[ale] Recovery Services

[Geoffrey]

I'd suggest walking him through a booting of Tom's r/b and see if you 
can access the drive that way.

Greg wrote:
> My brother just called in a highly distressed mode.  His HD has crashed and
> he is seeking someone to recover it for him.  The OS he uses is Windows 98.
> Yeah, I know, what about the backup, but he is not technically inclined, and
> it is water under the dam anyway.
> 
> Western Digital tech support has told him to call a recovery service, that
> there is nothing they can do. So ... does anyone on the list have any
> experience w/ recovery service or can give a recommendation ?
> 
> He has tried both Norton and WD's tools and no joy, however the code (from
> the WD website) just says that the SMART routine is not starting, even
> though their advice is to replace the HD.  I am thinking that maybe a low
> level reader could still take something off of the drive and will try that
> before we go the $400 and no promise data recovery path.
> 
> There is something of a time factor here (2 days) so I would appreciate any
> prompt responses to either my email: runman at telocity.com or 770-429-5045.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Greg Canter
> 
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