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Hard drive failure?

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by ehauff, 2005/11/16.

  1. 2005/11/16
    ehauff

    ehauff Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have 2 maxtor 40gb hd setup in raid1 array. Everything worked fine till i turned it on tonight and it goes as far as dmi pool data then it goes back to the start and does it again. Tried safe mode but still nothing. No updates that i can think of were loaded recently. Only thing i can think of is a hd failed. If so any way of recovering some pics? I know hind sight is always 20/20. thanks.
     
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  2. 2005/11/17
    Steve R Jones

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    Raid one is suppost to make an exact copy of the main drive on the second drive.
     
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  4. 2005/11/17
    ehauff

    ehauff Inactive Thread Starter

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    sorry meant raid 0. thanks
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Might search here and the internet for "dmi pool data" and see what turns up.

    But as probably already know, if one drive dies you lose everything.
     
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    Any hardware symptoms, like a new high-pitched whine from the bearings, long-term overheating, or the "Clicks of Death "?

    They are new loud clicks mostly while the drive is seeking and likely mean a failing drive ready to develop bad sectors and die. (but some drives click once or twice when powered up or down, those are normal)

    It's prolly 'curtains' for your data, but here's free-to-expensive recovery attempts after checking that cables etc are firmly seated.
     
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