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OOPS!!! [message #11550]

Mon, 28 October 2019 16:44

timeliz
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Location: Northern California

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My laptop, the one that has 10 years of watch research on it, took a slow dive off my coffee table & landed with a loud thud on the hardwood floor.
This is the result...

/vgforum/index.php?t=getfile&id=5453&private=0

/vgforum/index.php?t=getfile&id=5453&private=0

Is there a way to retrieve all my info?
I'm totally bummed.

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"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11551 is a reply to message #11550]

Mon, 28 October 2019 17:20

JackW
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yes, but it can be expensive and likely will need to be done by a professional. There are drive recovery services.

All I know is based on hard work & writing by others. I can only aspire to augment this body of knowledge. If I am wrong it is because of my own failings. -me

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11553 is a reply to message #11551]

Mon, 28 October 2019 17:46

GaryM
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Liz,

What model is it? I would YouTube the model and see if you can open it with some instructions. My guess is the cable to the hard drive may have come loose.

Else send it up my way and I will try to recover it. No charge for looking. Very Happy

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11554 is a reply to message #11553]

Mon, 28 October 2019 18:07

timeliz
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Location: Northern California

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Gary,
It's an HP Pavilion Win 7.
If I can get it open, and the cable is loose, is reconnecting it easy? Or would something need to be resoldered?

"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11556 is a reply to message #11554]

Mon, 28 October 2019 18:38

GaryM
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timeliz wrote on Mon, 28 October 2019 18:07

If I can get it open, and the cable is loose, is reconnecting it easy? Or would something need to be resoldered?

Liz,
Nothing to solder, either the power supply cable connector or IDE I/O cable may have came loose.

Some things to check before going forward.

-Shut down the laptop, disconnect the power supply.
-Pull the battery out to rest laptop.
-Put the battery back in, connect power supply and turn on, see if it recognizes it.

Also can you hear the drive spinning?

That would be the first to check before taking it to a professional, that is if it's too much trouble to get it open.

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11576 is a reply to message #11556]

Wed, 30 October 2019 16:33

Jenneke
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Location: Netherlands

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Ai....

Good luck! Hope it can be rescued.

You can only waste time if you forget to enjoy it - Loesje

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11577 is a reply to message #11576]

Wed, 30 October 2019 21:33

timeliz
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Location: Northern California

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Thanks, Jenneke. I hope so too.

Took Gary's advice and found a couple of youtube clips where others have been able to retrieve their data...
No other choice but to give it a try. Confused

"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11603 is a reply to message #11577]

Fri, 01 November 2019 22:57

timeliz
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Registered: May 2013
Location: Northern California

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To all:
I would like to retrieve one particular photo of mine.
It is of the four ladies' Curvex movements that I had included with my contest post.
If you have a saved copy, will you please PM me a copy. Thanks Smile

"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11666 is a reply to message #11603]

Mon, 18 November 2019 21:49

Jenneke
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Location: Netherlands

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How is your laptop/data doing?

You can only waste time if you forget to enjoy it - Loesje

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11667 is a reply to message #11666]

Tue, 19 November 2019 00:03

timeliz
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Registered: May 2013
Location: Northern California

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Haven't been able to tackle this yet, Jenneke, but have been doing research on different methods of retrieval. Just have to wait and see.

"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones..." -John Denver

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Re: OOPS!!! [message #11721 is a reply to message #11667]

Wed, 27 November 2019 04:30

mikey
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Registered: May 2013
Location: Paris, Ontario

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I just went thru this with an HP Pavilion laptop. First diagnosis was a broken or damaged cable connecting the hard drive to the mother board. Hard drive was removed and was recognized in another unit so we knew the HD was okay. Cable was replaced and it still didn't recognize the HD. Motherboard was examined and it turned out that the controller had failed & isn't worth fixing. Usually though, the HD is okay and can be connected to another laptop to confirm.

Still here....

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