labtech wrote:
Many times it is not possible to recover the data with drives that are not recognized in BIOS or Linux with Rapid Spar or even more advanced tools for that matter. Reason being is other underlying problems with the drive (mechanical, firmware, etc), that need to be addressed in order to get the drive in good enough working condition to begin the cloning process.
Hi Labtech. Good point in here, just the insight that I needed. I really need this info for my brand new data recovery business (
it's in here). Now, ... Basically I was thinking about using HDDSuperClone under Linux (already bought a pro license) and now I'm planning to buy a RapidSpar for cases where the HDD is unreadable under Linux and HDDSC. To be exact for dealing with HDD that has firmware problems, not mechanical problems which of course need mechanical solution.
But after reading your comment in here, I assume that according to your experiences the RapidSpar isn't really good for firmware problems, ... In the other hand, I see some recommendations about its good ability to alleviate firmware problems ...

Can I use Linux + HDDSC as 1st try, and then go to RapidSpar for 2nd attempt? Or it isn't a good strategy?
I'm still quite confused due to some contradictive info I got regarding this matter, heheh, ...