You can try smartmontools (http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/) if SMART was enabled in hard disk.
If it is a case of hardware failure best way is not to use the disk (because it may cause more damage.) and send it for hardware recovery. This is expensive though. Decide if data is worth it. from googling : If you cannot hear the platters spinning (i.e. it is quiet when it is turned > on) or you hear more serious noises then you should stop using the drive > immediately and you will need to send your drive to a hardware data recovery > service. > ( 'tak tak tak' qualifies as serious noise i guess) -- அகிலன் (Akilan R) (http://www.coding-aviator.blogspot.com) I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell. --Jean Rostand _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
