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I followed some instructions and defraggled my HD, but now it does'nt work and makes weird grinding noises at startup. I mean it doesn't work at all!1!1!1!1!1!1 HELP ME!!!!!

Here's a link to the guide i followed
http://www.datadocktorn.nu/us_frag1.php

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Several posters (notably and ) correctly guessed this was a prank — OP later confirmed. Still, if a drive ever actually starts making grinding/clicking noises and then fails to boot, treat it as a mechanical failure and act deliberately: powering and re-powering the disc can make things worse.

Immediate steps

  • Turn the PC off and disconnect the drive. Do not keep it spinning.
  • Do not remove the platter cover or try to "fix" heads or motors outside a clean room. That destroys the drive and any professional chance to recover data.
  • If the data is critical, stop and contact a professional recovery lab right away; if it’s not, proceed with caution to a DIY image attempt.

A safe DIY workflow (for non-critical or low-budget cases)

  • Boot a Linux live USB and attach a second drive with enough free space (destination must be >= source).
  • Use GNU ddrescue to clone the failing device to an image while logging progress so you can resume and avoid further damage. Example first-pass then retry pass:
sudo ddrescue -f -n /dev/sdX /mnt/target/drive-image.img /mnt/target/drive-image.log

sudo ddrescue -d -r3 /dev/sdX /mnt/target/drive-image.img /mnt/target/drive-image.log

The first command copies what it can quickly without retries; the second tries harder on bad sectors and uses direct disk access. After a successful image, run file-recovery tools (TestDisk/PhotoRec) or mount the image read-only.

Resources and precautions

  • Check SMART before attempting anything if the drive still responds (Windows: CrystalDiskInfo).
  • For professional help see established labs (for example DriveSavers).
  • Adopt a 3-2-1 backup habit going forward: multiple copies, different media, one offsite.

For technical detail on imaging with retries consult the GNU ddrescue documentation: GNU ddrescue.

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Member Avatar for Catweazle

heh heh........

Nice joke site!

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

(For the benefit of the relative 'newbies' to computing reading this, it's NOT a guide to looking after your system, it's a joke site showing a procedure which would destroy your hard drive.)

Member Avatar for crypter

Your kidding me right? This muct be a joke because no one in his / her right mind would actually follow that.

Expecially this !!!!!!!

Remove leftovers!
If there are things outside the motherdisc when you have put back together, don't fear! Just use a tang, you'll loose some disc space of course, but you wont have to do the whole procedure over again. if you cut away half a disc it's equivalent to circa 500 mb.
N.B. The most colorful parts of the disc is the part where all the graphics are!

Doesnt this seem like a joke to you?????

Member Avatar for dlh6213

I followed some instructions and defraggled my HD, but now it does'nt work and makes weird grinding noises at startup. I mean it doesn't work at all!1!1!1!1!1!1 HELP ME!!!!!

Here's a link to the guide i followed
http://www.datadocktorn.nu/us_frag1.php

You didn't really do this did you?

Member Avatar for caperjack

Well I thought I seen it all until this .I know lots of people who whouldn't know if this was ok to do or not !!And if they owned a screw driver might just try it .

killa62, if you did do this then you might just a well go out and buy a new Hard drive right now

Member Avatar for Catweazle

Awww c'mon!

NOBODY is stupid enough to follow those instructions. They're far too obviously destructive!

Member Avatar for dlh6213

Awww c'mon!

NOBODY is stupid enough to follow those instructions. They're far too obviously destructive!

I don't know... I know some people who might if they thought their motherdisk needed to be defraggled.

Member Avatar for deonnanicole

Awww c'mon!

NOBODY is stupid enough to follow those instructions. They're far too obviously destructive!

:eek: I will be the first to admit I don't know much about computers, but even I wouldn't be crazy enough to follow those directions!! lol!!! ;)

Member Avatar for caperjack

I don't think Killa32 will come back in and admit to doing this now .

Member Avatar for killa62

and no, i didn't do that... Just a joke, thus the !!!!!!!!!!!!!1111's etc..

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