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My hard drive has decided to stop powering up, halfway through my dissertation work I am almost certain that the data on the drive is fine, it just won't spin up, so it's almost as if the power connection is faulty.
Ontrack want in the region of $500ish to repair it, which, being a student, there is now way I can afford
My idea is to open up the drive and switch the platters into a new drive - does the new drive need to be an identical model to the old one?
If anyone has attempted this before, I would like very much to hear your experiences, and if there are any how-tos online (I haven't found any so far..) it would be great if someone could post some links up,
Thanks very much
Giles
Ontrack want in the region of $500ish to repair it, which, being a student, there is now way I can afford
My idea is to open up the drive and switch the platters into a new drive - does the new drive need to be an identical model to the old one?
If anyone has attempted this before, I would like very much to hear your experiences, and if there are any how-tos online (I haven't found any so far..) it would be great if someone could post some links up,
Thanks very much
Giles