-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thanks for the advice/encouragement. I'll post results after attempting. I think the circuit board swap may be easier than swapping out platters. Ian Carmichael At 03:29 PM 7/25/2002 -0700, you wrote: >1. Hard to say. If it was an old machine, it could be that some sort of >power surge went through the system when you shut it off. We could dance >around it for weeks, with many different theories, and still not know for sure. > >2. I have actually removed the platters from a hard drive and put them >into an identical model ....and was able to get the information from the >drive.... never tried replacing the circuit board, but I know that some >former co-workers of mine were able to do this. ....I haven't seen it done >enough to say that it will work every time, but it's certainly worth a try. > >The other alternative is to find a local company that specializes in data >recovery for exactly the type of situation you are in. My understanding >is that they are very expensive. > >Kyle Elmblade >I've never seen that, but what I have seen are a few who have taken the >platter out and put it in another HD to recover data, but you have to be >very very careful. >Dave Jones > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "AMD950" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:27 PM >Subject: [PCBUILD] Fried HD > >Discovered that an old HP I use for device programming would not boo..... >circuit board on the HD literally fried; one corner black & crumbling. >Drive contains data that cannot be replaced.... > >Question 1: What could have caused this? > >Question 2: Is it possible to replace circuit board on HD (if I can find >it) and maybe recover data? > >Ian Carmichael -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBPUEme3NcWVlGmHc7EQLj4wCgq32M/HXcG3zxpYdBK6vJbIo+SaYAoLpD CgTgt51aAdJa3XSVH4q3tJiW =hK8i -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com