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when i turn my computer on in the first screen thing it shows no hardrives detected.
and in the bios it shows no hardrive either
the harddrive makes a wierd noise to
i would like to just beable to boot it to get of some of my important data
any idea?

thanks in advance

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Quick practical plan based on what described and the suggestions from and .

Stop powering the drive repeatedly (that can worsen physical damage). First do non‑invasive checks: try a different SATA/IDE cable and a different power connector on a known‑good PSU, or use a powered USB↔SATA dock (3.5" drives need the 12V rail). Since the drive behaved the same in another PC, make sure that test used different cables/adapter/power — identical wiring can mask a power fault. Photograph any burned or bulging components on the PCB but do not remove the PCB or open the drive.

Listen and classify the noise (helps decide next steps): no spin at all suggests power/PCB/motor failure; one or two clicks then silence often means the heads are parking or the firmware/board is failing; repetitive clicking or grinding usually points to head or bearing failure. None of these are definitive without inspection, but they guide whether to attempt software imaging or to stop and consult pros. Do not open the drive outside a cleanroom — that ruins most professional recovery chances.

If the disk is ever briefly recognized by BIOS or USB, immediately image it (do not run repairs on the original). A common, safe workflow is to use GNU ddrescue to clone to another (large) drive, doing a fast pass first and retries later. Example:

ddrescue -f -n /dev/sdX /path/to/image.img /path/to/image.log
ddrescue -d -r3 /dev/sdX /path/to/image.img /path/to/image.log

See the ddrescue manual for details: GNU ddrescue. If the drive can be powered and seen, SMART can be checked with tools from smartmontools to gather health info.

If the drive never appears or noise indicates internal mechanical damage, professional recovery is the realistic option. Look for reputable labs that describe cleanroom procedures and a clear pricing/evaluation policy. For general background on causes and recovery approaches see Data recovery (Wikipedia).

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Member Avatar for TT4Titans

Normally if you have HDD noise it is bad.is the HDD set to auto in BIOS?

Member Avatar for DimaYasny

if the HDD is plugged in correctly, and it's not detected, you need to take it to a lab, and be prepared to pay up to $1000 for the data recovery.

Member Avatar for spleblem

yes it is set to auto in bios
and it is pluged in correctly
i have tryed in another computer and got the same problem
isn't there a linux version which you can use for data recorery or something

Member Avatar for DimaYasny

there are quite a few versions of anything, but if your PC doesn't even detect the disk, no version of linux will detect it instead

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so does that mean there is nothing i can do
without speeding thousands of dollars
or is there someway i can repair it myself

Member Avatar for DimaYasny

trying to repair such a thing on your own is just a waste of time. and if you still have warranty, trying to repair the HD would cancel it.

Member Avatar for TT4Titans

I feel for you bud had a HDD crash once and had all my stuff on it.now i got 3 back up drives 2 external and 1 internal.

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it had no warrenty so it doesn't matter if i make i worse
i just realy wanna fix and get data my self
be good thing to learn even if it is difficult or impossible

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