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Dropped my laptop; possible hard drive damage?

July 4, 2011 By 3 Comments

Question by Chris Becker: Dropped my laptop; possible hard drive damage? While my laptop was turned on I dropped it and the power went off. I tried to turn it on again but windows would just load endlessly. I then decided to try startup repair and it read something like: “Repairing hard disk, this could [...]

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Help needed urgently to recover data from 2 second quick-formatted hard disk?

June 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Question by Neeta: Help needed urgently to recover data from 2 second quick-formatted hard disk? I accidently formatted one of my drives which has 10 gb of data on it. After clicking the format button I realized my mistake and within couple of seconds I cancelled the process. But now I am not able to [...]

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Can you tell me how long is the manufdacture replacable warranty period for a Seagate 80 GB barracuda HD?

June 13, 2011 By 4 Comments

Question by shuvankar_100: Can you tell me how long is the manufdacture replacable warranty period for a Seagate 80 GB barracuda HD? Can any body tell me how long is the replacable warranty period for a Seagate 80 GB barracuda Hard Disk? I have purchased it on 06.04.2006. Can i get a brand new hard [...]

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what's differnce bet formating hard disk and restore system?

June 6, 2011 By 1 Comment

Question by x y: what’s differnce bet formating hard disk and restore system? my pc is an IBM, it has “IBM rescue & recovery” program. if u run this program the pc will be restored to its orginal (ie before buying) but all data and programs added after buying will be removed. now how this [...]

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Dead Western Digital 1600

June 4, 2011 By 25 Comments

Failed attempt to repair a Western Digital 160GB hard disk dropped from a desk. The clicking may have indicated a jammed read head arm, but disassembly in a sealed bag proved the damage was too great to simply massage the arms back into their parked position. Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Ps3 to laptop hard drive swap?

June 2, 2011 By 1 Comment

Question by Nikolas Estrada: Ps3 to laptop hard drive swap? Okay so, earlier i was on my laptop and it was running slow. I got mad and ended up punching it.. Unfortunetly, i punched it in the spot where the hard drive is.. Everything froze so i powered it off.. When i turn it back [...]

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my hard drive crashed and i want sims 3 back?

June 1, 2011 By 2 Comments

Question by Kayt: my hard drive crashed and i want sims 3 back? I had the download version of sims 3. recently my hard drive crashed and I lost it. How can I get it back? Best answer: Answer by Chrissome technician have this Data recovery program. they will insert their cd or usb in [...]

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Partitioned HD- "c" and "d" – Can I use "d" for files?

May 23, 2011 By 5 Comments

Question by Frankies1: Partitioned HD- “c” and “d” – Can I use “d” for files? My DVD RW (used for backups) died! Can I temporarily use the “d” partition to back up data files? The partition is about 4 Gb with about 1.7 Gb unused. It is labeled “RECOVERY” When I click on one of [...]

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In 320 GB USB Hard-disk how much space I will be get?

May 22, 2011 By 1 Comment

Question by Palash: In 320 GB USB Hard-disk how much space I will be get? Hi, In 320 GB USB Hard-disk “Western Digital” how much space I will be get? Thanks and waiting for reply Best answer: Answer by JoelKatzAbout 297GiB. Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

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