Hello all,
My laptop was working fine when suddenly it became very slow to access data one for a couple of days.Then the next day Win7 didn't load up. Now I can't even get the Dell BIOS screen up and running when I turn it on. Just a black screen (power is on though).
I thought it might be a software problem or virus, so I brought it to a small repair shop. The guy said that when he connected the HDD up to his machine, it made noises and he couldn't access any of my data. He said that I should replace the HDD and that to recover my data I could send the damaged HDD to a lab where they could use their spare parts instead of the damaged ones to perform data recovery for me, but it would cost about HKD$5,000 (USD$650).
This seems a bit costly. I only recently purchased an external HDD for backup, and hadn't backed up all my files at this point. My Dell warranty just ran out after this happened so I didn't get the chance to call them about it. If anyone knows any companies that will perform data recovery on my HDD (or if Dell will do it for a cheaper price), please let me know : I'm desperate at this point!
Thanks for taking a look,
Wes
