I have a 750GB Hitachi Deskstar (Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721075KLA330). I have had it for less than a year and have used it only for storage as an extra drive. The OS (XP) is not on it. The only usage it has seen is when I used to download files from P2P once in a while.
Here is the problem: I tried to transfer some of the files and every time the HD freezes. I can browse my files and even transfer small files, but if I try to make large transfers or several small ones, the HD freezes and it freezes part of my OS.
Recently I ran SpinRite 6.0 in recovery mode (I think level 2) and I got an Overflow error. I don't know know what else to do. I have almost 400GB info on it. Sure, most of the files are backed up (thank god), but I haven't updated my backups in a while. I also have all the files I have ripped from DVDs that took a lot of work and now don't want to lose them. Can anyone tell me what I can do here? I have read about the HDD Regenerator, but if my problem is mechanical, then no software can help, I think. And if I send it to recovery, it seems that I will have to pay over $300. On top of that, I have no idea how Hitachi is going to enforce the warranty. If they want the drive back to replace it, I am not going to be able to do that, especially when I have personal files on the HD.
For once I tried a drive other than WD, and this is what I got. I regret saving that stupid $70 on this drive. A true deathstar. Are there any experienced pros here who can make a suggestion other than a professional recovery company? And if that is my last option, are there any cheap places?
In 10 years I haven't had a single WD (and one Maxtor) fail on me, yet this damn HD couldn't even last a year next to my WD in the same case that has worked for the last five years.
PS: My motherboard is MSI K9N SLI Platinum Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX
Here is the problem: I tried to transfer some of the files and every time the HD freezes. I can browse my files and even transfer small files, but if I try to make large transfers or several small ones, the HD freezes and it freezes part of my OS.
Recently I ran SpinRite 6.0 in recovery mode (I think level 2) and I got an Overflow error. I don't know know what else to do. I have almost 400GB info on it. Sure, most of the files are backed up (thank god), but I haven't updated my backups in a while. I also have all the files I have ripped from DVDs that took a lot of work and now don't want to lose them. Can anyone tell me what I can do here? I have read about the HDD Regenerator, but if my problem is mechanical, then no software can help, I think. And if I send it to recovery, it seems that I will have to pay over $300. On top of that, I have no idea how Hitachi is going to enforce the warranty. If they want the drive back to replace it, I am not going to be able to do that, especially when I have personal files on the HD.
For once I tried a drive other than WD, and this is what I got. I regret saving that stupid $70 on this drive. A true deathstar. Are there any experienced pros here who can make a suggestion other than a professional recovery company? And if that is my last option, are there any cheap places?
In 10 years I haven't had a single WD (and one Maxtor) fail on me, yet this damn HD couldn't even last a year next to my WD in the same case that has worked for the last five years.
PS: My motherboard is MSI K9N SLI Platinum Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX
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