2 Month Old HP DV7T Hard Drive Gave Up The Ghost Already

newnewman2002 · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:19:02 PM

Bought a new HP DV7T laptop 2 months ago, Intel Corei7, 10gb RAM, 1 TB HD, etc. Yesterday, I was using the computer everything seemed normal while starting, but then as I went to do things, the computer seemed really laggy (which was odd because it is usually lightning fast) Turned on the computer this morning, and it stopped loading at the BIOS screen. "hard drive not found" Clicking noise coming from the HD area. Failed hard drive after 2 months, HP quality FTMFW.

They are sending me out a new HD on Monday, but does anyone on here know if my old HD info is salvageable/any techniques to retrieve the info to the new HD? From my limited knowledge, the HD seems to have suffered a physical failure, not a file corruption, although I'm not sure if that makes it easier to retrieve. TIA

bmwbob · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:23:24 PM

not sure how computer literate you are.. but a tool i use all the time is hirens boot cd.

it has tons of recovery type programs...

also you can try to freeze the drive over night.. put it in a static bag and then inside a plastic bag and seal it...

but be ready to do data recovery onto another drive as soon as you pull it from the freezer

M3n00b · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:24:02 PM

Ummmm...HP didn't make the hard drive. Hard drives die. I've had luck using sata to usb adapters and getting data off dead HDDs.

**Mr.B///MW** · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:25:20 PM

HDs are built like garbage now days. It's wise to have a couple back up drives for the important stuff.

I have a 1TB Seagate in my bag right now that failed due to a firmware bug...

Had to fight with HP after the HD in my girlfriend's Laptop failed twice (second time was out of warranty after they already replaced one under warranty 6 months prior)

Dewstain · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:25:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmwbob

not sure how computer literate you are.. but a tool i use all the time is hirens boot cd.

it has tons of recovery type programs...

also you can try to freeze the drive over night.. put it in a static bag and then inside a plastic bag and seal it...

but be ready to do data recovery onto another drive as soon as you pull it from the freezer

Believe it or not this works like 25% of the time.

**porschetech** · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:26:04 PM

i have a dv7 too......running dual hard drives. been good so far

bmwbob · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:28:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dewstain

Believe it or not this works like 25% of the time.

yup and if he boots a pc from say a rescue cd or something other than that drive and then tries to just copy the important files his chances will go up even higher!!! i have had people complete an entire image of a failing drive after freezing it overnight and pulling it the next day!!

kmfurdm · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:31:37 PM

Most hardware failures occur early. Be glad it's still under warranty.

King Tut · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:33:28 PM

This is one of the reasons I don't like the idea of TB sized drives. So much data to possibly be lost when the drive crashes and takes out your file table. I would only use internal laptop hard drives for the OS and programs and keep anything important in the cloud or on a more robust external drive.

M3n00b · Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:34:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Tut

This is one of the reasons I don't like the idea of TB sized drives. So much data to possibly be lost when the drive crashes and takes out your file table. I would only use internal laptop hard drives for the OS and programs and keep anything important in the cloud or on a more robust external drive.

Prety sure this is 2 500gb's

Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:19:02 PM	#1
newnewman2002 Eatin' Ribs 'N' Salsa Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 9,320 Reputation: 0	2 Month Old HP DV7T Hard Drive Gave Up The Ghost Already Bought a new HP DV7T laptop 2 months ago, Intel Corei7, 10gb RAM, 1 TB HD, etc. Yesterday, I was using the computer everything seemed normal while starting, but then as I went to do things, the computer seemed really laggy (which was odd because it is usually lightning fast) Turned on the computer this morning, and it stopped loading at the BIOS screen. "hard drive not found" Clicking noise coming from the HD area. Failed hard drive after 2 months, HP quality FTMFW. They are sending me out a new HD on Monday, but does anyone on here know if my old HD info is salvageable/any techniques to retrieve the info to the new HD? From my limited knowledge, the HD seems to have suffered a physical failure, not a file corruption, although I'm not sure if that makes it easier to retrieve. TIA __________________

Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:23:24 PM	#2
bmwbob BlueHairMafia Join Date: Apr 2005 Age: 44 Posts: 10,379 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 0 Location: St. Augustine, Florida	Re: 2 Month Old HP DV7T Hard Drive Gave Up The Ghost Already?!? not sure how computer literate you are.. but a tool i use all the time is hirens boot cd. it has tons of recovery type programs... also you can try to freeze the drive over night.. put it in a static bag and then inside a plastic bag and seal it... but be ready to do data recovery onto another drive as soon as you pull it from the freezer __________________ Jan Obrien says tHe womeN in That group gossip about her (“One piece of gossip that went around was that we’d been evicted from our last apartment,” she says); spread lies about her; discourage other residents from befriending her and give her dirty looks whenever she tries to use community facilities, like the rec room.

Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:25:20 PM	#4
Mr.B///MW Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 5,796 Reputation: 0	Re: 2 Month Old HP DV7T Hard Drive Gave Up The Ghost Already?!? HDs are built like garbage now days. It's wise to have a couple back up drives for the important stuff. I have a 1TB Seagate in my bag right now that failed due to a firmware bug... Had to fight with HP after the HD in my girlfriend's Laptop failed twice (second time was out of warranty after they already replaced one under warranty 6 months prior)

Fri, Feb-10-2012, 07:26:04 PM	#6
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