PC-2011 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 ok so let me set the scene i have a pile of old sata hard drives and the all have the headers out of line and i dont need them so i start messing with them on my parents old dell(Studio 8gb of ram intel core 2 quade integrated video card) and so i start looking up ways to fix them so i found a way it says to drop if from a 1ft off the ground well that part worked but i cant see it if i try to install an os i can put windows 7 vista ubuntu or xp it dose not show up anywhere. any thoughts on how to reformat the harddrive and get it install and os. thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Physical impact or dropping should NOT be a solution. If someone suggests that, they clearly have no clue what they are talking about. If they are old drives, I personally would consider them trash and not use them. They already have plenty of wear and tear on them from years of use and from your drop lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC-2011 Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 well it kinda works like i can see it in biso but not in any install and in bios it says space 0mb so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) Hey PC-2011, this guys (Scott Moulton) is a professional and has a small company that specializes in data recovery and other aspects of computer hard drives failure. He's also done lots of talks on Hacking conferences, I think you should watch his videos. http://www.myharddrivedied.com/presentations-resources Edited April 7, 2012 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singh763173 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I tend to pass all my old faulty drives to my data recovery guys, who use the drives parts for their own uses. In turn i get a discount on any work I need done ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC-2011 Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 so what harddrive should i get it i need to get a new one i plan to run an email server and maybe a domain and stuff like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) so what harddrive should i get it i need to get a new one i plan to run an email server and maybe a domain and stuff like that? For servers you should go with SCSI hard drives, they are extremely fast, compared to normal SATA HDDs. If you don't plan investing on a proper server hardware, then the WD Raptor will do just fine. On the other hand, if budget is not an issue, then you should go with SSDs for exceptional performance. Edited April 7, 2012 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC-2011 Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 ok thanks for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenmac Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 You may try data recovery software. I have used this one before http://www.idisksoft.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenmac Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Deleted documents or pictures on Mac? iBacksoft Recover Data for Mac will help you to get all your lost data back. It can recover deleted pictures, videos, music and office documents in an easy way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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