I have an old hp laptop. I can't boot it and suspect hdd may be responsible for this. If my hdd is dead, is there any way I can retrieve data stored on that hdd? I don't have any backup of those.
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You may try to spend lots of money trying to recover it from a data recovery service like drive savers.What if the hdd is dead?Pull the HDD and use a USB adapter to connect it to another computer or connect it internally as a secondary drive to another computer.
What if the hdd is dead?Pull the HDD and use a USB adapter to connect it to another computer or connect it internally as a secondary drive to another computer.
You may try to spend lots of money trying to recover it from a data recovery service like drive savers.What if the hdd is dead?Pull the HDD and use a USB adapter to connect it to another computer or connect it internally as a secondary drive to another computer.
Then you'd need to send the drive to a data recovery service.What if the hdd is dead?
Unfortunately I don't know. Without the laptop booting up, I doubt I will be able to figure it out. It's a very old hdd.What is the model of the HDD?
If the PCB is dead, then there is usually a low cost DIY fix (except in cases of SSHDs).
You have to connect it to another working pc first.What if the hdd is dead?
I ran Primary hard disk self test from bios and it froze on 8%. I tried to reinstall windows but got stuck on setup is starting screen. So, I don't think it’s just busted OS. But I agree with you that I need to connect the hdd to another pc.You have to connect it to another working pc first.
Only then you can be sure, if drive is dead or is't just busted OS.
With busted OS, system is unbootable, but data on drive can be mostly fine and easy recovered.
I ran Primary hard disk self test from bios and it froze on 8%. I tried to reinstall windows but got stuck on setup is starting screen. So, I don't think it’s just busted OS. But I agree with you that I need to connect the hdd to another pc.
Remove the drive from the laptop and examine the label.Unfortunately I don't know. Without the laptop booting up, I doubt I will be able to figure it out. It's a very old hdd.