Before sending it to anyone, I would crack the case and try mounting it internally or buy an inexpensive enclosure or SATA (if it is SATA) dock and see if it spins up. I have had external drives actually go on fire and have been able to recover them. It's usually the power supply or interface that goes, though drive failures can occur.There can also be issues with corrupt directories that can be resolved with software.
If you can get it to spin but can't get it to mount try Data Rescue II if you're on a Mac. I've had good luck with it. You can try it for free to see what it can recovery and then purchase it. You'll need a second drive to copy recovered files to. I would stay away from any software that tries to fix the drive like Norton or Diskwarrior. Best of Luck Bill Seery b...@mercermedia.com 212.627.8070 > > > > On 2/25/12 8:57 AM, "Shane Eason" <shaneea...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > >> FW Gang: > Has anyone recently used a data recovery center, such as The Data >> Rescue Center in Livermore, CA? I have an external drive that's completely >> crashed. No software that I have access to will solve the problem. I think it >> could be mechanical. Anyway, from what I hear, I should look at spending a >> lot >> to recover the drive, which blows! So any advice/solution would be great! As >> you may guess, I haven't backed up the drive and there's a lot of film/video >> projects on it. >> Thanks! > Shane > > _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
