Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 09:34:18 +0900
From: Viboon Chaojirapant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: HDD/HDC failure - repair strategy questions
Hi Fubar,
> Or I can spring for a new drive to be fitted (see my other post, they only
> recommend the standard 4.3Gb or an upgrade to 6Gb) and I can have the old
> one back - and attempt to retrieve my data at some point in the future.
> Unfortunately the drives are ridiculously expensive - in the region of
> 600-700 USD!!!
This is simply daylight robbery!!! Are you
sure they are quoting you in USD instead
of RM, the Malaysian currency? I bought
a 6GB Toshiba drive for my L70 2 months
ago and it only cost me S$380 (Singapore
dollars)...or roughly USD$216.
> So - this is the part where I want to confirm my best strategy...
> Q1: I understand I might be able to purchase an identical used drive and
> swap the "external" components of the drive and maybe get my data back that
> way.
> Anybody actually tried this?
> Is it as straightforward as it sounds?
> Anybody got a functioning 4.3Gb (Libretto 110 OEM) drive for sale, and if
> so, for how much?
Actually, I would recommend that you find out
the cause of your Libby's problem from the
Toshiba Service Center. If a hard drive is needed,
please go to a local shopping mall to get one,
not from the Service Center. When I bought my
hard disk, they have a data recovering service
for a small fee as well.
BTW, if you can, Singapore is a much cheaper
and reliable place to get harddisks.
> Q2: Plugging my drive into a desktop as a 'slave' drive - am I any more
> likely to be able to get at my data that way than when it's installed in the
> Libretto (presuming the Libretto HDC is not at fault)?
I would not recommend this unless you know what
you are doing! I managed to fry my original L70's
1.6GB drive by plugging it to my PC. Please consult
an experience person before trying this yourself.
Hope this helps.
--
Cheers,
Viboon
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