R.I.P. SDK Designs

sdk2knbk · 10-02-2007, 11:30 PM

So much for my own designs. The last year and a half's work, gone in my first major computer failure. The drive that failed was the backup for my old "junk" machine, which, ironically, still works! Unfortunately, there's no backup for anything I've done since I bought the newer one. Figures, I just counted all of the various projects I had underway an hour or so before the failure, and there were 72 of them! Well, I still have a few left on the old machine, but all recent work is gone.

Scott K.

**Elliott** · 10-03-2007, 01:27 PM

I feel for you, brother. Murphy's Law always kicks in at the worst possible moment. I'm glad you still have some work on your older computer. Is anything recoverable at all?

Elliott

dansls1 · 10-03-2007, 03:11 PM

Sorry to hear about that - computer problems suck!

**cgutzmer** · 10-03-2007, 03:40 PM

That sucks! Have you attempted any recovery? Its possible sometimes

Chris

sdk2knbk · 10-03-2007, 11:51 PM

I took the drive to a local computer "repair" shop earlier today. The guy didn't seem to want to attempt anything, but agreed to keep the drive to run a diagnostic on it (for $35.00!). While at work tonight, I called my answering machine and got a message stating that he was unable to get anything off of the drive, and I could come pick it up tomorrow. What does that mean? I don't know yet. Meanwhile, my wife found this site while searching; Disk Recovery Software and Hard Drive Recovery tool for Windows. I'm downloading a demo version of their recovery software as we "speak". If it works, it'll be well worth the $50.00 registration fee. So as soon as I get the drive back, I'll try it. Wish me luck!

Scott K.

rowiac · 10-04-2007, 01:46 AM

Sometimes you can fix the drive if the problem is a bad sector in the OS files area. I had this happen to me a couple of months ago. I would hear clicking sounds coming from the drive, then I'd get a Blue Screen of Death on WinXP, which I had never seen before. I was able to reboot for a while, but then finally the system wouldn't boot up anymore.

I was able to correct the problem by downloading the disk utilities from the drive manufacturer (Western Digital in my case), making a boot disc and using it to analyze and repair the bad sectors on the drive. I was very lucky and didn't lose any files.

Give this a try. You might get lucky like I did.

Since the crash, I installed a 500GB USB external drive ($99US) for backing stuff up, and I've been burning backup DVDs of critical files. The old drive has been working fine since then, but I don't trust it. I've just been too lazy to reinstall my entire OS and applications onto a new internal drive I bought.

By the way, the disk recovery places charge a fortune. They wanted ~$900 to recover the data on my drive. Depending on the data, it may be worth it to pay the price though.

Roger

ARMORMAN · 10-04-2007, 05:09 PM

Last ditch effort: Deep freeze the drive. Put it in a zip lock bag and put it in the freezer for 12+ hours. I have recovered data from 2 drives this way. Make sure you have a big enough drive to dump to because this is a one shot only. Once you shut the machine off again, you can't get it back up.

**cgutzmer** · 10-04-2007, 05:56 PM

I have heard that technique as well. Also works with laptop batteries that dont charge well

.... sometimes.....
Chris

sdk2knbk · 10-05-2007, 11:17 AM

The drive is physically OK, and the protected partition area is OK, it's just that the rest of the data seems to be corrupted. I've been playing around with the R-Studio demo, but between the semi-functional nature of the computer I'm using now, and, not really knowing what I'm doing, this could take a while. I want to buy another HD (when I can afford it), copy the protected files to it, and use it to restore my other machine. Then maybe I'll be able to work with R-Studio properly.

Scott K.

**Elliott** · 10-05-2007, 01:15 PM

Now THAT sounds like a plan! Hope it works!

Best of luck

Elliott

10-02-2007, 11:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
sdk2knbk Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hamlin, NY Posts: 458	R.I.P. SDK Designs So much for my own designs. The last year and a half's work, gone in my first major computer failure. The drive that failed was the backup for my old "junk" machine, which, ironically, still works! Unfortunately, there's no backup for anything I've done since I bought the newer one. Figures, I just counted all of the various projects I had underway an hour or so before the failure, and there were 72 of them! Well, I still have a few left on the old machine, but all recent work is gone. Scott K.

10-03-2007, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Elliott Card Models Moderator Card Models Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 502	I feel for you, brother. Murphy's Law always kicks in at the worst possible moment. I'm glad you still have some work on your older computer. Is anything recoverable at all? Elliott Last edited by Elliott; 10-03-2007 at 05:29 PM.

10-03-2007, 03:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
dansls1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Garden City, MI Posts: 761	Sorry to hear about that - computer problems suck! __________________ -Dan Gee Bee R1 - gremirmodels.com, Modelik BF109-G8 -> Complete Halinski Mustang III -> In progress

10-03-2007, 03:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
cgutzmer Reserves Librarian Card Models Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sun Prairie WI Posts: 4,660	That sucks! Have you attempted any recovery? Its possible sometimes Chris __________________ Looking for models - try the Zealot WIKI! Click here -> http://wiki.zealot.com/index.php/Free_Models

10-04-2007, 01:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
rowiac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NorCal, USA Posts: 239	Sometimes you can fix the drive if the problem is a bad sector in the OS files area. I had this happen to me a couple of months ago. I would hear clicking sounds coming from the drive, then I'd get a Blue Screen of Death on WinXP, which I had never seen before. I was able to reboot for a while, but then finally the system wouldn't boot up anymore. I was able to correct the problem by downloading the disk utilities from the drive manufacturer (Western Digital in my case), making a boot disc and using it to analyze and repair the bad sectors on the drive. I was very lucky and didn't lose any files. Give this a try. You might get lucky like I did. Since the crash, I installed a 500GB USB external drive ($99US) for backing stuff up, and I've been burning backup DVDs of critical files. The old drive has been working fine since then, but I don't trust it. I've just been too lazy to reinstall my entire OS and applications onto a new internal drive I bought. By the way, the disk recovery places charge a fortune. They wanted ~$900 to recover the data on my drive. Depending on the data, it may be worth it to pay the price though. Roger __________________ WIP: Yamaha YZ450FM

10-03-2007, 11:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
sdk2knbk Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hamlin, NY Posts: 458	I took the drive to a local computer "repair" shop earlier today. The guy didn't seem to want to attempt anything, but agreed to keep the drive to run a diagnostic on it (for $35.00!). While at work tonight, I called my answering machine and got a message stating that he was unable to get anything off of the drive, and I could come pick it up tomorrow. What does that mean? I don't know yet. Meanwhile, my wife found this site while searching; Disk Recovery Software and Hard Drive Recovery tool for Windows. I'm downloading a demo version of their recovery software as we "speak". If it works, it'll be well worth the $50.00 registration fee. So as soon as I get the drive back, I'll try it. Wish me luck! Scott K.

10-04-2007, 05:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
ARMORMAN Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 625	Last ditch effort: Deep freeze the drive. Put it in a zip lock bag and put it in the freezer for 12+ hours. I have recovered data from 2 drives this way. Make sure you have a big enough drive to dump to because this is a one shot only. Once you shut the machine off again, you can't get it back up.

10-04-2007, 05:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
cgutzmer Reserves Librarian Card Models Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sun Prairie WI Posts: 4,660	I have heard that technique as well. Also works with laptop batteries that dont charge well .... sometimes..... Chris __________________ Looking for models - try the Zealot WIKI! Click here -> http://wiki.zealot.com/index.php/Free_Models

10-05-2007, 11:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
sdk2knbk Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hamlin, NY Posts: 458	The drive is physically OK, and the protected partition area is OK, it's just that the rest of the data seems to be corrupted. I've been playing around with the R-Studio demo, but between the semi-functional nature of the computer I'm using now, and, not really knowing what I'm doing, this could take a while. I want to buy another HD (when I can afford it), copy the protected files to it, and use it to restore my other machine. Then maybe I'll be able to work with R-Studio properly. Scott K.

10-05-2007, 01:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Elliott Card Models Moderator Card Models Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 502	Now THAT sounds like a plan! Hope it works! Best of luck Elliott

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