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Clicking Hard Drive

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by jk4301

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One day my hard drive started clicking, then turned off, when I started up a screen came up saying please install system disc. Any way to get this drive to read again so I can retrieve the data on that drive? Soney computer using xp,sp2

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by lhatcher

I would try to put the drive in another machine, as a slave drive to see if you can read any data on it. If so copy it over ASAP. Also you may try sticking it in the freezer for a few minutes, and then stick it in as a slave drive.

by mjd420nova

There's a world of information out there on quick
tips on hard drive data recovery. The clicking is usually caused by the heads attempting to position themselves to read the clock track and
begin syncronization with the hardware, It can't
get to that position so it keeps trying to re-position the heads. Sometimes removing the drive and rotating it physically by hand can sometimes free up bearings and allow it to
start up. GOOD LUCK

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