Spoonman Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 if its one of those seagates that had the firmware issue where it would brick itself they can be repaired and data will still be intact. http://www.overclock.net/hard-drives-storage/457286-seagate-bricked-firmware-drive-fix-pics.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Any one folowing this thread now has the urge to erase all the data on one of their Hard Drive try one of these free programs Active@KillDisk Darik's Boot and Nuke Another good free one > Eraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Any one folowing this thread now has the urge to erase all the data on one of their Hard Drive try one of these free programs Active@KillDisk Darik's Boot and Nuke Another good free one > Eraser None of those are much good when the drive is dead................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) There's a lesson to be learned here … ALL drives fail eventually. It's not a matter of if a drive will fail, it is a matter of time. The preventive solution is to always have important data in at least TWO drives at the same time -- not one. If one of those data sources fail, you have the other one to fall back on. As far as not wanting anyone else to see your data, well, heck, follow the above instructions and store your important data (financial, porn, whatever) on duplicate drives. Then when a drive fails, work it over with a sledge hammer and then toss it away! Forget sending them away to have files recovered. That method is more expensive than having duplicate drives. You can get 1TB Drives for less than $80 USD.You are correct in what you say, but that doesn't get the OP a replacement warranty drive... I would add that you should also save important data to DVD or CD and a cloud. But I still don't know how he can wipe his dead drive, unless he destroys it... Edited July 27, 2011 by Jimi007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 if its one of those seagates that had the firmware issue where it would brick itself they can be repaired and data will still be intact. http://www.overclock.net/hard-drives-storage/457286-seagate-bricked-firmware-drive-fix-pics.html Interesting read. Yes mine is that very drive but the Fix is a bit daunting I'll keep a note and maybe have a go one day after a few beers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 I'll keep a note and maybe have a go one day after a few beers Iam at my creative and adventuresome best after a few beers, sadly they won't let me drink at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikster Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 if its one of those seagates that had the firmware issue where it would brick itself they can be repaired and data will still be intact. http://www.overclock.net/hard-drives-storage/457286-seagate-bricked-firmware-drive-fix-pics.html Interesting read. Yes mine is that very drive but the Fix is a bit daunting I'll keep a note and maybe have a go one day after a few beers Jesus!! Take the HD apart and fashion your own cable? How much is a 500GB drive these days? 2000 baht? PS: Come to think of it, I have a few mobile 500GB drives lying around, unused. I'll sell you one for 1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Jesus!! Take the HD apart and fashion your own cable? How much is a 500GB drive these days? 2000 baht? PS: Come to think of it, I have a few mobile 500GB drives lying around, unused. I'll sell you one for 1500 If the data was valued then yes I would do exactly as described in that thread to recover the HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 If the disk is really dead I would not worry about personal data. After replacement it will simply be trashed. PS I keep all my personal data in encrypted folders for security. BestCrypt Or you could do it for free http://www.truecrypt.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1950 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 if its one of those seagates that had the firmware issue where it would brick itself they can be repaired and data will still be intact. http://www.overclock...e-fix-pics.html Interesting read. Yes mine is that very drive but the Fix is a bit daunting I'll keep a note and maybe have a go one day after a few beers Maybe this video will help make it less daunting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FztWJVxbM&feature=player_detailpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2008bangkok Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 It will cost as much to send it as it would for a new one, smash it with a hammer, get a new one, job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 It does seem like there is no practical way to destroy the data if the drive will not spin for more than a few minutes at a time, Just find a drive eraser like the one I mentioned. Use of these will not void your warranty. I dont quite understand why people are making such a mountain out of this tiny molehill, especially as some of the software solutions mentioned will not really erase the drive anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeslice Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 To the Op, it's a matter of value. If the data is so sensitive, you can afford to buy another disk and physically destroy the one "that won't fire up". A sledge hammer or drilling holes through the case and platters work well. Hard drives aren't that expensive. I always went with the hammer and then burning the thing. Maybe it's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiu-Jitsu Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 This is different problem. You could use a "Live CD" to boot from and then partition and format the hard drive, or partition and format the drive with another computer. But more likely, you have a problem with the DVD not reading the Windows setup disk. It could be either the DVD drive or the Windows setup disk or the combination of both. Some DVD drives have problems reading some CDs where the DVD drive can read a DVD and the CD can be read by a CD drive. But the CD can't be read by the DVD drive. It is the original genuine windows XP that came with the laptop 9 - 10 years ago [same key as windows sticker on bottom of machine] it is old and have been trouble free for so many years, being old means everything in it is old, so guess will be better to replace the laptop, now must ponder on which one, so far is down to Dell or try to lean something new with a Mac, both about the same price. Just thought that maybe if i could wipe the Hard drive then it would run and could re-load all the Sony drivers [still have original disc] and re-load XP [also still have original disc] Are you trying to install Windows by placing the disc in the drive and hoping it will run and installing from boot? What is the full model number of your machine? A 9 to 10 year old CD may have deteriorated. I'll send you a new Sony XP disc. Place it in the drive and re-boot the computer and agree to Boot from CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozsamurai Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Having said to smash the thing in front of the service man.... recalling many years ago, I had a WD HDD go wrong, 500Gb as well. Made in Thailand.... they made me send it to Singapore! then sent back a replacement, from Thailand, global economy? Later they said I could have just shown it to the office and had it destroyed there. Too late she cried. Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 buy a case for it and use it like an external drive , than format it if u can with the falling price of hard drives, just run over it with ur car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulasno Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 use it as a paper weight or door stopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sateev Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I would NOT rely on the drive being discarded or the data being safe if returned for warranty. The failure mode you mention, where it worked for a while when cold, points to the electronics on the drive, rather than the head/disk assembly (HDA). It is a simple matter to take another identical drive, swap the PCB on the drive, and get the data. How do I know? I used to work for a guy who got the contract to recover data from a 'Towering Inferno'-type bank fire. Plenty of smoke and water damage to all the electronics, but with just one good PCB, and a pile of 'dead' drives, this guy made a LOT of money, recovering data at US$1500 a drive. And more than one set of eyes saw the data that was on those drives... If you want to be sure it's gone, I vote for a previous poster's 'hammer format'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Disconnect the faulty HD and see if the cd works. Try the program called R Studio. If R Studio cannot access and see the files on the drive, it fairly safe to say the files are unrecoverable. You can try to logic board swap and the firmware fix. Boot computer first without drive connected. Try to connect via USB- IDE/SATA cable. A few minutes on an induction cook-top may very well permanently make any data unrecoverable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 ..........with just one good PCB, and a pile of 'dead' drives, this guy made a LOT of money, recovering data at US$1500 a drive. And more than one set of eyes saw the data that was on those drives... I doubt the OP has that sort of money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffy D Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 For all of you that smash your old drives. Open them up and take out the magnets, these are extra strong and if used as fridge magnets the kids will never be able to pull them off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Open them up and take out the magnets, these are extra strong and if used as fridge magnets the kids will never be able to pull them off That they are. Just be careful not to get your finger between two of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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