Data recovery and disk repair questions and discussions related to old-fashioned SATA, SAS, SCSI, IDE, MFM hard drives - any type of storage device that has moving parts
August 4th, 2009, 13:12
Last night I was using my desktop as I normally would, shut it down like I normally would, basically everything was normal. This morning I wake up to an error. It seems that my hard drive isn't being recognized by BIOS.
When I boot up the system hangs for a few moments while reading the hard drives. It hangs at different spots depending on
I've tried connecting the hard drive to different SATA ports. When I touch the hard drive I can feel it spinning. There are no noises coming from it.
I did some research here and I'm guessing it's a bad transistor or "SA"? I'm located in Orlando Florida. Is there any tech familiar with this drive that would be willing to work on it?
August 4th, 2009, 13:51
If everything sounds normal, then it 95% has the now notorious firmware issue.
August 4th, 2009, 14:02
The 0 LBA issue? I'm way too inexperienced to try and do any of the stuff listed in the tutorial. How do I go about finding a tech in my area?
August 4th, 2009, 14:23
There may be someone local to you who watches the boards; but if looking for a tech, an honest price for this type of fix would be $400 max. If that.
But I would be weary of someone claiming to do it for sub $100 as well, as they are probably inexperienced guys just following a guide.
I am not familiar with reputable companies in your area but I am certain they do exist; maybe someone can recommend one.
August 4th, 2009, 14:50
I'm not super-local but fairly close. I sent you a PM.
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