Recovery Files/Blue Screen Of Death!

[jagabo]

Dead? No, you may still be able to recover data with the right software.

[Number Six]

The drive is recognized by the system, so it is not completely dead. If you are resigned to the fact that this drive is dead and the files are unrecoverable, then it could not hurt to try and reformat the disk completely. You may still be able to use it afterward.

[Squid_uk]

Jagabo is there any software you would recommend using?

Number Six I would do what you said but I want to recover the data on the drive.

[aedipuss]

first make sure it's spinning. power it down, wait a minute power it back up while touching the top cover. motor spin up? slight vibration, and motor noise?

if so you might go to the drive manufacturer's website and get their drive diagnostics software and run that next.

[Number Six]

I think now I can accept that this drive is dead! Agreed?!

This is why I made my suggestion. I know that you want to recover the files, but unfortunately that may not be possible. If you continue to try and recover, be very careful that anything you do does not write to the drive and cause further corruption. Good luck.

[Squid_uk]

first make sure it's spinning. power it down, wait a minute power it back up while touching the top cover. motor spin up? slight vibration, and motor noise?

if so you might go to the drive manufacturer's website and get their drive diagnostics software and run that next.

Definitly IS spinning! You can hear and feel it when its plugged/unplugged! I will have a look for a diagnotics test!

[jagabo]

Jagabo is there any software you would recommend using?

It's been several years since I had to do this. The last time I used a program called Lost & Found from Powerquest. The program and company no longer exist. I believe they were bought by Symantec.

[Nelson37]

You got the wrong adapter. USB is NOT the way to go.

You want a STANDARD laptop drive adapter that lets you treat the drive as a STANDARD desktop drive so that you can use STANDARD tools on it. You are making your life more difficult.

The drive has recognized previously, may well only be running for short periods. USB connection introduces an extra complication which prevents using many options.

The adapter simply integrates the missing power connector. Otherwise you have a normal drive. Would work for Linux, XP install, HDclone, Chkdsk, many others. Probably also the manufacturers diag tools mentioned, though those might work under USB. I Never, Ever, use such a connection for a possibly failing drive.