Saggy wrote:
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> "Mark Blunden" <mark@NOSPAMmarkdb.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> clnl8i$rkt$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk">news:clnl8i$rkt$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> My PC was working just fine up until I shut it down yesterday morning. In
>> the evening when I switched it on, my C: drive would do nothing but emit
> low
>> grinding noises - "grn-grn-grn-grn....grn-grn-grn-grn". It's an IBM
> Deskstar
>> 60GB model, a standard ATA/IDE drive, probably about 3-4 years old now.
>>
>> There's nothing absolutely essential on it that wasn't backed up, but
> there
>> are some files - recent e-mails, mostly - that I'd like to recover if
>> it's possible without spending a fortune. What are the chances that the
>> fault
> is
>> something that can be repaired fairly cheaply? (I'm not really holding
>> out much hope).
>>
>> Also, are there any models or manufacturers I should particularly avoid
> when
>> buying a replacement drive?
An IBM hard drive I have had for 2 years died 2 months ago. The noises went
away and retruned sporadically. Sometimes the drive would not start for
entire days although I tried every hour or so. So my point is: keep trying!
This went on for about 2 weeks before I put it away. It should still be
operable at times.
I bought another IBM (Hitachi?) hard drive despite the bad experience.
--
Roy Schestowitz
http://schestowitz.com
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