When your hard drive has crashed, it is wiser to leave the recovery to an expert such as
MjM Data Recovery Ltd in the UK.
Hard disks can fail for a range of reasons and the symptoms for the failure are few.
The broken hard drive will .
- Spin as usual but your data is inaccessible - Logical Problem
- Not Spinning - Probably Electronics Problem or seized motor.
- Spinning but makes clicking noises - Possibly a Head Failure
- Spinning but make other noises - Possible head crash or motor failure.
When the hard disk is running as normal but you cant see your data, then the liklihood is that there are logical problems. Did scan-disk run during start up?, or did you delete some files recently? Has your computer come under virus attack?
When the hard disk is not spinning, then your hard drive will need either electronics work it or will need repairing in a clean room. MjM Data Recovery Ltd have the facility to recover from either of these problems.
If the hard disk is making ticking noises then this points to a more significat problem and will most likely need opening up in a clean room to determine exactly what has goner wrong. Never open a hard disk yourself, especially if the data has any value.
When the hard drive is making grinding sounds then this is indicitive of a major failure. More than likely a head crash or spindle failure.
Whatever the problem is, there is still a chance of recovering the data if the drive is sent to data recovery specialists.
