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    Hard Drive Recovery

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by seoulless, Feb 16, 2011.

  1. seoulless

    seoulless Notebook Guru

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    I dropped something on the palm rest of my computer directly above the hard drive. The computer now won't start. I took the hard drive up and hooked it up an an external box. It's not showing up on Windows or Ubuntu. It's not clicking, but it's not loading either.

    Do I have any software options to try to get into it, or am I going to have to bring it in for physical recovery?
     
    seoulless, Feb 16, 2011
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  2. reedrichards

    reedrichards Notebook Enthusiast

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    If it's making a rhythmic or constant series of noises, game over. We're talking physical damage from the head(s) hitting one or more of the platters.

    If it's not making noise whatsoever, that must have been one large item you dropped.
     
    reedrichards, Feb 18, 2011
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    I used them once. Pretty good service and they helped.
     
    WTwitchell, May 2, 2011
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