Re: disk I/O error

[Emmanuel Florac <eflorac@intellique.com>]

Le Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:42:45 +0000
"Dovydas Sankauskas" <laisve@gmail.com> écrivait:

> Any insight on what has happened and what are my chances to restore
> data? Here are my logs.

The disk physically died while in use. You may try to cycle power a
couple of times on it, it may revive it for a while. 

If this is not enough, maybe the USB interface is broken. You can
remove the drive from the enclosure and use a direct ATA or SATA
connection to your PC and see if it works any better.

If the disk isn't detected when using a direct ATA or SATA connection,
it's dead once and for all, and your only hope would be Ontrack or
another data recovery service. If the disk is detected but partially
readable (I/O errors), you may repair it using disk tools like SpinRite.
Last, if the disk is detected but completely unreadable, _sometimes_
putting it to the freezer for 15 minutes in a very closely sealed
plastic bag /may/ revive it for a while, as a very last resort.

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