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joejoe
 Post subject: wd20ears help
PostPosted: May 27th, 2012, 10:01 
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Hi all

I have a problem with my hard disk.

It is a WD200EARS, 2TB I had it connected with external usb caddy and dog passed through the office taking the cable with it, so disk fell to the floor. It was not working when it happened.\

Now disk makes strange noises and it does not show my files :( :(

It is very important to get my files back, is there something that can be done. I will pay if someone can do it for me.

Thanks.
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unknown
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
PostPosted: May 27th, 2012, 10:06 
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Unfortunately, it's not a DIY case (Heads/Media damage). You will need a pro to retrieve your data.
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jono-ats
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
PostPosted: May 27th, 2012, 10:13 
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Yiassou joejoe,

Contact Northwind on this forum. He is located in Salonika.

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unknown
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
PostPosted: May 27th, 2012, 10:21 
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jono-ats wrote:
Contact Northwind on this forum. He is located in Salonika.


I second recommend Northwind. The best option indeed.
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BlackST
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+1 for Northwind.
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joejoe
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
PostPosted: May 27th, 2012, 11:41 
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Thanks all for the replies.
So there is nothing I can do myself?

I will contact Northwind, I know them, they're quite famous too. Before I take my disk to them, I think I ask if something can be done by me. But you say I can't.

Yiassou jono-ats. You greek?
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pcimage
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
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+2 northwind

No, there is NOTHING you can do yourself on this case. You will only make matters worse every second it is powered on in this damaged state.

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 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
PostPosted: May 27th, 2012, 18:03 
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+3 for northwind. You can search his name and see what others say. They are happy they send thier drives to him and he is very much a professional with proven facts here on the forum from clients who have used him. I would suggest you to do the same

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northwind
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Thanks all for the recommendations.
OP called us last night and drive is on its way to us today. Let's hope for the best.

Will keep you posted.

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jono-ats
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joejoe wrote:
Yiassou jono-ats. You greek?



Oxi. :D

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northwind
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jono-ats wrote:
joejoe wrote:
Yiassou jono-ats. You greek?



Oxi. :D


Oxi, Yianni? :P

Anyway disk came in a few hours ago, heads were completely ruined. Luckily there seems to be no media damage, we swapped heads and drive is now imaging. Going a bit slow, but we're getting there :-)

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einstein9
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northwind wrote:
jono-ats wrote:
joejoe wrote:
Yiassou jono-ats. You greek?



Oxi. :D


Oxi, Yianni? :P

Anyway disk came in a few hours ago, heads were completely ruined. Luckily there seems to be no media damage, we swapped heads and drive is now imaging. Going a bit slow, but we're getting there :-)


Yassou = Hello My Friend
Yianni = Yanii (i think) famous artist one of my fav. actually piano player
Oxi = http://www.greece.org/ahepa/d22/portland/vpboxi_2.html

based on all of this , get a Pro. Greece Translator google will not help much here
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unknown
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
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northwind wrote:
Anyway disk came in a few hours ago, heads were completely ruined. Luckily there seems to be no media damage, we swapped heads and drive is now imaging. Going a bit slow, but we're getting there


Good job. :good:
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northwind
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
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einstein9 wrote:

Oxi, Yianni? :P

Anyway disk came in a few hours ago, heads were completely ruined. Luckily there seems to be no media damage, we swapped heads and drive is now imaging. Going a bit slow, but we're getting there :-)

Yassou = Hello My Friend
Yianni = Yanii (i think) famous artist one of my fav. actually piano player
Oxi = http://www.greece.org/ahepa/d22/portland/vpboxi_2.html

based on all of this , get a Pro. Greece Translator google will not help much here
:wink:


:shock:
So you think you speak better Greek than me?
Yiassou = hello (no friend)
Yianni = one of the most common greek first names
OXI = no.

Jono-ats is a well-known philhellen and he even changes his first name from Jon to Yianni (the greek equivalent).

I do not need a translator i guess.

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northwind
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
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unknown wrote:
northwind wrote:
Anyway disk came in a few hours ago, heads were completely ruined. Luckily there seems to be no media damage, we swapped heads and drive is now imaging. Going a bit slow, but we're getting there


Good job. :good:


Thanks mate. Drive is already in 24% of imaging. :)

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Opa, philo mou!

Yianni

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pcimage
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
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northwind wrote:
unknown wrote:
northwind wrote:
Anyway disk came in a few hours ago, heads were completely ruined. Luckily there seems to be no media damage, we swapped heads and drive is now imaging. Going a bit slow, but we're getting there


Good job. :good:


Thanks mate. Drive is already in 24% of imaging. :)


Nice work :-)

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northwind
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
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Drive has been imaged to 95%, some bad areas apparently, but client is happy.

Will hand over new drive with data tomorrow.

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einstein9
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
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northwind wrote:
einstein9 wrote:

Oxi, Yianni? :P

Anyway disk came in a few hours ago, heads were completely ruined. Luckily there seems to be no media damage, we swapped heads and drive is now imaging. Going a bit slow, but we're getting there :-)

Yassou = Hello My Friend
Yianni = Yanii (i think) famous artist one of my fav. actually piano player
Oxi = http://www.greece.org/ahepa/d22/portland/vpboxi_2.html

based on all of this , get a Pro. Greece Translator google will not help much here
:wink:


:shock:
So you think you speak better Greek than me?
Yiassou = hello (no friend)
Yianni = one of the most common greek first names
OXI = no.

Jono-ats is a well-known philhellen and he even changes his first name from Jon to Yianni (the greek equivalent).

I do not need a translator i guess.


heheh who said u needed one?
why are u looking @ things from a narrow corner? why don`t u look @ the complete image

did i upset-ed u somewhere? hehe never mind

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northwind
 Post subject: Re: wd20ears help
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Anyway, whatever I am not interested in continuing this conversation...

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