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Hard Drive Failed - Need to Recover Data
I don't remember the code but it said cannot locate hard drive or something like that. XPS 8300, Windows 7 Premium, Samsung HD103SJ, shipped 3-31-2011. Took it to a PC repair place for 6 days and he could not read or retrieve the data. Said it would be at least $1k to recover. Warranty is expired, no backup, any suggestions or recommendations? Could the circuit board be bad? Does Dell do data recovery?
Philip_Yip
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October 27th, 2015 00:00
Try it yourself using a bootable Linux Live USB. Follow my instructions here:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/data-recovery-using-fedora/
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October 27th, 2015 05:00
It could be any number of things -- and if a professional couldn't access the data, a dedicated data recovery service is indeed likely the only option. Dell uses Gillware (< >) -- for data recovery. Expect the estimate you were given to be a baseline for a basic recovery.
They'll provide a no-cost recovery estimate but as noted, data recovery services are not inexpensive.
Frank519
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October 27th, 2015 06:00
Second time I heard that. Thanks.
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November 25th, 2015 23:00
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