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what can I do to a broken harddrive that has passed its warranty?

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Lifer
my friend's Quantum Fireball AS HDD just died, I checked with Maxtor.com's "warranty check" page and it said the HDD's warranty has expired. So is there anything I could do to fix it?

I will run the Maxtor hdd utility software later to make sure the hdd is truly dead.

[edited the title so it won't look too stupid]
 
Okay, unlike many threads titled as such, this is a Stupid Question.

You're out of warranty. Drive = dead. Your Friend = Shopping for a new drive.

- M4H
 
In answer to the question, "is there anything I can do to fix it?" the answer is probably not, but tell us what the problem is. If you are getting a clicking noise, you could try the "freeze treatment." Some people have revived dead HD's just long enough to get the data copied to another drive by putting the dead drive in the freezer in a plastic bag for a few hours. I tried this on a WD drive and it revived the drive. I could access it again for about a half hour, but unfortunately most (but not all) of the files were corrupt.
Even if this trick works, you first need a new HD to copy the data to.
 
Originally posted by: brainwave
In answer to the question, "is there anything I can do to fix it?" the answer is probably not, but tell us what the problem is. If you are getting a clicking noise, you could try the "freeze treatment." Some people have revived dead HD's just long enough to get the data copied to another drive by putting the dead drive in the freezer in a plastic bag for a few hours. I tried this on a WD drive and it revived the drive. I could access it again for about a half hour, but unfortunately most (but not all) of the files were corrupt.
Even if this trick works, you first need a new HD to copy the data to.
Click to expand...


well thank you brainwave for a constructive reply.
 
Originally posted by: brainwave
In answer to the question, "is there anything I can do to fix it?" the answer is probably not, but tell us what the problem is. If you are getting a clicking noise, you could try the "freeze treatment." Some people have revived dead HD's just long enough to get the data copied to another drive by putting the dead drive in the freezer in a plastic bag for a few hours. I tried this on a WD drive and it revived the drive. I could access it again for about a half hour, but unfortunately most (but not all) of the files were corrupt.
Even if this trick works, you first need a new HD to copy the data to.
Click to expand...


well thank you brainwave for a constructive reply.
 
You're welcome, and good luck with your hd. Assuming it does not rise from the dead, you might seach for threads about which are the best HD's. You will find many opinions. As I said, I recently had a WD drive die on me, so I favor Seagate and Maxtor, but I hear good things about Samsung and recent Hitachi's. Avoid IBM hd's. Look for a drive with a 3 year warranty if possible.
 
I had a WD drive 3 days off warranty that died. I took it to the outdoor shooting range I go to and shot it with an AR-15.
I wanted to get it again, but it flew into the woods and I couldnt find it. Oh well.

I hate WD. No really.
 
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