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HARD DISK REPAIR
Hard disk repair ultimate guide
Hard disk failure is inevitable. When it happens, the first question that comes into your mind: “Is it repairable?” How about your important files stored in that hard drive? Are those recoverable?
This guide will help you answer those questions, recover your important data from that bad hard drive and eventually repair your hard disk, if possible.
If possible? Why?
Some say, everything is possible under the sun, but in reality, not all things are possible. Same true to hard disk repair. The “hard disk repair guide” below is tried and tested with success in the following hard disk status:
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Unbootable Hard drive
Dead Hard disk
Crashed hard disk
Damaged hard drive
Undetectable hard disk via Windows
Undetectable hard disk via Disk Management
Hard disk cannot be detected in BIOS.
However, in some cases, especially on hard disk that having mechanical issues (hard drive not spinning anymore or there is a hard drive clicking sound, click here for more hard disk sounds by data cent), the below methods yield a lesser success. So, does it mean that you shouldn’t try to repair your hard disk? Of course not, trying won’t hurt and the possibility of fixing your hard disk still high. Let’s start.
Do you see a pop-up message, “Windows detected a hard disk problem?” follow my suggestions here, “Windows detected a hard disk problem – solved“. If nothing happens, maybe the solution doesn’t apply to your situation. Let’s jump to next step. To proceed, I need you to familiarize the hard disk repair tools below.
HARD DISK REPAIR SOFTWARE/TOOLS
Parted Magic – hard disk management solution.
How it works?
Create live CD.
Create live USB.
Hard Disk Low Level Format Tool (download here) – is a self-explanatory hard disk utility tool. It will format hard drive at low level, erasing partitions and wiping MBR, making your hard drive near to manufacturer’s default state. (Note: using this tool will make your data unrecoverable).
In this moment, I presume that you now have enough knowledge about hard disk repair software/tools which I mentioned a while ago.
What’s next?
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First, even-though you suspect that your hard disk is damage, it is still wise to do the Hard disk Diagnostic Guide below:
See to it that your hard drive molex connector/SATA power cable, IDE/SATA cable are properly attached. Then test, if it solved the problem.
Make sure that IDE/SATA cable in your Motherboard is properly fixed. Again, test it if the problem is solved.
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If nothing works, it’s time to check your hard disk health.
Boot Parted Magic.
In Linux desktop, double click the hard disk icon.
Select your hard drive.
Hard disk color (RED) – it means the hard drive is dying or dead.
Hard disk color (GRAY) – chances are, the hard drive is still in good health but having minor bad sectors.
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HOW TO RECOVER FILES FROM BAD/DAMAGED HARD DRIVE?
The good news! Whatever the result of checking your hard disk health, whether the color is RED/FAILED or GRAY/PASSED your files is still recoverable.
