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<blockquote data-quote="iTrendsNET" data-source="post: 320449" data-attributes="member: 15207"><p>RE: Attempt to salvage data off the crashed hard drive. Check BestBuy or a Fry's if there are any near you for a USB hard drive adapter kit. I have one that comes with assorted data cables and power cords so that I can plug any type drive into a desktop as an external USB drive. If the drive is not total toast, that may work. Alternatively, you could buy a very cheap external enclosure that you can use to try that drive as an external USB drive. My point here is I have the best success with recovering data if I can connect proper USB and power cables to the drive. Buy a cheap enclosure and you are only out $15 to $20.</p><p></p><p>If you determine the drive has totally failed (circuitry or heads crashing and she would have heard a clicking noise before failure) then I would not recommend sending the drive to one of the data recovery services. They are very high priced and some are total scam artists. As a last resort, data can sometimes be recovered from a failed drive if you put it in a zip lock bag and then stick it in the freezer before you try to recover the data. Google that for more info.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iTrendsNET, post: 320449, member: 15207"] RE: Attempt to salvage data off the crashed hard drive. Check BestBuy or a Fry's if there are any near you for a USB hard drive adapter kit. I have one that comes with assorted data cables and power cords so that I can plug any type drive into a desktop as an external USB drive. If the drive is not total toast, that may work. Alternatively, you could buy a very cheap external enclosure that you can use to try that drive as an external USB drive. My point here is I have the best success with recovering data if I can connect proper USB and power cables to the drive. Buy a cheap enclosure and you are only out $15 to $20. If you determine the drive has totally failed (circuitry or heads crashing and she would have heard a clicking noise before failure) then I would not recommend sending the drive to one of the data recovery services. They are very high priced and some are total scam artists. As a last resort, data can sometimes be recovered from a failed drive if you put it in a zip lock bag and then stick it in the freezer before you try to recover the data. Google that for more info. [/QUOTE]
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