errors on harddrive

[sup3rcarrx7]

Hi. i'm getting some crc errors or something right now with my harddrive. It said to run checkdisk and i died but it says it's corrupt and i have a crc error or something. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Thanks.

[Dax_Brandy]

it's a sign of a dying-HDD.. i suggest you backup all your important data and consider buying a new drive.. good luck!

[Bovon]

Yep..get a copy of ghost and another hard drive and get your data onto a better platter...fast!

[sup3rcarrx7]

Aw @#$#, it wont even let me access the files or anything. I just tried reformatting and still no luck. I had so much good stuff on there too =/. Are there programs that can make almost dieing or dead harddrives able to see the data on it? Please help me thanks!

[Bovon]

Take the hard drive out.. put it in a zip lock baggy and stick it in the freezer for 2 or 3 hours.

I'm not kidding.. I know that sounds weird, but believe me..several have been able to access their files from a hard drive that had essentially died by freezing the thing.

But, if you are lucky enough to get it to run a little while...how are you gonna backup several gb of data?..

[sup3rcarrx7]

Actually it's a 120gb drive and i used 90gb of it. So... *wow* i don't know how long that would take to transfer.

[Bovon]

Well he**...anything is better than what you got now...ain't it?

[PresterJohn]

Originally posted by sup3rcarrx7
Actually it's a 120gb drive and i used 90gb of it. So... *wow* i don't know how long that would take to transfer.

btw, what brand drive was this???

[sup3rcarrx7]

Maxtor.

[Dax_Brandy]

how old is the drive anyway? try the freezer-thing and get all the data you want. then have your drive replaced from the manufacturer/vendor if it still has warranty.