[ale] (SCSI) HDD recovery

[Ken Cochran]

Thanks for the replies, folks.  An update:  The HDD *does not*
spin up.  My (lack of) experience tinkering with the hardware
(e.g. changing the control board) leads me to see professional
help ("someone who does this all the time" :).  Interesting that
I've seen no references to OnTrack, even though they now have an
Atlanta location.  Have they become the M$ of the biz nowadays?
Way back in the early '90s when I used them, they were one of
only about 2-3 in the country & were a referral from an HDD
manufacturer (I think it was H-P then).  That HDD had "bricked"
but it did spin up.  IIRC we got a full 100% recovery and it
was a Unix system as well.

I've also heard of drivesavers.com - any info about them?
I can ship the drive but if there's an Atlanta-area company that's
as good, I can bring it personally and much more safely.

-kc

> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 23:15:07 -0400
> From: Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] (SCSI) HDD recovery
>
> I think the best in the US is Seagate Recovery Services in Chicago.
>
> But Cherry in Marietta or Mydiskdrivedied.com in Kennesaw are both good.
>
> Greg
>
> On 5/29/10, Ken Cochran <kwc at theworld.com> wrote:
> > Any recommendation(s) for a good hdd recovery company?
> >
> > Looks like a power blink took out one of my HDDs, an IBM DPSS
> > 309170 SCSI 9gb - I think it might be spinning up but no initial
> > "startup seek" and it doesn't come ready when the SCSI HBA
> > (Adaptec 29160 I think) probes it on POST.  OS is FreeBSD and
> > filesystems are UFS (I don't remember whether UFS1 or USF2).
> >
> > Long ago (1993-ish?) I used OnTrack (in Minnesota I think) &
> > they did an outstanding job.  Should I use them or is there
> > someone closer/better, e.g. in the Atlanta area?
> >
> > Thanks, -kc
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