FFSSSSSS FUUUUUUUUUUU

scotty77

Left my laptop open all ready for grinding, come back 10 mins later and its just frozen making this weird clicking noise.  Try and do a cold start but it doesnt even boot up, still with all the noise.

FFS haven't backed up or ages and so much on there which is gone.  My entire iTunes   All of my perectly legally downloaded movies and TV shows   All my photos of Lisa Marie

Seagull158

In Response to FFSSSSSS FUUUUUUUUUUU:

Left my laptop open all ready for grinding, come back 10 mins later and its just frozen making this weird clicking noise.  Try and do a cold start but it doesnt even boot up, still with all the noise. FFS haven't backed up or ages and so much on there which is gone.  My entire iTunes   All of my perectly legally downloaded movies and TV shows   All my photos of Lisa Marie
Posted by scotty77

If HD has gone you can often get everything recovered but it'll cost several hundred pounds.

Machka

Chances are it's not the HD, they rarely fail.  Get the HD out and get yourself one of these:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pr ods/Components/HardDrives-External/HardDriveEnclosures/Novatech/NOV-HDDOCK.html

(Fix the URL I had to put a space in the word pr0ds!!!?

and fingers crossed you can get all the data off.

Seagull158

In Response to Re: FFSSSSSS FUUUUUUUUUUU:

Chances are it's not the HD, they rarely fail.  Get the HD out and get yourself one of these: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/pr ods/Components/HardDrives-External/HardDriveEnclosures/Novatech/NOV-HDDOCK.html (Fix the URL I had to put a space in the word pr0ds!!!? and fingers crossed you can get all the data off.
Posted by Machka

BUt that clicking normally means the head cant read the disk doesnt it?

Machka

Depends, could be a power regulator, stuck fan causing overheating so an instant power down, for £20 it's worth trying!

BowieBoy

if hard drive is clicking its gone m8t, imo........sorry