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<< I need a second opinion on my dead hard drive. I was always under
the
impression that even if you have a hard drive failure, there would be some
software out there to extract all the valuable documents stuck inside. I was
told yesterday that my hard drive is deader than a dead nail. Can this be?
How is it possible? Can someone out there tell me if it is possible to
revive
a really dead hard drive? It was a western bell. Aren't they one of the best
hard drive makers?
You've never heard of a hard drive crash? If the bearing failed, the
platters don't spin and if they don't spin, the data can't be read. That is
why back-ups are important - onto tape or unto CD.
I assume you mean Western Digital - yes, they are a quality drive, however,
disk drives like cars are mechanical devices - all are prone to fail at some
time in their lives.
There are companies that specialize in extracting data from dead hard
drives - but I'm sure you would find the cost prohibitive.
Suggest you buy a tape drive with your new hard drive.
Tom Lisk
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