data recovery service, catastrophic failure

[Technomage]

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On Monday 02 April 2007 12:51, you wrote:
> > However, if you have a second machine handy and at least another 160 GB
> > SATA drive, there are some solutions available that will help. I have
> > done filesystem backups using SATA based drives and a USB port (believe
> > me, it takes several hours).
>
> I'm amazed at how many people seem to have piles of spare systems and
> disk drives
> lying around. Unfortunately, I work from home in virtual isolation and
> don't have any of that, mainly because I can't afford it.
>
> Whatever I have would have to support putting a SATA drive in it, and the
> machine that's down is the only one of those that I have.
>
> To make things more complicated, the failing disk has a reiserfs on it,
> which was admittedly a bad decision. Even if I had a way to get it to
> one of my Macs, which I don't, it wouldn't know what to do with it.
>

well, I had a similar problem ocurr here, and it took a while (I use a SATA 
500 GB drive here and I had to backup a dying 160GB IDE to it).

I can check it out to make sure its working properly if need be. as for the 
Motherboard problem, if the on board USB has already died, and the rest of 
the system is getting cranky, its time for a new motherboard. 

what part of town are you in?

also, if you do go to a 'data recovery service', its going to cost $$$ (last 
prices I saw were in the $399.00 and up range). I might be able to do this 
for you for less than $200.00 (yeah, I know, I am selling myself here, but 
then, thats what I do, I offer some services at a low price). :)

I might be able to help get a bunch on the list to cobble together a spare 
machine for you (A case here, a motherboard there and a few other items)..

we'll see what can be done.

anyone else on the list got a comment?