Lost TWO drives within one month. Help..

[SDalen]

I started having problems with my backup (Maxtor) drive. I didn't have a change to replace my backup drive and boom my main drive goes poof (Seagate).. I have a few years of family photos that were not backed up to DVD, I can't afford to have a data recovery firm look at it so here I am.. I'm hoping someone can have a listen to the audio files and give me some suggestions.

I have a link for a MP3 file of the hard drive sounds as they start, I have run DIAG's off Hiren's boot CD and both drives don't even register with the SEAGATE and MAXTOR software on the CD.

Audio Link for SEAGATE (Main Drive)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5841899/Audio_Seagate.mp3

Audio Link for MAXTOR (Backup Drive)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5841899/Audio_Maxtor.mp3


Pictures of drives
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/5841899/1/Hard_Drives?h=e9896b

Thanks
Steinar

[unknown]

Audio Link for SEAGATE (Main Drive)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5841899/Audio_Seagate.mp3

This one belongs to MAXTOR not SEAGATE.

Audio Link for MAXTOR (Backup Drive)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5841899/Audio_Maxtor.mp3

This one belongs to SEAGATE not MAXTOR.

I think both have heads problem and needs an interference by a pro.

[SDalen]

Thanks for listening, just curious, can you tell the drive types by the recording? If I am having heads problems is their anything that I can DIY or is a specialist the best solution? I was hoping it was a PCB issue but I gather you don't think that's the case?

SD

Audio Link for SEAGATE (Main Drive)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5841899/Audio_Seagate.mp3

This one belongs to MAXTOR not SEAGATE.

Audio Link for MAXTOR (Backup Drive)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5841899/Audio_Maxtor.mp3

This one belongs to SEAGATE not MAXTOR.

I think both have heads problem and needs an interference by a pro.

[unknown]

IMO, it's 95% heads or media damage and 5% PCB.

Only specialist near you can decide that. Sorry there's nothing you can do with this issue.

Good luck.

[BlackST]

Agree. But need to see the drive to be precise.

[pcrecovery]

I started having problems with my backup (Maxtor) drive. I didn't have a change to replace my backup drive and boom my main drive goes poof (Seagate).. I have a few years of family photos that were not backed up to DVD, I can't afford to have a data recovery firm look at it so here I am.. I'm hoping someone can have a listen to the audio files and give me some suggestions.

I have a link for a MP3 file of the hard drive sounds as they start, I have run DIAG's off Hiren's boot CD and both drives don't even register with the SEAGATE and MAXTOR software on the CD.

Audio Link for SEAGATE (Main Drive)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5841899/Audio_Seagate.mp3

Audio Link for MAXTOR (Backup Drive)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5841899/Audio_Maxtor.mp3


Pictures of drives
http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/5841899/1/Hard_Drives?h=e9896b

Thanks
Steinar

Do yourself a favor and buy the nicest power supply you can afford.