lemonjelly 0 #1 December 11, 2004 Blast! Just shorted out a component on the board It's got all my pics on and I aint got no backup Clutching at sraws..... I don't suppose anyone out there has one of these kicking around so I can transplant?? Quantum Fireball AS 20.5gb Quantum part number: QMP20000AS-A P/N SG-035NTD-12547-OCA-125M I should know better, I work in IT. sometimes I should bloody well practice what I preach. Big rewards to anyone who can supply. I'll pay any costs incurredd. He got down on his knees, he prayed, he prayed again, he then prayed some more ************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre2th 0 #2 December 11, 2004 Maybe try: http://www.ontrack.com/ http://www.drivesavers.com/ Just google data recovery, there are MANY Just a thought. Nick. Those who dance, are cosidered insane by those who can't hear the music. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #3 December 11, 2004 Transplant? Are you talking about replacing the entire board assembly with another from a different drive? Good luck in that. Those connections are more sensitive then most humans can soder.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonjelly 0 #4 December 11, 2004 yup, whip the board from another EXACLY the same. It's only got 4 push on contacts. Data recovery is WAY too expensive, they're talking £000's There's gotta be one out there somewhere, I'm sure************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre2th 0 #5 December 11, 2004 What, you don't have tons of money just laying around? It was just an idea anyway..... Nick. Those who dance, are cosidered insane by those who can't hear the music. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemonjelly 0 #6 December 11, 2004 yep, I've got loads of money.. on my cards! I'm attempting to keep that to by a rig Rig or pics mmmmmmmm************************************************* RED LIGHTS & OFF LANDINGS ARE JUST MY THANG http://www.redlightrob.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #7 December 11, 2004 Just ebay one cheap...heck you can buy another drive a lot cheaper than doing data recov. Not sure on Quantums, but the WDs, just have these little jelly conductive things between the board and the drive, replacing is a snap.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #8 December 11, 2004 Another thing to keep in mind....it may not work. You've got two things going against you: 1. The firmware level needs to be the same. 2. The drive may be unreadable due to natural defects. When drive platters are made, they all have defects on them. Making a platter without defects just isn't feasibly possible. So when the drive is spun up for the first time in the factory, all the defects are mapped and loaded into a table in ROM memory on the drive board. If that board you're trying to put on your old drive has a fair number of defects on it, on the same tracks/sectors as where your data actually is, be prepared to say g'bye to it. And now ya' know, backups are the way to go. I've been caught without one recently and now have a dual-layer DVD burner sitting in my computer. Good luck from this ex-Seagate monkey.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #9 December 11, 2004 Learned my lesson about this kind of thing awhile ago.. Got one word for ya, **** RAID **** Already saved my ass more than once.... FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
