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Kingofrunes wrote on 2011-07-17 16:26
Okay. I have a slight problem. I've been wondering why my Laptop wouldn't boot. At first I thought it was something wrong with the components but after trying to hook up the Hard Drive in my new computer, all it does is make clicking sounds. Did the same thing in my Laptop. So I'm guessing that it's fried.
This is quite an issue because...
[S]1) On my old drive is an activated version of Adobe Suite that I now can't de-activate[/S]
2) I had a bunch of Rom's and Emulators that I apparantly forgot to transfer over to my new computer
I wanted to do a comparison of the Old Zelda Ocarina of Time graphics to the 3DS ones but now I can't without having to go on yet another google hunt to track down those old ROM's and the Emulator itself :sigh:
Is there any possible way that I can somehow get the data off of this thing in some shape or form? I highly doubt I'll be able to solve the Adobe Issue and will just have to save up for another suite. (Stupid max install thing. Screwed up when install during partion screw ups when I tried to dual boot XP). At the very least I want to see if I can somehow fetch the emulators.
Is there any hope for this? It's a SATA Toshiba Hard Drive if that helps any.
UPDATE: Just Contacted Adobe Support through Live Chat and they resolved the activation issue very quickly. Why you so good Adobe Support?
I still want that Rom/Emulator data though >.<
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Osayidan wrote on 2011-07-17 17:58
If you can't access it at all as a secondary drive while it's plugged into your PC I'd say there's not much you can do.
Try using an ubuntu boot CD though, and mount the drive to try and access the files. Sometimes linux will be a bit more lenient on having a drive be visible than windows when it's damaged.
There's some software that can try to correct drive errors, but if it's making the clicks of death it's unlikely those can help (unless the clicks go away after a short while then there might be hope).
What we use at work is a software called SpinRite, you boot into it from a bootable CD while the dead drive is plugged in, and it tries to correct as many bits as possible. It only works if the drive is physically okay though, so if the clicking is on vital parts of the drive nothing it'll do to help.
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2011-07-17 18:52
Hm I see. So it really is dead. Oh well, thanks anyways. It doesn't stop clicking while it's plugged in from what I can tell so that must mean it truly is dead. Oh well, at least it's only the Emulators/Roms I lost. I can re-hunt those down at my own leisure then.
Good thing I backed up everything else on a spare hard drive/multiple Flash Drives. I wonder why it suddenly died is what I'm really curious on. It was fine until I took apart my laptop to poke around for parts that I might be able to use to improve my Desktop.
I guess that move spelled it's doom more or less. I don't know why I didn't back up the Emulators/Roms. Must have slipped my mind while I was backing up everything :/
Funny thing is that I did have the hard drive backed up originally on a spare backup harddrive. But I overwrote that when I got my new computer setup. Still can't believe I somehow missed the Emulators/Roms :/