I have high hopes that this will restore my computer

**Bob Willson** · 7th March 2015, 06:35 PM

I went to turn on my computer the other week and it told me to install an operating system. I have been using the OS on that particular computer for well over a year now, so I had a look in the CMOS to find out what was wrong. The problem was that my 1.5Tb HDD was just not being recognised as having any existence whatsoever. Nada, zilch, zero. So I took the HDD out and put it into a caddy to try it on a different computer. Still nothing. Obviously the problem was of a catastrophic nature, so I tried removing and cleaning the contacts on the HDD motherboard. Reassembled it. Nada etc... I couldn't find another similar HDD to buy and use the electronics from it on my old HDD so I needed to fix the existing one which has 15 years of emails and other stuff on it that I REALLY need to get back. I sent the motherboard off to a company in Canada, called PCB Solution. (http://www.onepcbsolution.com/) They assure that for my money there is about a 60% chance that they will be able to fix the HDD motherboard by reading the old motherboards encryption method and transferring that to a new motherboard. That will cost me about $53 all up, including their postage. If that should fail (fingers crossed that it won't) then it will cost me a further $300 to drag all the info off the old HDD and put it onto a new one. I will let you know how it goes.

**_fly_** · 7th March 2015, 08:47 PM

I do lots of hard drive recoveries for a bloke at the local computer market.
When a drive gets to that stage and I can't get the info he sends it to a mob in China who swap platters over to another drive and read all the info off to a portable.
Got no idea what he pays but I might find out where he sends it and what it costs.

**ian** · 8th March 2015, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by Bob Willson

... it will cost me a further $300 to drag all the info off the old HDD and put it onto a new one. I will let you know how it goes.

I think $300 is good value for a backup copy of what's on your currently dead HDD

**Bob Willson** · 8th March 2015, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by _fly_

I do lots of hard drive recoveries for a bloke at the local computer market. When a drive gets to that stage and I can't get the info he sends it to a mob in China who swap platters over to another drive and read all the info off to a portable. Got no idea what he pays but I might find out where he sends it and what it costs.

Thanks Fly, I would appreciate that.

**Bob Willson** · 8th March 2015, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by ian

I think $300 is good value for a backup copy of what's on your currently dead HDD

Hi Ian Yes, I do too. But I would still rather not have to pay any extra.

**Bob Willson** · 23rd March 2015, 05:52 PM

I got the replacement board back today.

Bugger. So I will need to get the platter read.

Anyone know anyone good who will do it inexpensively?

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**_fly_** · 23rd March 2015, 09:30 PM

I got hold of the guy I have that gets it done in China.

He says its about 500 bucks (I'm guessing its half that and he wants his share).

Not sure if that includes a portable drive you get it all back on.

There is no website and email is no good as they don't speak english (guess that means they can't read your data).
No charge if they can't get the data off.

Anyway he is going over in august but he has other people going over all the time and could send it with them.

PM if you want his email.

Peter

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