recover data from dud hard drive (imac)

[code_wrong]

Hi,
Data recovery companies are charging £275+ for this type of thing. That's a
bit steep just for some photos that would be nice to keep.
Assuming the bearings in the drive are kaput. How would I recover the data?
How would they recover the data?
I am guessing they would whip out the disk from the drive and spin it in an
identical drive with good bearings .. is it as simple as this?
I don't have such a drive so this is idle curiosity really .. my friend will
have a hairy kipper when she finds out what the recovery of her photos could
cost her
TIA
cw

 

[Boba & Ilinka]

If you do it by your self, it will cost you mach more. You have to buy deep
freezer ($1000). You have to put drive in the freezer for a night ant hook
it and than god help you.

Boba Vancouver BC

 

[Noozer]

Hi,
Data recovery companies are charging £275+ for this type of thing. That's a
bit steep just for some photos that would be nice to keep.
Assuming the bearings in the drive are kaput. How would I recover the data?
How would they recover the data?
I am guessing they would whip out the disk from the drive and spin it in an
identical drive with good bearings .. is it as simple as this?
I don't have such a drive so this is idle curiosity really .. my friend will
have a hairy kipper when she finds out what the recovery of her photos

could

If it's a mechanical failure then there is little hope in recovering the
data. Once you remove the platters from the drive you will never get them
aligned again.

If it's an electronic failure, you MIGHT be able to find a replacement logic
board and swap it, but this is not very likely.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

If you do it by your self, it will cost you mach more. You have to buy deep
freezer ($1000). You have to put drive in the freezer for a night ant hook
it and than god help you.

Does anybody know if SMART can predict bearing failures? I have a couple of
Maxtors here with FDB motors, and if they fail I'll die with them. I should
look for a conevient backup solution soon, really.

ss.

 

[kony]

Does anybody know if SMART can predict bearing failures? I have a couple of
Maxtors here with FDB motors, and if they fail I'll die with them. I should
look for a conevient backup solution soon, really.

If the bearing has degraded such that the RPM isn't
maintained, it should trigger a SMART warning. Initial wear
on a bearing, slight enough that it causes no operational
change, couldn't trigger any warning.

Yes you should look for a backup solution.