1. the third HD worked, hurrah!
2. i've been buying matching HDs off ebay and i have NO idea why people bid so much on OLD SMALL USED hds when they can buy NEW LARGER hds for LESS
3. as to Maxtor, i was surprised as to how responsive their online support was, clearly real humans (with a good command of english nonetheless) quick responded to my queries. And while they sure did pound that swapping circuit boards would void my warranty, after some prodding, they finally said matching TLAs (the big model number) was my best shot, but they still couldn't guarantee that it would work. And while that didn't tell me anything i didn't know already (drives with the same TLA are more likely to match than drives with different TLAs, well duh), i did appreciate their responsiveness and candor
4. i would also like to thank the people at ActionFront for their thoughts on the situation and probably the encouragement to keep looking for a better matching HD
5. JayT, i sent you an email, but never got a response. Even though I no longer need it, I'm still curious at to what this method is, so if you wouldn't mind posting it here if you want me to try to email you again . . .
Good news 😀
Jamie
I just stumbled on this post - seems one should zero in on "general discussions as well" 😯
This was a fascinating post and with a happy ending. 😀
I see a lot of drives with fried PCBS - though in India Seagate is No.1 (probably because it is the most sold drive) - one of the other hats I wear is my datarecovery hat -
We get a lot of Quantum 10gigs, Seagate 10 and 20gigs and the odd others.
Does anybody else have some stats on the most failing drives due to PCB "meltdown"
Thanks
just to ensure that there is no confusion, these failures were NOT the result of the hard drives
it was COMPLETELY the fault of the POWER SUPPLY
the power dipped 3 times in quick succession and the power supply just blew up, taking everything directly connected to it (motherboard, slotket, 3 hard drives), except the one piece i wouldn't have minded losing, an ancient 4x scsi cd burner 🙄
If you're looking for a qualified company with a great deal of expertise, take a look at
I know a few of the employees there and I would trust my data with them in a heartbeat.
Computerforensiclabs,
Your post is misleading at best!!!
"If you're looking for a qualified company with a great deal of expertise, take a look at
I know a few of the employees there and I would trust my data with them in a heartbeat"
How many of the employees there don't you know?
You should know them really well, you are at the same address and obviously both share the same phone number.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Computer Forensics Labs, Inc.
14 Inverness Drive East B-140
Englewood, CO 80112
1-800-625-6451
Lol- Nice one, very smooth computerforensiclabs 😳 – it was so transparent I almost didn't see it, a professional hijack. You might want to make it a little less obvious next time - hehe 😆
You might have got a little more respect by openly self promoting and saying, I work of this company blah blah and we do a good job, here's the link (with permission of the moderator - Jamie). Credibility rating - zero.
BUSTED ❗
As I believe they say somewhere…
Just to clarify, I'm quite happy for people to mention their own services as and when appropriate (i.e. in response to someone looking for those services) but self promotion by any other means is definitely out. I think (or at least hope) this board is becoming a useful resource for a lot of people, let's maintain the friendly atmosphere and sense of integrity too.
Jamie
Have had fairly good success with Drive Savers in Navato, CA. They recoverd data from some 20 year old MFM drives that had been sitting in a warehouse for the last 15 years.
Hey, I am a (shameless plug) Data recovery guy!
Here is my website
Is that blatent enough for you?
By the way, not admin sass 🙂
Oh, having found these here forums, I hope to come back time and time again!