hard drive has gone belly up :( urgent help rq'd pleease...
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The controller? chip has blown on my old mans' work machine.
I have found an identical drive for sale on ebay. ( quantum fireball 10.2 GB )
the question is, if I were to swap the HD controller boards over, and then plug the drive into another machine , what are the chances of recovering the data??
thanks, your responses apprecated,
mike
The controller? chip has blown on my old mans' work machine.
I have found an identical drive for sale on ebay. ( quantum fireball 10.2 GB )
the question is, if I were to swap the HD controller boards over, and then plug the drive into another machine , what are the chances of recovering the data??
thanks, your responses apprecated,
mike
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cheers,
anyone else done this , and if so did you get any problems with the HD controller looking at a different drive -so to speak?
anyone else done this , and if so did you get any problems with the HD controller looking at a different drive -so to speak?
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The hard disk controller isn't fussy about what drive is attached to it.
You could remove the motherboard (which houses the faulty controller) and replace it, or more simply, just go out and buy a new PCI ATA133 controller card - they're pretty cheap - just plug it into a PCI slot and you're off.
Once installed just plug your original hard disks, cdroms, etc...into it.
-DV
[Edited by DazV - 5/16/2003 1:52:14 PM]
You could remove the motherboard (which houses the faulty controller) and replace it, or more simply, just go out and buy a new PCI ATA133 controller card - they're pretty cheap - just plug it into a PCI slot and you're off.
Once installed just plug your original hard disks, cdroms, etc...into it.
-DV
[Edited by DazV - 5/16/2003 1:52:14 PM]
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are you talking about the controller on the motherboard?
I was talking about the actual chip on the hard drive itself - it has burnt out.
I was talking about the actual chip on the hard drive itself - it has burnt out.
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I just thought that since your fathers machine had suffered a failure with no obvious backup around that it might be the time to actually backup the machine before it fails next time .....
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I don't see why not if you're sure it's the HDD's chip that's gone bang. I've done what you're suggesting with a tape drive and it worked so in thoery it's the same. If it's had it anyway you've got nothing to loose, well some money but hey
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it did work - just changed the boards over on the HD's and bob's yer firkin
my old fella is a happy man now - mega brownie points for mj
my old fella is a happy man now - mega brownie points for mj
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we have got a new HD for his machine - as for backing up I have asked the question here -
any comments appreciated - this backup lark is all a bit new to me.
cheers,
mike.
any comments appreciated - this backup lark is all a bit new to me.
cheers,
mike.
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