Harddisk fault finding

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pvsunil

Joined: 23 Sep 2009
Posts: 10
Location: Sri Lanka

12 Oct 2009 23:56 Harddisk fault finding

harddisk fault finding Informations.From where I should start?

kunlao

Joined: 12 Oct 2009
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Location: malaysia

13 Oct 2009 4:53 Harddisk fault finding

did u use SMART

pvsunil

Joined: 23 Sep 2009
Posts: 10
Location: Sri Lanka

14 Oct 2009 20:57 Re: Harddisk fault finding

kunlao wrote:

did u use SMART

I'm sorry. what is the meaning of SMART

kunlao

Joined: 12 Oct 2009
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Location: malaysia

15 Oct 2009 8:59 Re: Harddisk fault finding

Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)
i found in google... Very Happy

erio

Joined: 26 Feb 2008
Posts: 40
Location: Indonesia

23 Oct 2009 0:44 Re: Harddisk fault finding

stick it to another computer and use hard disk analysis software to find the fault.. Very Happy

kunlao

Joined: 12 Oct 2009
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Location: malaysia

28 Oct 2009 18:47 Harddisk fault finding

its is impossible to find fault from other pc if HD even cannot boot and not present in bios..its my 2cent opinion:D

NJRick

Joined: 28 Oct 2009
Posts: 2
Location: NJ

28 Oct 2009 19:37 Re: Harddisk fault finding

kunlao wrote:

its is impossible to find fault from other pc if HD even cannot boot and not present in bios..its my 2cent opinion:D

Use a USB - HD adapter such as this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160371707165&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT (VANTEC CB-ISATAU2 SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter)

Then use this free tool to recover and save any data.... http://dmitrybrant.com/diskdigger

These work very well.