Re: hardware doctors!

[Jim Blackson <blackson@example.com>]

Ulrike Schmidt" <ulrike@example.com> wrote Wed, 20 Sep 2000 20:45:59 +0900: 
> Which one, hda or hdb, or both? Both were making weird noises, but hdb is the one with access difficulties.

"Weird noises" usually means the drives are failing or have failed. 
Grinding or screeching sounds could be bearings in the motor or the
heads scraping away the platter surface.  Clicking sounds often indicate
that the heads a sweeping back and forth across the platters, repeatedly
recalibrating themselves trying to read the disk.  Using the disk in
such conditions only makes matters worst.

Replacing the drives is sound (but not noisy :-) advice.  One problem is
getting the files trapped inside the old drive.  If the drive is still
working, you can copy the files off somewhere else as others have
described.  Otherwise, you could get a data recovery or just give up.

<jiman>
I just happen to be in the data recovery business :-)  We can handle
both physical and logical data losses.  Linux ext2 file system is
supported (Windows, Mac, etc. too).  On-line recovery via modem or
internet possible for certain logical problems.  
</jiman>

Best regards,
Jim Blackson
Engineering Dept.
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