"j blrown" <[email protected]> writes:
> Just had my 5 mth old 1 terrabyte Samsung HDD start clicking like crazy when
> I turned on PC. First and last Samsung HDD - I'll stick to Seagate from now
> on - never had a problem with them
...just for reference, every hard disk vendor out there has had a bad batch at
some time or another — and even without that, there will always be some
hardware that dies in the first six months of use. Personally, one failure
wouldn't turn me away from a vendor forever, because it simply isn't enough
information for any reasonable conclusion.
> Is there a utility that might recover some of my data? Disk only partially
> used, divided into 2 x 500mb partitions of ext 4 (I think).
Can you actually read the device at all, or is it failing to respond with data
at all? If the later, you might try putting it in a water-proof container, in
the freezer for a few hours, and then giving it another shot.
That may unstick it long enough to get the data off, or maybe just some of it,
without substantial risk.
Daniel
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