Does the hard drive spin? If so it is likely the IO board that is failed/failing. If you can find an exact hard drive (firmware date and all) try swapping the board. This has proven successful for me in several instances.
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-----Original Message-----
From: STeve Andre' [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Data Recovery hard drives
On 08/13/15 10:47, Lee Duynslager wrote:
> My user has a single hard drive that we need to recover data from, but
> the drive is not even recognized in bios or when placed in a dock that
> uses either USB or esata as the interface to the computer.
>
> Does anybody have any good recommendations for local hard drive data
> recovery companies that gave you good service? Any recommendations
> for other than local?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
This might be worth trying:
1. try using the disk after a couple days of no activity. Sometimes, sometimes there are thermally intermittent connections which screw things up. Resting for a while has worked for me twice.
2. Put the disk in a freezer for about 15 minutes. You do not want to freeze it, but make it cold. That's worked for me at least 4 times.
First though, find out what files/directories are the most important.
You may
not have much time with it.
My so far best luck has been R-Studio. I think it once found stuff when regular OS's didn't see anything.
--STeve Andre'
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