD (or any given component) is at fault, without further testing being done to gather information about the actual type of failure.