Go into the BIOS and change the boot config to CD first. Before that, keep the CD in your drive and turn on the computer, it may auto load the CD.
Ok ive read the 1st guide but im not gonna try that until i phone WD tomorrow and see if i theres anything they can do to retreive the data its unlikley but possible. If i do use the guide would i be able 2 plug the drive straight into my Dell Dimension 5150 and it would read the data as normal? or is some kind of formatting involved? thanks again
You should be able to plug it in normally and hopefully it wont click and it you would be able to read the data.
ok thankyou for taking the time to help im really hoping this works ill let you know the results as soon as ive attempted it.
Ok ive got the drive out of the casing and its ready to go in the comp as soon as i know how to get it in there as the cable connections are different i took some pics: any ideas on how i can connect the WD drive to the PC since it has different cables are there any adapters or anything?
The WD drive is an IDE hard drive where as your Dell is a SATA hard drive. The connectors on the CD drive should be IDE so you can disconnect the cable in the Dell from the CD drive and put it on the hard drive.
Most new computers don't have a second IDE connector on it. First see if the drive works, then if it does I'll show you what additional parts to buy so you don't lose a CD Drive.
Done, makes the same sound i take it its dead is there anything else i can do? if not im gonna see if i can get the data recovered with all thats on there it should be worth the money
Try dropping it again on carpet from about 1 foot or hitting it with a rubber mallet on the 4 corners. That sometimes works.
ive just hit it with the mallet on all 4 corners several times, and dropped it from around 1 foot and nothing. i see allen key screws on the hard drive could i disasemble it and get the heads unstuck?
Don't disassemble a hard drive, then your chances of data recovery are pretty slim. Just take professional help at this point.
ok then ill take it to a computer shop by me tomorrow if not then look on the internet for somewhere reliable to send it. thanks for all your time and help its much appreciated.
Well at the moment i have a quote from "data recovery direct" and the quote is: » Economy Service (4-8 business days*). Recovery Cost: £290 - £380 i cannot justify that price its unbelievable i wanna know what they are doing that makes it necessary to charge such ammounts.
