i realize that this message is OT, but i'm desperate-- i own an IBM Deathstar drive, 60GB, and i've got it mounted inside a "cool-drive case"; basically, an aluminum 5-1/2inch bay with a fan. i've NEVER had any problems with this drive, to which i've attributed the good environment. earlier tonight, while listening to a few mp3's on my SYSTEM disk (a different drive entirely), my IBM drive starts making this sqeaking sound (like a high-pitched donkey). i turned the machine off, and attempted a re-boot-- the drive continues making the same noise, and the BIOS no longer recognizes the drive. i checked for loose cables and the like, and everything was connected securely-- this is a big problem because ALL OF MY LOGIC SONG FILES AND AUDIO ARE ON THIS DRIVE! i was wondering if anyone else had experienced this same problem, and if anyone could give me a few recommendations as to DATA-RECOVERY specialists who could get my data back for me. the last backup i made was in june (please don't lecture me; i'm upset enough as it is)-- and there are months of my life on this drive that could potentially be ruined. if you know of, or have any recommendations for data-recovery specialists (on the east coast preferably), PLEASE E-MAIL ME. thank you ds.

From: "ReadyFireAim" <readyfireaim@...> > i realize that this message is OT, but i'm desperate-- > > i own an IBM Deathstar drive, 60GB, and i've got it mounted inside a "cool-drive case"; basically, an aluminum 5-1/2inch bay with a fan. > i've NEVER had any problems with this drive, to which i've attributed the good environment. earlier tonight, while listening to a few mp3's on my SYSTEM disk (a different drive entirely), my IBM drive starts making this sqeaking sound (like a high-pitched donkey). i turned the machine off, and attempted a re-boot-- the drive continues making the same noise, and the BIOS no longer recognizes the drive. > > i checked for loose cables and the like, and everything was connected securely-- this is a big problem because ALL OF MY LOGIC SONG FILES AND AUDIO ARE ON THIS DRIVE! i was wondering if anyone else had experienced this same problem, and if anyone could give me a few recommendations as to DATA-RECOVERY specialists who could get my data back for me. > > the last backup i made was in june (please don't lecture me; i'm upset enough as it is)-- and there are months of my life on this drive that could potentially be ruined. > > if you know of, or have any recommendations for data-recovery specialists (on the east coast preferably), PLEASE E-MAIL ME. > > thank you > > ds. Hi, try them http://www.datarecoverygroup.com/ but be prepared that this will not be cheap. It is a hell of work to get the stuff down from a dead disk. But basically it is possible. I don't know, if I could help you with that, but be assured that I am with you in my thoughts. If you have a directory structure and know about the filenames etc. write it down as long as you could remember it. It could help in such a reconstruction process. Since I have had such nice catastrophies myself, I am always working with two computers and a cdrom writer. Usually I have two disks in my pc, where one is only for data backup and critcal files are stored outside the pc a second time. Best wishes jr

> i realize that this message is OT, but i'm desperate-- Does it spin? Are you on PC? I just recovered from 2 (that's right, when it rains it pours) consecutive BIG hard drive crashes. I avoided the whole data recovery rout using a program called getdataback. www.runtime.org It didn't get *everything* but it really saved my butt big time. I am doubtful that a recovery service could have done much better in this particular instance. They aren't 100% either. Getdataback has two different programs, on for FAT32 and one for NTFS. I have used both. They can examine drives that have a blown FAT, boot sector, bad sectors, etc. It can look at drives that DOS and the motherboard can't see. You can download a demo that lets you look at the drive. If you see stuff you want back you can buy the program. If not, send the drive off. Keep in mind, depending on the gravity of the crash, the recovered data may still be corrupt. The FAT32 version was about $70 USD and the NTFS was about $120. Good luck. best, Nathan ___ Nathan Rosenberg Music Production www.doghouseNYC.com The Doghouse NYC www.pianoVOX.com

From: "nefertiti" <nefertiti@...> > try them http://www.datarecoverygroup.com/ > but be prepared that this will not be cheap. It is a hell of work to get the > stuff down from a dead disk. But basically it is possible. I don't know, if > I could help you with that, but be assured that I am with you in my > thoughts. If you have a directory structure and know about the filenames > etc. write it down as long as you could remember it. It could help in such a > reconstruction process. > Since I have had such nice catastrophies myself, I am always working with > two computers and a cdrom writer. Usually I have two disks in my pc, where > one is only for data backup and critcal files are stored outside the pc a > second time. Before to go in service try to conect as slave, becuase, i succes many times lake that. If you don't have another hard disk try with frends...