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From John A.
Upper Marlboro, MD USA

Samsung SP0802N disk

I placed one working drive on top of another to get at a screw. The phone rang and I answered it about 10 minutes later I completed screwing the drives into their places. The screen was frozen. I rebooted and it never got into the OS as it said a file had been corrupted. I ran check disk and it told me that the c-drive was good. It would not complete a check disk on the d-drive as one or more files are corrupted. I had a local company come to my home as their advertisement said the do data recovery. A waste of money. The technician listened to what I said. Tried to boot it using my software and then he said the drive was not spinning. I told him that he had to be mistaken as I had successfully run chkdsk. He was not fazed. Although he pointed out a capacitor or a resistor on the drive and noted it had been damaged. It is on the left side of the drive about an inch and a half down from the bar code. He stated he could not do anything for me at that point and charged $75 for his service.

 

After recovery:

Thanks again for your help. I appreciate the items you were able to save. I will definitely recommend your services to others--have a Blessed Day.
John


From Scott S.
IBM Information Management
Berkeley, CA USA

Fujitsu MHT2030AT laptop disk

Hard drive is making a loud CLICKING sound; NOT visible in BIOS; failed in OS

 

After recovery:

... very much pleased with the results, would recommend your company without hesitation, you guys are real life-savers!!!...


From Gilbert T.
Tampa, FL USA

Hitachi HTS726060M9AT00 laptop disk

Cause of failure - Water spilled on the laptop while running. Shorted the HDD circuitry & motor. Drive dose not power-on or spin.

 

After recovery:

Thanks for your hard work and especially the option of the disc re-image. That could prove to be the life saver.



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Do not forget to remove the bracket and a connector bar from the hard drive, if they used on your model.

Keep them for the new drive installation.

 

HDD removal manual

HDD Removal Instructions for IBM / Lenovo ThinkPad and IdeaPad Laptop


Universal drive removal insturctions for all IBM Thinkpad notebook computers

 

1. Make sure your computer is turned Off. Turn the computer over, and keep the front of
machine towards you. First you must locate, and remove the drive retaining screw, which
should be located on the bottom, or side of the notebook. If it is not you should make sure
your notebook hard drive is accessible before trying to upgrade your notebook. If you have
difficulty locating your notebook hard drive, refer to your notebook documentation for
further assistance.

 

2. Pull the hard drive out of the computer. There is usually a pull tab, or handle to remove
the drive. A small flat headed screw driver might also be needed to ease the drive out.

 

Remove bracket and connector3. Once the drive is removed, the drive bracket must be removed from the original drive. To do this use a Phillips screwdriver to remove all the necessary screws. Use this picture as and example.

 

Typically, the hard drive will be attached to a bracket by 4 screws. Pull the drive free from the bracket.

 

If there is a connector bar, make sure to carefully remove it as well.






ThinkPad 770, 770E, 770X and 770Z

Turn over the laptop and remove the battery. Turn the computer upside down. Then

ThinkPad 770, 770E, 770X and 770Z - HDD removal


1. Remove the security screw [1]. Use a 2.5-mm allen wrench or a flat-bladed screwdriver.



2. Slide the latch marked [2] all the way
to the left to disengage the cover latch.


3. Swing open the drive cover [3] as shown on the picture, then remove the cover and set it aside.



[4]. Grasp the blue plastic pull tab attached to the drive and pull the drive from the computer.

 

Unscrew the bracket from hard drive and save for future use.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After you are done with the hard drive removal you may proceed to placing the data recovery order.

 

 


 
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