I've swapped disk controllers myself in the past, to good results.
However, I attended a talk at the most recent LISA conference where it was mentioned, as an aside, that this technique was no longer possible with the newest model hard drives. Apparently the controllers themselves now contain information particular to the actual drive and media it contains (such as bad blocks and the like) and as a result swapping controller cards usually just won't work anymore.
Just a warning for when you start pulling out that Torx bit. It might work, especially with an older drive (if you can find its identical twin)... but I gather the odds are against you, now.
Arthur Gaer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Alfred Werner wrote:
I agree 100% with that - makes you look like a true wizard as well. That technique saved my butt when I worked at Westinghouse - we thought we had lost a drive but a switched controller board saved the day.
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Shawn G. Doughty wrote:
Scott,
Something that has been of great value to me time and again is being able to swap controller boards on failed drives. If a drive appears to be "going bad" and is unreadable just grab a T9 bit take off the controller board, replace it with one from an identical model drive then try to read the data off using regular methods.
-- Shawn G. Doughty-A&S Support Staff
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
I've had a big interest in learning the techniques involved in data recovery, including deleted files, crashed hard drives, RAID setups, unreadable floppy disks, etc. I've left messages over the last few months with a place local to me, but they haven't returned calls, so I presume they are not interested in showing me (or anyone?)
I'd be happy to volunteer somewhere on a Saturday, or multiple Saturdays, just to learn. Do any classes or good books teach the practice? I do, ultimately, want hands-on (or at least watch someone else perform the task and I watch).
Thanks for any leads.
Scott
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